BlitzburghRockCity
11-10-2011, 08:22 PM
Bruce Arians mentioned recently that the current starting 5 on the offensive line will remain the starters for the rest of the way. Obviously this is contingent upon any more injuries that may, but hopefully won't, happen.
Starks
Kemoeatu
Pouncey
Foster
Gilbert
Starks is a no brainer. He stays at LT and in my opinion there's no way you even consider not bringing him back in 2012. Draft a new LT for the future if you want but Starks has proven he's the glue that holds that unit together for the time being.
Kemoeatu is one of the better pulling Guards in the league and is adequate in run blocking. If he just keeps the bonehead personal fouls down and his knee holds up he'll be fine.
Pouncey started out having a rough go of it the first few weeks of the season. He's since picked up his game and is starting to play like he did last year. That nagging ankle injury will be something we'll have to keep watching but he's a staple and the center piece of the future.
Foster should have never lost his job at Right Guard to begin with. I don't know who's Cheerios he pissed in during camp and preseason but it should have been evident from the get go that he was the man. Chris Scott was terrible and Legursky is much better on the left side than the right. Ramon had an up and down preseason but considering all the guys coming in and out of the lineup from injuries and what not, he wasn't that bad.
Gilbert is the future at Right Tackle. He's getting better every week and is showing why he was worthy of a high draft pick this past offseason. He's still going to have some growing pains but all this experience is going to serve him well in the future. You have to take the good and bad with rookies but his good is starting to outweigh the bad more and more each week.
For the rest of this season depth is going to continue to be a concern. With Legursky getting back into action and Scott doing an adequate job at RT when needed, they do have some flexibility but it's nothing you'd want to bank on for the future. If Colbert doesn't draft atleast 2 offensive lineman in the 2012 offseason they are setting themselves up for yet another repeat of years past when injuries happen.
I like the makeup of this group and if they can stay together we might finally have a line that is truly a solid group from top to bottom.
Starks
Kemoeatu
Pouncey
Foster
Gilbert
Starks is a no brainer. He stays at LT and in my opinion there's no way you even consider not bringing him back in 2012. Draft a new LT for the future if you want but Starks has proven he's the glue that holds that unit together for the time being.
Kemoeatu is one of the better pulling Guards in the league and is adequate in run blocking. If he just keeps the bonehead personal fouls down and his knee holds up he'll be fine.
Pouncey started out having a rough go of it the first few weeks of the season. He's since picked up his game and is starting to play like he did last year. That nagging ankle injury will be something we'll have to keep watching but he's a staple and the center piece of the future.
Foster should have never lost his job at Right Guard to begin with. I don't know who's Cheerios he pissed in during camp and preseason but it should have been evident from the get go that he was the man. Chris Scott was terrible and Legursky is much better on the left side than the right. Ramon had an up and down preseason but considering all the guys coming in and out of the lineup from injuries and what not, he wasn't that bad.
Gilbert is the future at Right Tackle. He's getting better every week and is showing why he was worthy of a high draft pick this past offseason. He's still going to have some growing pains but all this experience is going to serve him well in the future. You have to take the good and bad with rookies but his good is starting to outweigh the bad more and more each week.
For the rest of this season depth is going to continue to be a concern. With Legursky getting back into action and Scott doing an adequate job at RT when needed, they do have some flexibility but it's nothing you'd want to bank on for the future. If Colbert doesn't draft atleast 2 offensive lineman in the 2012 offseason they are setting themselves up for yet another repeat of years past when injuries happen.
I like the makeup of this group and if they can stay together we might finally have a line that is truly a solid group from top to bottom.