I expect that to go over as well as kicking Mike DeVito over to CB and sticking Brandon Flowers in at NT

Yeah, that sounds reasonable...

Kush is a center and Hudson, well, Hudson I'm not sure what he is, maybe Johnson is a better, bigger fit... Hudson seems all finesse to me, our interior push in short yardage last year was a joke.

That starts with the center, he's too light and doesn't play angry enough.

we have a few options along the interior of the Oline, we must stay healthy though.

I mean, I was absolutely exaggerating. The image of Mike DeVito playing in Sutton's press man scheme as a CB is hilarious to me.

Kush did very little to impress me in the San Diego game. Most of the successful push that you saw on the interior line that game was due to Rishaw Johnson. Kush could move and get in position for upfield blocks just fine, but always at the expense of slowing down the line enough to let the running play develop. And in pass coverage he was inadequate, and that's putting it gently.

You couple that with moving Hudson to LG, a position he hasn't tried to play since his rookie year in training camp, and I see some disastrous results. That's far worse than just replacing one guy with another and minimizing the depletion that one injury can have.

It's why Stephenson was so valuable last year. Our OL didn't miss a beat when he was in there partly because he could fill in so admirably on BOTH sides. We weren't shifting guys down and replacing this guy for that guy. We were just taking one injured player out and replacing him with Stephenson.

We don't have that this year. If Fisher goes down, Stephenson is going to have to bump back to LT, and a new RT will be the replacement. That means you're putting out a replacement at both OT spots. If Allen goes out, if Rok Watkins isn't on the team, you're gonna need Rishaw Johnson to learn both guard spots. Or Fulton. Or Linkenbach. Or SOMEbody.

You arent taking into account the projected salary cap jumps
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For me, it all comes down to not being a fan of Allen, at ALL... Kush isn't some burgeoning pro bowler I agree, but position for position he looks better at his than Allen does at LG.

Allen doesn't seem to have a strength, average to poor in all areas... not strong, nor fleet of foot, doesn't have good balance, leans into guys way too much, cant adjust to a second move on and on it goes.

I just want him replaced, it would be hard for any of our guys to be worse, IMO.

:rockon:

I have been told that drafting a good guard prospect would have been a stupid thing to do.

Drafting a good guard prospect with the 23rd pick would have been a stupid thing to do.

Wrong. You've been told that drafting a "good guard prospect" in the 1st ****ing round would have been a stupid thing to do. Especially over a pass rusher.

Too late, bitch.

:p

You'd think that, but there was a reason Allen was starting and not the other dudes.

Allen has a very good work ethic and attitude. I see him being significantly better in 2014 than he was last season.

And I'm pretty sure he's the OT swing guy as of right now as well, meaning that if Fisher goes down, Stephenson will move over to LT and Allen will get RT duties with Watkins and Johnson at the guard spots.

Then you'll really get to see the concept of "hard for any of our guys to be worse."

I think what was pleasantly surprising about Kush was that he wasn't a disaster. Keep in mind he came from a very small school and that the new CBA makes it extremely difficult for rookies to learn the game in their rookie season. If that's Kush's floor, I'm looking forward to seeing him compete for the starting job this season with a lot more seasoning. It won't take much to be just as good as Hudson.

Not really, especially with the structured contracts.

And S'ua-Filo has started at LT as well. The guy is pretty talented.

For a team desperate for quality line play/depth, it wouldn't have been a bad pick.

Better than getting a guy who can't do anything other than rush the passer playing behind two Pro Bowlers.

I look forward to Ford's special teams contributions.