-X- nailing it:
I believe he's saying that Long at LT would put Robinson and Saffold at guard. But I wasn't highly impressed with Jake this year anyway.
That said, I'd rather have the former, than the latter (with Joseph at guard).
Exactly my point. Sounds like a smallish thing but I think it was huge. We were so close in so many games that that was the killing blow IMO. With Saffold at RG we make so many more of those short yardage plays we failed on or didn't even try. As V3 said, long term it might be good for us but short term and here I disagree with him, it really was what put the final nail in the coffin for this year. Jake's play was head and shoulders above that of Joseph's.
As for bringing him back, not at what we're paying him and not unless we have no other options. Getting Joseph off the field is of paramount importance though so whatever that takes. Obviously, I'd still OK with him as a backup as he's cheap and apparently, despite his play, better than everything else we've got.
Wells is obviously another big problem but of somewhat lesser importance IMO but to those who want to replace him, yes, yes and yes again. As I and many others have said before, the scary part is that the Powers That Be think Wells and Joseph are our best option. :eek: I don't care how versatile Jones or any of our other backups are if they can't beat out those two.
I think we need to look at picking up some inexpensive options in FA to replace some of our back up O-line guys (not starters which should be, as
@jrry32 said, picked up in the draft). That and trying to find someone who can at least compete with McLeod for a starting job at FS. That sounds doable and not that expensive from where I'm sitting (on my plush office chair in front of my computer). Putting in my new power supply using my daughter's hands and eyes and my brain is a little more dicey.
OK, a lot more dicey.
I might be down for a couple of days until my computer gets back up. My main problem is when to bite the bullet. Next week sounds good. Maybe. Before my brain surgery it's a 20 minute job.
