Why move Vernon Carey
After reading this thru and seeing just how well Carey did in 07 as our LT why on earth would anyone want to move him again.
http://footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol.php
4th best to run behind (5.05 YPC) and only 3 sacks allowed all year. He should have been the one going to the Pro Bowl not JT. The only thing I'd like to see him do is cut down on the 7 false starts but I bet he will next year. We should pay the man a boat load of Wayne's money and sign him up for the next 7 years. Oh, and PLEASE Bill, don't do something stupid and move him back again (to the right side) it will just mess with his head plus you won't find anyone better. (Insert CB LT or Long or whoever you wish)
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With all the mess Spielman left he did do one thing right, draft the right LT.
He said he was more comfortable there
I would be curious to hear him talk about it now, and see if he still feels the same way after playing well at LT all year.
I tend to agree with GaFF... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. IMO, I think Carey played pretty well at LT; an improvement there would be incremental. The line would get the biggest improvement from #1) a top notch LG, #2) a better blocking TE, #3) you could probably upgrade RT.
by LeftCoastFinFan on Jan 9, 2008 11:20 AM EST reply actions
It maybe an incremental improvement
by MarkDuper85 on Jan 9, 2008 11:26 AM EST reply actions
Maybe so
I'm not so much against moving Carey back if for the right reasons but to draft Jake Long as our LT at the #1 spot and pay him 60+ million, and he hasn't done a thing in the NFL, you sure better be right. Because the other thing to consider is Carey because he did so good every other club knows it and Great LT's are hard to come by. Carey knows this too and he's only got 1 year left on his contract. So what are you going to do? Pay both of them LT money, no way, it just won't happen.
That's why I say leave Carey alone and build the rest of the o-line with Carey at LT and Satele at center. In my mind it's the smart money thing to do.
granted
Plus, i'm not sure carey numbers grade out that well when you consider they only ran behind him %10 with %60 up the middle. That pretty much tells you the coaching staff felt the run strength of the line was behind C & RG.
I'd also like to see something on the number of QB pressures given up, especially with/without TE help. I really think the speed guys just eat him alive.
by W NY Fins Fan on Jan 9, 2008 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
it's a small obstacle that
by W NY Fins Fan on Jan 9, 2008 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
The good news...
I am not sure BP and family are looking at incremental improvements at this stage.
Peace
Some men look at this offensive line...
To me that is
by W NY Fins Fan on Jan 9, 2008 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
That's why
* the run behind Carey was 16% not 5% and early on Brown ran more behind him. Anyway; it's ParLand's call to make I just hope we don't waste another pick whatever we do.
As far as paying
Do you suggest we draft somebody we know won't be good so we don't have to pay him?
It's ridiculous to pay someone that type of money but that's how the draft works. Untested, unproven rookies will make a ton more than a veteran, battle tested, hard working FA.
by MarkDuper85 on Jan 11, 2008 10:07 AM EST reply actions
although I don't agree
drafting high on unproven rookies ruins a teams salary cap by putting such a large % in a player that might fail. So you trade out of your high picks to mid/late first round where the talent pool is riskier but the cap hit isn't as large.
Then you take that 'saved' money and buy proven free agent and resign your quality players.
The reality is missing with the draft is expensive no matter where you pick. you take cap hit with early picks and then you need free agents for the positions the late picks fail at.
the best way to succeed is to hit with your picks.
by W NY Fins Fan on Jan 12, 2008 4:27 PM EST up reply actions

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