SmootSmack
03-03-2008, 06:47 PM
We've spent a lot of time talking about possible WRs on the Free Agent market, but what about the offensive line? Personally, I think since what we really need more than anything is depth that we groom for 2-3 years down the road that we can find that in the middle rounds of the draft. Plus, salaries for even interior linemen is becoming quite exorbitant. However, if we were to decide to go the free agency route to fill this need then here are some of the guys I'd take a look at. Hows 'bout y'all?
Jake Scott (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6900): Scott is a versatile young player who is developing into a quality starter in the NFL. He is a functional athlete with long arms, good size and competitive demeanor for the OG position. He is a smart, instinctive player with functional in-line strength and has a good understanding of proper angles and body position when creating inside run lanes. He is an upright player off the ball with above-average initial quickness. He is an above average knee bender that doesn't always maintain his pad level at the point of contact. He is not a real explosive blocker but can position and wall off defenders. He can come off and play under control off combination patterns on the second level and has the ability to execute both short and long pulls in open space. As a pass blocker, he shows good production and reactionary quickness. He can bend and move laterally off short sets and is an above-average technician who has enough anchor ability to maintain the depth of the pocket. He has a decent punch and can reset his hands on the targets. He has good awareness while reacting to inside games and zone blitz fires, though he will overextend at times versus quicker inside defenders. Overall, Scott is a solid starter in the Colts offensive system with good position versatility. However, he still needs to improve his total body strength as he continues to develop into a solid frontline starter.
Rex Hadnot (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6933): Hadnot is a three-year veteran with good athletic ability for his size and position. He is a short, thickly-built player that has above average functional strength. He has enough power to stalemate larger interior defenders at the line of scrimmage. He can bend well but is inconsistent to anchor effectively versus explosive bull rushers. He is a steady effort player that can punch and wall off defenders but is not physically imposing. He uses his hands well and works his feet and body to gain leverage inside. Hadnot can snap and step well to make effective combo blocks but is not a dominant player. He has a good feel for the game as he is aware and reacts well to stunts and twists. He can slam and chip up to linebackers effectively and can make blocks on the second level. He is effective to mirror in a confined area in pass protection. He can pull and get on track to make blocks on the perimeter. Hadnot is a solid football player who is valuable because he is intelligent and versatile. He can be a productive player at guard or center.
Maurice Williams (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/players/scouting?statsId=5490): Williams is a six-year veteran out of Michigan that was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2001 draft. He has excellent size and is a very good athlete. He can play both tackle spots but fits better on the right side. He is a good knee bender and does a good job of playing under his pads and over his feet. He has balance and body control to stay square to blocks. He uses his hands well to punch and recover in pass pro and keep rushers off his body. He has long arms and uses them well to control opponents and steer them by the pocket. He has a good kick step to reach edge speed rushers, but can be beaten off the corner by a fast edge rusher. He is a good drive blocker and can explode into the block to knock opponents off the ball and will bring his feet with him to sustain blocks. He still needs to work on his consistency and improve on his mental tenacity. He has steadily improved and is becoming a quality starter.
Chris Romberg (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/players/scouting?statsId=6712): Romberg is quick, strong and smart. He is extremely versatile and can play any position on the line. He has very good foot quickness and quality upper- and lower-body strength. He takes good angles to his blocks and delivers a good punch coming off the ball. He plays with good leverage and consistent effort. He is instinctive and fundamentally sound in pass protection. He can mirror and slide, and makes very few mental mistakes. He gets good position to help either guard on blitz pickups, twists and stunts. But Romberg is undersized. He can be overwhelmed by many bigger defenders.
Jake Scott (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6900): Scott is a versatile young player who is developing into a quality starter in the NFL. He is a functional athlete with long arms, good size and competitive demeanor for the OG position. He is a smart, instinctive player with functional in-line strength and has a good understanding of proper angles and body position when creating inside run lanes. He is an upright player off the ball with above-average initial quickness. He is an above average knee bender that doesn't always maintain his pad level at the point of contact. He is not a real explosive blocker but can position and wall off defenders. He can come off and play under control off combination patterns on the second level and has the ability to execute both short and long pulls in open space. As a pass blocker, he shows good production and reactionary quickness. He can bend and move laterally off short sets and is an above-average technician who has enough anchor ability to maintain the depth of the pocket. He has a decent punch and can reset his hands on the targets. He has good awareness while reacting to inside games and zone blitz fires, though he will overextend at times versus quicker inside defenders. Overall, Scott is a solid starter in the Colts offensive system with good position versatility. However, he still needs to improve his total body strength as he continues to develop into a solid frontline starter.
Rex Hadnot (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6933): Hadnot is a three-year veteran with good athletic ability for his size and position. He is a short, thickly-built player that has above average functional strength. He has enough power to stalemate larger interior defenders at the line of scrimmage. He can bend well but is inconsistent to anchor effectively versus explosive bull rushers. He is a steady effort player that can punch and wall off defenders but is not physically imposing. He uses his hands well and works his feet and body to gain leverage inside. Hadnot can snap and step well to make effective combo blocks but is not a dominant player. He has a good feel for the game as he is aware and reacts well to stunts and twists. He can slam and chip up to linebackers effectively and can make blocks on the second level. He is effective to mirror in a confined area in pass protection. He can pull and get on track to make blocks on the perimeter. Hadnot is a solid football player who is valuable because he is intelligent and versatile. He can be a productive player at guard or center.
Maurice Williams (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/players/scouting?statsId=5490): Williams is a six-year veteran out of Michigan that was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2001 draft. He has excellent size and is a very good athlete. He can play both tackle spots but fits better on the right side. He is a good knee bender and does a good job of playing under his pads and over his feet. He has balance and body control to stay square to blocks. He uses his hands well to punch and recover in pass pro and keep rushers off his body. He has long arms and uses them well to control opponents and steer them by the pocket. He has a good kick step to reach edge speed rushers, but can be beaten off the corner by a fast edge rusher. He is a good drive blocker and can explode into the block to knock opponents off the ball and will bring his feet with him to sustain blocks. He still needs to work on his consistency and improve on his mental tenacity. He has steadily improved and is becoming a quality starter.
Chris Romberg (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/players/scouting?statsId=6712): Romberg is quick, strong and smart. He is extremely versatile and can play any position on the line. He has very good foot quickness and quality upper- and lower-body strength. He takes good angles to his blocks and delivers a good punch coming off the ball. He plays with good leverage and consistent effort. He is instinctive and fundamentally sound in pass protection. He can mirror and slide, and makes very few mental mistakes. He gets good position to help either guard on blitz pickups, twists and stunts. But Romberg is undersized. He can be overwhelmed by many bigger defenders.