Who Will Start, Heyer or Jansen?

Not unless it's due to injury.

Who's likely to get injured and do you think Reinhardt will get first shot at backup?

No brainer.

Jansen.

I think it will be Jansen, but I wont go as far as to say its a "no brainer", Heyer played well last year, and I just worry about Jansens injury and if he'll be the same player after his second surgery. I'm a huge Jansen guy, and I ulitmatley think he will be our guy, but I really wouldnt be suprised if Heyer gave him a real run.

It will be Jansen. That being said Jansen could very easily go down again and you could see Heyer. I really doubt that Jansen will be pulled due to performance issues though.

I would be shocked and awed if a healthy Jansen was not starting opening day.

I think it will be Jansen, but I wont go as far as to say its a "no brainer", Heyer played well last year, and I just worry about Jansens injury and if he'll be the same player after his second surgery. I'm a huge Jansen guy, and I ulitmatley think he will be our guy, but I really wouldnt be suprised if Heyer gave him a real run.

I'll go that far.

Jansen is easily the starter if he's healthy, which he is right now.

I don't see where there's even any debate. I see Jansen coming back with a serious chip on his shoulder ready to prove the doubters wrong.

I do not think Heyer is quallity starting material. That said I do think Jansen is on the down side and Heyer could be better then him. I really do not like either. We were absolutely crazy to drat 5'9 Tryon instead of 6'5 340 pound Carl Nicks who was the most physically gifted right tackle/guard in the draft. Right tackle worries me and I do not think it would be out of the question, though not likely that Wade could start if healthy because he might be the best run blocker of the three. If Heyer were a little bigger, like 6'7 330 instead of 6'6 320, i'd be i little bit more optimistic about his chances, but because of his lack of quickness and average size; i'd say he's a backup at best and this is Jansen's last season.

I do not think Heyer is quallity starting material. That said I do think Jansen is on the down side and Heyer could be better then him. I really do not like either. We were absolutely crazy to drat 5'9 Tryon instead of 6'5 340 pound Carl Nicks who was the most physically gifted right tackle/guard in the draft. Right tackle worries me and I do not think it would be out of the question, though not likely that Wade could start if healthy because he might be the best run blocker of the three. If Heyer were a little bigger, like 6'7 330 instead of 6'6 320, i'd be i little bit more optimistic about his chances, but because of his lack of quickness and average size; i'd say he's a backup at best and this is Jansen's last season.
Since when is 320 6-6 not big enough, thats prototypical size.

I hope Heyer moves into the starting role.He played pretty damn good last year

Heyer did not look like he was anywhere near ready to start at RT. He looked like a late round pick who needed TE help to get the job done. I like Heyer, he didn't look like a UDFA. and has potential....but he's not better than even an aging Jansen.

Good thread topic.

I haven't heard anything on Heyer this offseason (if anybody has a link to an article please post), but he did not look like starting material IMO last season. Jansen will start... I wouldn't bet a single dollar he finishes the season. I re-reviewed some preseason tape from 07 and Jansen looked like the slowest player on the field every single down. IMHO opinion he was doomed to get hurt because when you're slow in a game of speed you're gonna get trampled or rolled up on or something.

Jasen got rolled up on because Jason Taylor should have been called offsides for jumping the snap count. Instead Taylor and Thomas were able to pressure Campbell into the dirt. How does his freak inury have any bearing on his consistency?

The guy is doing his job he just got unlucky that two of his major injuries were at the start of a season and made him miss 31 games.

Bugel put him in the starting lineup in '07. If this injury doesn't hinder him he should pick up where he left off.