Well, I am not necessarily the right guy to defend Wally and his coaches, as I have been on the other side of many issues in the last couple of years. But for the sake of discussion, I will say ...TheLionKing wrote:With all respect the coaches probably thought they had a pretty good make over offensive line coming out of training camp last year and we know how the experiment turned out.WestCoastJoe wrote: The coaches have decided how things stack up long before TC. It is unlikely that they would change their minds on Sherko (whom I also like very much as a player, and as a person) prior to TC. Why bring a guy back who is extremely unlikely to fit into your plans? He is a dead man walking, due to be cut anyway. IMO it is more considerate to release him early. If there are opportunities for him to continue his career, other teams can contact him.
Last year the O Line was a schmozzle from the get go. Pretty much everyone being asked to play out of position.
The acquistion of Newman and McGrath really settled the talent and experience and game calmness quotient down. Olafioye turned out to be very well suited to left tackle. Reid made a great "comeback." Etc.
I cannot imagine that this year will start with the O Line in a schmozzle.
Would anyone on this forum say that they think Sherko, with his leg vulnerabilities and contract, should start ahead of Newman or JonHR, or McGrath, or even Dean Valli (who has all the physical talent, but needs to relax a bit)? OK, some might say that. But it seems to me his leg problems were becoming huge by last year.
And I am not saying that our O Line will steam roll D Lines from the get go this year, but I am saying I have no trouble seeing how Wally has handled this personnel decision.
And in regard to last year, the howling from the armchair coaches, myself included, was pretty loud from the start last year at what they were trying to do with the O Line.