You're ok starting lesser players because they have experience?

Wylie at RG and Remmers at RT?
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The whole idea is that the guys with experience are BETTER players.

Nobody is suggesting we put lesser players out there just because they have experience. Having experience is part of what makes a vet a potential better option.
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I know what those guys are though. I've seen Wylie at RG and RT. I've seen Remmers and while he was good at RT there last year, I'm not sure that's something that will carry over.

I don't have a problem if that's who they roll with, I'm just saying roll with whoever is the best players there, experience be damned.
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Nobody has arguing about the talent. They’re just saying if you have 3 rookies the chances of 1/3 blowing an assignment and competing whiffing goes up exponentially and we have to protect the franchise at all costs.


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With Humphrey getting a lot of first team reps, does Blythe get some guard time? It doesn’t seem likely the team would roster two Center-only players. The team has always valued versatility and having Blythe at RG could potentially help Creed get extra eyes on protection calls if he wins the spot.
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I know we got Blythe and Wylie. But word is Long got hurt today. Trey Smith will have a shot at the starting position.
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If Remmers is going to play RT what about Niang to guard?
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We have so many decent options at IOL it probably makes more sense to leave him as the swing tackle. On the other hand Andy has always been a best 5 guy, so who knows.
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There's no way Remmers, a career back-up with 30" inch arms beats out Niang unless we just whiffed on the pick entirely.
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There's a happy medium between "we have to play this guy day 1, snap 1" and "holy hell this dude can't play at all he's Trezelle Jenkins 2.0"

Remmers is fine to stay at RT for a few weeks/months. Again, Niang hasn't played real football in over 2 years....
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I think that a pretty ridiculous thing to say considering Niang hasn’t played football in almost 2 years and Remmers was pretty damn good at RT.

Also, Remmers has started at least 10 games the last 6 years. He’s hardly a career backup.

Obviously it would be nice for Niang to win the job before week 1, but it doesn’t mean anything about his future if he doesn’t.
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what I mean by my statement is that Niang is going to be given every opportunity to win that spot, and I absolutely expect him to do so.

Remmers did okay, but he's not a starting offensive tackle in the NFL. Dude has 30.25" arms!

He's a decent technician but not a talent to be reckoned with.

I don't think it's a tall ask at all for Niang, I really don't. He's rehabbed his injury, and he's worked out and worked on techniques and the offensive terminology for a year. I absolutely expect him to lock down RT.
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I'd have to think the starters out the gate will be

Brown Jr - Thuney - Blythe - Smith - Remmers

Of course, I want Humphrey and Niang in there but I don't think it's logical to expect a bunch of youth right away.
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Humphrey is already running with the starters for the majority of the time, if not all.
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Doesn't mean much yet, we'll see where it goes. He could get it and I'm definitely in his corner. I don't fathom them starting two rooks and I'm not all that sure where LDT is at right now, I haven't been following reports too closely nor seen any on him. If Humphrey at OC, I'd have to think it'll be Blythe or LDT at RG over Smith to get started.
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