If we sign Pearson...

I'd hope that Pearson would just be depth. We still need to draft a RT.

 

ummm, yah.

 

I think McNeil has to be our best option for RT draft wise. If Pearson shows promise at RT, then they can have a royal duel for the starting job.

 

Agreed. That knee scares me and we should not have him penciled in as a starter, just as a veteran who can play in the case of injury and to push Adrian Jones throughout training camp. Marcus McNeill and Ryan O'Callaghan will still be as needed as they were yesterday. I also wouldn't move Jones to the right side for Mike Pearson, D'Brick yea but no way we move a young inexpensive up-and-coming LT to add an injury prone vet who is an average starter at best.

 

Agreed, unless Pearson is a great improvement over Jones, it's not worth the money to sign him because moving Jones to RT is not a great idea. I would support it is Brick was at LT, but Pearson is no headline player....

 

Signing Pearson would be a solid move. We really need depth at the tackle position. The coaching staff will figure out who starts during training camp but regardless you can never have enough depth at offensive tackle. It's way to early to set a line.

 

I have a question: why are most people on this site comfortable with signing Pearson to play left tackle but think that it's a waste of a pick to draft the far superior D'Brickashaw Ferguson to replace Jones?

 

I'm not. I'm happy with signing Pearson to back up Jones, I think it's a waste of a pick to draft the far less likely to be value for money as a backup D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

 

I have a question: How can you assume D'Brick is "far superior" to Jones when he's never played a game in the NFL?

At this point all you can really say is Ferguson may potentially be a better player than Jones.

And FYI, so far just about everyone's response in this thread has been along the lines of "this would be a good depth signing". No one said they were "comfortable with signing Pearson to play left tackle". Just pointing that out.

 

I was actually referring to Ferguson as far superior to Pearson but I get your point.

How can you say that Williams is superior to von Oelhoffen? How can you say that Leinart is superior to Bollinger? The answer is because we've seen these guys play extensively in college and they were superstars there. The chances of Ferguson or Leinart or Williams busting are slim to nil.

 

Oh. My mistake. Thought you compared him to Jones.

IMO at this point you can't really say anyone in the draft is "far superior" than any full time NFL player (I wouldn't consider Bollinger a full time NFL player). They may have potential to be an NFL monster, but nothing is writtin in stone.

Don't mind me though. I'm just nit picking. :shit:

 

I see Pearson as a solid depth signing and nothing more, he can compete to start and either way as a backup or starter at a decent price he is a great signing.

I am scared of D'Brick because he has similar size and athleticism to Jones, and if he is picked Jones is wasted when they could be very similar players and personally I think he is way to 1 dimensional to be a top 5 pick, he is a pure pass blocker, Justice does not excel as greatly as a pass blocker but he is a much stronger run blocker, Justice also has some attitude problems were as D'Brick is a nice guy so the bust potential is lower, I would prefer Justice at tackle, but better yet get a RT and let Jones go a full season at LT

 

If McNeil is there at #29, its a no-brainer to select him.

 

Pearson will be depth, Ferguson would force us to move Jones. Jones should and will be the starting LT.

 

I heard your mother is our backup left gaurd-- I heard she really adds solid depth.

 

That'd be one of the worst o-lines this team has ever put out there. Lets pray to the Good Lord that Teague and Pearson are both depth signings, and that we still draft an OT and Mangold in the 1st.