Cowboys OL in 2012

[TheSport78]

You have two options for the OL next year:

Option 1

LT: Tyron Smith
LG: David DeCastro
OC: Scott Wells
RG: David Arkin
RT: Doug Free

Option 2

LT: Tyron Smith
LG: Carl Nicks
OC: Peter Konz
RG: David Arkin
RT: Doug Free

Which OL combo do you take and why?

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by TheSport78

You have two options for the OL next year:

Option 1

LT: Tyron Smith
LG: David DeCastro
OC: Scott Wells
RG: David Arkin
RT: Doug Free

Option 2

LT: Tyron Smith
LG: Carl Nicks
OC: Peter Konz
RG: David Arkin
RT: Doug Free

Which OL combo do you take and why?

No on Konz due to health issues

[cbow44]

option 2 with Konz at center. no one else seems to have a problem with his health issues.

[DBOY3141]

2.

I want a veteran next to Smith. It will be his first year on the left. Plus, I wanted a proven stud. DeCastro may be a flop, it does happen to 1st round picks.

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by DBOY3141

2.

I want a veteran next to Smith. It will be his first year on the left. Plus, I wanted a proven stud. DeCastro may be a flop, it does happen to 1st round picks.

any pick can be a flop but DeCastro at guard has got to be one of the lower risks around. It is tackles that usually bust and many of them end up at guard.

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by cbow44

option 2 with Konz at center. no one else seems to have a problem with his health issues.

dumb to use a high pick on someone with his possible health issues.

Especially with our luck.

and his health issues will get a lot more play as the draft gets closer.

Bottom line it is an extra risk that we do not need to take

[Arch Stanton]

Originally Posted by cbow44

option 2 with Konz at center. no one else seems to have a problem with his health issues.

Me too, though I wouldn't object to Brewster either.

[burmafrd]

Some people miss this very important fact:

Tony Romo would not survive another year like this one.

Getting pounded and injured.

We cannot wait until the DRAFT guys figure things out.

That is total BS.

We get either Nicks or Grubs in FA and then go after DeCastro.

As regards our scrubs we have now; who cares?

Some of them might make good backups which is a good thing to have.

[visionary]

Originally Posted by TheSport78

You have two options for the OL next year:

Option 1

LT: Tyron Smith
LG: David DeCastro
OC: Scott Wells
RG: David Arkin
RT: Doug Free

Option 2

LT: Tyron Smith
LG: Carl Nicks
OC: Peter Konz
RG: David Arkin
RT: Doug Free

Which OL combo do you take and why?

how about option #3

LT: Tyron Smith
LG: David DeCastro (Rd 1) or Osemele (Rd 2)
OC: Kevin Kowalski/Mike Brewster (Rd 4)
RG: Carl Nicks or Ben Grubbs (FA)
RT: Doug Free

IMO we need

a premium OC or OG in FA AND
need an OG in rounds 1 or 2 AND
need OC in 4

the reason I am leaning OG in FA rather than OC is because the premuim OGs available are younger than the OCs available and can be long term solutions as opposed to someone like Wells who will be a stop gap

I dont think it is too much to ask to spend Rd 1 or 2 AND rd 3 or 4 on the OL

this still leaves us FA and planty of draft picks (1+3+5/6/6/7) or (2+4+5/6/6/7) for defense

[johnnyd]

DeCastro plays RG in college and nicks and grubbs both play LG just sayin

[SMASHMOUTH9473]

option #4

LT Smith
LG Grubbs
OC Killer
RG DeCastro
RT Free

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by SMASHMOUTH9473

option #4

LT Smith
LG Grubbs
OC Killer
RG DeCastro
RT Free

This looks pretty good

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Definitely the 2nd one. Adding Carl Nicks automatically gives us a legit offensive line. Konz has health issues, but he's still better than Costa.

[Future]

Originally Posted by SMASHMOUTH9473

option #4

LT Smith
LG Grubbs
OC Killer
RG DeCastro
RT Free

This. And it doesn't seem unrealistic to be honest.

[TheCount]

I haven't seen a thing from Arkin that leads me to believe he's ready to start for a professional NFL team.