Brian Burns says the Giants are ready to exploit the Cowboys' weakness at RT

[ratkinson]

Dude, starting T’s don’t grow on trees. There is not a stable of T’s hanging out ready to be traded for. Any T worth a damn would require a first or second rounder in a trade.

Hardest position in sports to find good players. 300 pounders with quick feet long arms and balance, they aren’t just out there ripe for the picking.

Either you draft one and develop or you sign one for big money in FA. At this point there’s little to nothing out there to fix the T position.

Also, so many other teams have a bad tackle lol. You think they wouldn’t upgrade if they could?

Good faith question here. Do you think Broderick Jones is an upgrade at RT?

 

[Gambit]

I kinda hope they do — not enough to get Dak hurt or lose the game, but enough to make the Cowboys trade for a legit OT. Broderick isn't ready and clearly Shelton isn't ready and Terence has been a liability for years. At this point, I'd rather have a good RT (assuming Guyton is good at LT, of course) than a superstar Edge. I'm just so sick of Steele.

There aren't a lot of teams with spare OT around to just trade for worth the capital it takes.

Yes its a weakness in pass rush, but its been a weakness for years and our offense continues to produce at a high level.

 

[Gambit]

Good faith question here. Do you think Broderick Jones is an upgrade at RT?

Depends on how you view it. Is he currently an upgrade over Shelton? Yes. Is he an upgrade over Steele, maybe not but potential may be there.

 

[DarkVader33]

The arrogance is pretty impressive considering the past outcomes.

All I heard was blah, blah, blah.

Yada, yada, yada is what I heard

 

[DarkVader33]

Broderick Crawford? He was a seriously tough guy but I doubt he ever played Tackle.

further research showed he played interior line at his high school

Matthew Broderick.

 

[Ironicalicon]

There aren't a lot of teams with spare OT around to just trade for worth the capital it takes.

Yes its a weakness in pass rush, but its been a weakness for years and our offense continues to produce at a high level.

Let's hope it continues to continue.

 

[817Gill]

Good faith question here. Do you think Broderick Jones is an upgrade at RT?

As presently constructed probably not. With some weight put back on and time with Adams and the OL coaches it’s possible for sure.

I did read a good in-depth piece about how he was taught to play at UGA (hop-step) vs what the Steelers tried to teach (kick-slide). Apparently Adams and co teach their OL the hop-step style Jones played in college.

Does that mean he’s going to improve into a starting RT? Not necessarily. But he’s got all the physical gifts you could ask for, if he indeed does take better to the hop-step style then there’s a pathway to fixing him up into a good RT.

I also don’t think Pittsburgh has been a good offensive development organization for 5-6 years now, so there’s another angle for improvement.

But the Jones pickup is exactly what I mean in terms of T availability. Unless you do something drastic for a guy who’s on the verge of a payday, you’re not going to have many opportunities to trade for talented T’s.

The Jones move is exactly that, moderate capital given up for a low floor high ceiling guy. Steele is a low floor low ceiling guy, so there’s hope Jones can raise the bar.

 

[jblaze2004]

Yes, just maybe this will light a fire under Steele's behind lol. Give him some extra motivation. BTW, Jerry made a boneheaded move giving Steele that big contract after suffering that ACL injury. Steele was working his way back from his torn ACL injury when Jerry gave him that extension. We should have let him play out his last year of his deal at that time and gave him a 1 year contract extension or let him walk. Steele has been pretty bad since the signing.