Colombo option

tunahelper

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If Colombo does not want to sign maybe we should offer his contract to Edwin Mulitalo. He was just released and we could move Davis to RT. We draft a Guard and move on in a couple of years. Thoughts

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Mulitalo has a good combination of size, play strength and athleticism. He is tough, competitive and experienced. He has been pretty durable. He is a road grader type who is at his best working in a confined area. He can use his size to engulf defenders. He is quick off the ball and into run-blocking patterns. He has good functional strength and works hard to maintain position and generate a push at the line. He has above-average balance and control when sustaining blocks. He can be effective on reach and cutoff blocks. He can adjust and stay in control off combination patterns. He can pull short and block in space. He has good feet and balance in pass protection. He can bend, slide and change directions pretty well. He can anchor against power and maintain pocket depth. He has active hands. But Mulitalo has short arms and lacks consistency in pass protection. He has an inconsistent punch and will give up the outside edges. He tends to lunge, overextend and bend at the waist. He struggles to reset his hands on moving targets and doesn't recover well. He has limitations on long pulls.
 

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Davis is not good at tackle, if he doesn't play guard we will have serious problems..
 

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tunahelper;1410683 said:
If Colombo does not want to sign maybe we should offer his contract to Edwin Mulitalo. He was just released and we could move Davis to RT. We draft a Guard and move on in a couple of years. Thoughts

2006 Scouting Report - Scouts Inc.
Grade: 78 | Key
Alert: None

Comment:
Mulitalo has a good combination of size, play strength and athleticism. He is tough, competitive and experienced. He has been pretty durable. He is a road grader type who is at his best working in a confined area. He can use his size to engulf defenders. He is quick off the ball and into run-blocking patterns. He has good functional strength and works hard to maintain position and generate a push at the line. He has above-average balance and control when sustaining blocks. He can be effective on reach and cutoff blocks. He can adjust and stay in control off combination patterns. He can pull short and block in space. He has good feet and balance in pass protection. He can bend, slide and change directions pretty well. He can anchor against power and maintain pocket depth. He has active hands. But Mulitalo has short arms and lacks consistency in pass protection. He has an inconsistent punch and will give up the outside edges. He tends to lunge, overextend and bend at the waist. He struggles to reset his hands on moving targets and doesn't recover well. He has limitations on long pulls.

Maybe for depth, but not as a starter, IMO.

1. He was on IR last season.

2. He's going to be around 33 this season.

I think we can do better via the draft, if we're looking for a starter at OG.
 

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The way I look at it is this:

We have Adams at left tackle. He's a solid (not great) pass protector for Romo's blindside. Hole filled.

Kosier and Gurode provide good protection up the middle. Two more holes filled.

Insert Davis at right guard and the leaky dam that was Rivera will be finally be plugged. A fourth hole filled.

That only leaves a gaping hole at right tackle to be fixed--which I hope Colombo will close. If we move Davis to right tackle where he is not as effective, I fear that defenses will end up exploiting the entire right side.

I would rather wait to see what Colombo decides or hope that a better right tackle option surfaces.
 

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tunahelper;1410683 said:
If Colombo does not want to sign maybe we should offer his contract to Edwin Mulitalo. He was just released and we could move Davis to RT. We draft a Guard and move on in a couple of years. Thoughts

2006 Scouting Report - Scouts Inc.
Grade: 78 | Key
Alert: None

Comment:
Mulitalo has a good combination of size, play strength and athleticism. He is tough, competitive and experienced. He has been pretty durable. He is a road grader type who is at his best working in a confined area. He can use his size to engulf defenders. He is quick off the ball and into run-blocking patterns. He has good functional strength and works hard to maintain position and generate a push at the line. He has above-average balance and control when sustaining blocks. He can be effective on reach and cutoff blocks. He can adjust and stay in control off combination patterns. He can pull short and block in space. He has good feet and balance in pass protection. He can bend, slide and change directions pretty well. He can anchor against power and maintain pocket depth. He has active hands. But Mulitalo has short arms and lacks consistency in pass protection. He has an inconsistent punch and will give up the outside edges. He tends to lunge, overextend and bend at the waist. He struggles to reset his hands on moving targets and doesn't recover well. He has limitations on long pulls.

He sounds like another Leonard Davis. Isn't Davis' strength supposedly in tight quarters? Wasn't he primarily signed to play guard?
 

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ELDudearino;1410690 said:
Davis is not good at tackle, if he doesn't play guard we will have serious problems..

and Mulitalo isnt a good guard...

David
 
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