Boooo.

Lets get Vollmer in here if he's healthy.

 

Probably not Jake's replacement, but Nate Garner is a pretty good backup to have.

 

One has nothing to do with the other, imo.

 

Depth

 

And the crowd rejoices.

"yeah"

 

Yes he is, and Garner wants to be here. He said as much after the season, hoping the team would offer him a contract.

 

Nothing to do with starter vacancy. He is your #1 reserve utility guy and valuable at that since he can play all 5 spots, with LT his least preferred. One less hole to fill in the draft this year. Focus on replacing him next year or the year after.

 

I think it's a nice move. About the same as if we'd of gotten Reinhart. You can never have enough depth on the OL as everyone should know.

 

Garner is a good backup. Vollmer is a good starter. Sign both, problem solved.

 

I like Garner as a backup swing guy. It is not everyday you have a guy that can play all five positions on the oline.

 

is he really a good backup ? he seems to be hurt everytime we need him

 

He has been hurt some true, but I will never forget that Carolina game where he played all across the line, center, guard, tackle.

 

Flexible. Can backup both guard spots and RT. Would have been positively rated by PFF this past season if not for a horrible NE game.

 

yeah true but that was like 3 years ago ?

 

Does re-signing Garner really deserve it's own thread?

 

Well we def don't want to take away from the 5 Jake Long threads.

 

I am not a fan of him as a back up. He is fine when he knows he is going to start, however both times last season when he was asked to come off the bench, he did so bad that it would have been just as useful to put a rooster in the game.

 

Yes

 

Does the season start at 2:00 pm EST on March 18, 2013?

 

From most posts I thought the season started the same day free agency started.

 

Was he hurt last season when we needed him to step in at RT after Long got hurt? No.

 

He still had a positive overall rating at RT of 1.8, with a +3.9 in run blocking.

 

I've made no secret of the fact that I want Tavon Austin at 12, but if we do go OL, I'd as soon take Jonathan Cooper, insert him at LG, move Richie to RG, and Jerry out to RT, where he would compete with Yeatman and Garner for the starting job. Yeatman could be an ace in the hole and the surprise breakout player this season. When he got to play last preseason he displayed some very sound footwork and athleticism IMO...

 

This is a great signing. He is a great guy to have on your team. Can play every position and is a capable fill-in starter if needed. Does it solve our starter problem, no, but it gives you a terrific back-up.

 

I'm the first one to yell about not drafting playmakers early in the draft and using your mid round picks for linemen but with what the fins did in free agency I'd hope and expect them to either go CB or OT with their 1st rounder. I'd prefer they go CB but if they grab a top tackle I wont complain. You aren't seriously saying our draft will be ruined if we have to take a tackle 1st are you?

 

You are NOT forced to read it or participate in the thread if it seems a waste of time and space to you. Garner has been a member of the team since 2008. IMO, there is not a gawd damn thing wrong with a thread dedicated to just his resigning.

 

I think the fact that we're jumping on Garner rather quickly now might mean that we're interested in Vollmer (perhaps at LT) and want some insurance against any possible back issues.

 

Some of you guys are wound a little too tight.

 

Some of them are. Not me though. I'm watching lesbian porn and giving my little friend John Henry a workout this morning. :shifty: :party: :party: :party:

 

Lol!

 

Really? What kind of workout are you making Phinsational do?

 

I never make him do anything. He has his own mind and travels to the beat of his own drum. :yes:

 

But you said:

 

phinsational is not John Henry. :up:

 

Says the guy crapping on a Miami player re-signing thread ;p

 

Bump