D82 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I think most people would agree that these two division rivals are neck and neck for being among the best in the league at their respective position. My question is - which one do you take, and why? Homerism aside, I would have to take Tyron. He is three years younger at the age of 26 (won't turn 27 until December) and still in the prime of his career. It's not out of the question that he continues his dominant play for at least another 8-10 years, injury or some other factor aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTTRDynasty Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Well, with age factored in, probably Smith. But I think Trent Williams is currently the best OT in the league. Also, it looks like Smith is still dealing with lingering back issues. That's not exactly a recipe to a long career. EDIT: I agree with Jon Ledyard's list... https://www.fanragsports.com/nfl/top-5-ots-nfl-heading-2017-season/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2lamanaki Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Very hard call on this one if it's for a one-season run. Long-term, Smith's age makes it a bit easier to pick him. Even without the back injury, I think his dominant play would be more limited to 6-8 years (32 is around when most tackles begin to show signs of decline into merely "good" players). To make it easy to wrap my head around - one season, I'll go with Williams. Long-term, I'll go with Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 52 minutes ago, y2lamanaki said: To make it easy to wrap my head around - one season, I'll go with Williams. Long-term, I'll go with Smith. This will be the common answer here I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Tyron Smith is the best offensive lineman in football, so him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmen Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 On 8/10/2017 at 0:43 PM, IDOG_det said: Tyron Smith is the best offensive lineman in football, so him Smith is dealing with some back issues which can be tricky. I wish neither were in the division though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Gmen said: On 8/10/2017 at 0:43 PM, IDOG_det said: Tyron Smith is the best offensive lineman in football, so him Smith is dealing with some back issues which can be tricky. I wish neither were in the division though. Still the best offensive lineman in the NFL. We'll see if it causes issues for him this year, but based on last year, he's the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnguy2015 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Williams for the present, Smith for the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Joe Thomas Still Smith, for me. Williams right up there with him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP3MVP Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 On 8/10/2017 at 0:43 PM, IDOG_det said: Tyron Smith is the best offensive lineman in football, so him Marshall Yanda is the best offensive lineman in football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, CP3MVP said: Marshall Yanda is the best offensive lineman in football He's not even the best guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTTRDynasty Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 17 hours ago, IDOG_det said: Still the best offensive lineman in the NFL. We'll see if it causes issues for him this year, but based on last year, he's the best. Based on last year according to whom? You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP3MVP Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 33 minutes ago, IDOG_det said: He's not even the best guard https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-baltimore-guard-marshal-yanda-was-the-nfls-best-offensive-lineman-this-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, HTTRG3Dynasty said: Based on last year according to whom? You? Me and other people who know offensive line play. You guys are acting like I'm saying Trent Williams is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, CP3MVP said: https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-baltimore-guard-marshal-yanda-was-the-nfls-best-offensive-lineman-this-season Is that supposed to mean something? The people at PFF don't know how to evaluate offensive lineman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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