bucsfan333 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 With the news of Sweezy's departure, that opens a starting spot AND a reserve spot. What do you think the line looks like to start the season? My guess: LT - Donovan Smith LG - Ali Marpet C - Ryan Jensen RG - Caleb Benenoch RT - Demar Dotson I think that's probably set. But the backups are a decent sized group. Leonard Wester is probably leading the race to be our swing tackle. But Cole Gardner has earned nothing but praise from Koetter and teammates. And he looked great playing LT while D Smith was out. Evan Smith and Alex Cappa are probably the two guys in the middle. E Smith can play all three spots right now, and early reports (from Koetter specifically) indicate Cappa is gonna be groomed to take over that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caaddy24 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Cappa just seems like a small guy for the NFL. What are his main concerns for not starting right now? Cause I can't wait to see him in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Caaddy24 said: Cappa just seems like a small guy for the NFL. What are his main concerns for not starting right now? Cause I can't wait to see him in there! He's a DIII guy like Marpet. But he's more raw than Marpet was coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDandPEWTER Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 7 hours ago, bucsfan333 said: He's a DIII guy like Marpet. But he's more raw than Marpet was coming out. DII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, REDandPEWTER said: DII Good call. I didn't think DIII sounded right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Austin Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Left Tackle is the only position that concerns me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingone Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Always amazed how large and agile these guys are to the rest of the world. Take 1 was pretty good too ? I m hoping Donovan has a big year, he seems like a pretty down to earth kind of guy. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Yeah. D Smith seems like a good dude. Makes me feel bad about all the mean things I've said about him. ? Hopefully he has a great year and earns the extension he's gonna get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 It's crazy. Greg Auman said they played games with like 20 people in the stands. Good thing we got Cappa when we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDandPEWTER Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Our line got better easily. Dotson’s injury history and age are a concern. Donovan smith and marpet playing on the same side will benefit. Benenoch played quite well and improved in pass protection as the year went on. His strength is run blocking which explains the move to Guard. Cappa is interesting. I think he’s our future at RT. He’s got the nasty but once he refines his technique he can be at worst an average starter. Just will take time. Smith is an underrated LT. he holds his own and gets thrashed by a fan base. I will have to dig up the article found by JBF that our line was top 12 in pass protection time before pressure/hit at 4+ seconds. I think our QBs need to get rid of the rock quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 40 minutes ago, REDandPEWTER said: I think our QBs need to get rid of the rock quicker. I agree. Playcalling will help with that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 9:08 AM, REDandPEWTER said: Cappa is interesting. I think he’s our future at RT. He’s got the nasty but once he refines his technique he can be at worst an average starter. Isn't Cappa really too undersized to play tackle in the NFL, or am I remembering wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, Pickle Rick said: Isn't Cappa really too undersized to play tackle in the NFL, or am I remembering wrong? He's 6'7". I think he's too big to play inside. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 53 minutes ago, bucsfan333 said: He's 6'7". I think he's too big to play inside. ? Must have been thinking of someone else then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingone Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, bucsfan333 said: He's 6'7". I think he's too big to play inside. ? I think the tallest guard I can remember in recent memory is Carl Nicks at 6'5. I agree ultimately I believe he 'll play tackle, I believe the hope for the current regime is a right side of Benenoch and Cappa. They 're pretty young on the oline outside Dotson. I sure hope they can show a running game early. Asking Fitzmagic to throw for 300 yards a game is a tough way to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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