With all the discussion that has been going on about the Ravens needing to add an Offensive Lineman, specifically a Tackle it got me to thinking who was really out there for us to look at.
So below is a list or current Free Agent Left, Right, or Swing Tackles (OT) who are Free Agents as off August 17th. I’ve tried to include any relevant miserables on them (Size, Weight, Exp., etc.) as well as some notes about their careers to help separate the career Practice Squad guys from the veteran Back-Up guys.
|
Name |
Natural Position (OT both) |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
Experience |
Former Team |
Comments |
|
Andrews, Shawn |
T/G |
6’4" |
330 |
28 |
7 |
NYG |
Spent most of his career at G, moving to LT last season, documented personal problems, |
|
Brewster, Robert |
RT |
6’4" |
320 |
25 |
2 |
DAL |
Younger player with upside, may be more suited for guard |
|
Haslam, Kevin |
OT |
6’5" |
304 |
24 |
2 |
JAC |
Undrafted Rookie Free Agent out of Rutgers in 2010, said to be a versatile player who can fill many positions on the O-line |
|
Henderson, Mario |
LT |
6’7" |
300 |
26 |
4 |
OAK |
2-year starter at LT, durable player who has only had limited time to develop |
|
Hills, Tony |
OT |
6’5" |
304 |
26 |
4 |
PIT |
Younger player with potential upside, limited playing exp. |
|
Kaczur, Nick |
RT |
6’4" |
315 |
32 |
6 |
NE |
5-year starter with exp. at both OT positions, seems slightly injury prone with minor bums and bruises littering his career |
|
LeVoir, Mark |
OT |
6’7" |
310 |
29 |
5 |
NE |
Undrafted Rookie Free Agent out of Notre Dame in 2006, played in all 16 games in 2008 as a back-up Lineman, started two games at RT for an injured Nick Kaczur, Capable Swing OT |
|
McKinnie, Bryant |
LT |
6’8" |
335? |
31 |
10 |
MIN |
8-year starter at LT, Pro Bowl 2009, Weight concerns and off-the-field problems |
|
Otto, Michael |
LT |
6’5" |
310 |
28 |
4 |
TEN |
RFA, Career special teams player, |
|
Patrick, Chris |
OT |
6’5" |
305 |
26 |
2 |
SF |
UFL Vet., has been depth for NFL teams, no real game time exp. on the O-line |
|
Petitti, Rob |
OT |
6’6" |
327 |
29 |
5 |
CAR |
Experienced back-up with starter potential, Capable Swing OT |
|
Polmbus, Tyler |
LT |
6’8" |
300 |
26 |
4 |
SEA |
RFA, starting exp. at LT for Seattle |
|
Sims, Barry |
OT |
6’5" |
300 |
36 |
12 |
SF |
Experienced veteran OT, has played LT and RT, quality back-up and mentor |
|
Starks, Max |
LT |
6’8" |
345 |
29 |
7 |
PIT |
Championship Exp., 2-year starter, flexible playing multiple positions |
|
Stinchcomb, Jonathan |
RT |
6’5" |
315 |
31 |
9 |
NO |
5-year starter, Championship Exp., Pro Bowl 2009 |
|
Tauscher, Mark |
RT |
6’3" |
320 |
34 |
11 |
GB |
On again off again starter for GB since 2000, Championshio Exp. |
|
Walker, Langston |
RT |
6’8" |
360 |
31 |
9 |
OAK |
Exp. Starter, Never been part of a winning organization |
As you can see there is a good mix of older veterans and younger back-up guys for us to pick from. We could go with a veteran starter, a young guy with upside, or an older veteran back-up depending on the price and what we feel that we need to fill out the O-line.
Personally I would like us to target someone like Jon Stinchcomb who is a proven starter at RT or Nick Kaczur. Otherwise I would rather us get a younger guy who can play both OT positions to give us some depth, especially if Oher were to go down; someone like Mark LeVoir or Rob Petitti.
A fall back plan could be to get an older veteran who can’t really start an entire season, but could fill in for a game or two if needed and give valuable experience to our younger players, like Barry Sims. There are other younger options listed there as well that we could pick from, but I fear the might be as much of a project as the guys we have right now.
But enough of my thoughts, I’m interested in what you, my fellow Ravens fans, think on the best way to solve our needs at OT for the coming season.
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