well over the next few days then he should absolutely be starting for the rest of the season. Let Feliciano compete at LG with Ezeudu and Bredeson when he returns.
You could do a lot worse for your #2 center. Seems like a guy who can play all 3 IOL spots but he gets pushed back a lot. Gates looked like an improvement. Great story. The OL is still a work in progress but it is way better than it was in the last 5 seasons. Let's hope Evan Neal didn't regress with the time out, he was looking better. Guard is starting to look deep once some bodies heal. Bredeson S. Lemieux J. Ezeudu, Feliciano and M. Glowinski, should (I hope) give us two decent guards.
The Giants have lots of cap space moving forward. If they're serious about having a good OLine, keep Feliciano as your primary interior backup at all 3 positions. I think it's clear he's not going to get a big contract anymore.
Gates is a wonderful story of recovery from a serious injury
He is a warrior.
for me I want more than decent guard play. I want road graders at the guard position. It is a position that needs to be upgraded. Don't get the love for Lemieux at all.
At the :23 mark he appears to pull and powerbomb a DB. Also take a look at around 50 seconds: he either feels or senses Glowinski go down behind him and *snaps* his right leg out of there like lightening.
RE: Gates is a wonderful story of recovery from a serious injury
He is a warrior.
for me I want more than decent guard play. I want road graders at the guard position. It is a position that needs to be upgraded. Don't get the love for Lemieux at all.
Rick - agreed. They need to find their Chris Snee to unlock the OL's true potential.
I'd be all over a 3-down MLB, #1 WR, starting CB and top shelf OG. It's a(nother) long shopping list, and (again) tough to get done in 1 offseason.
a good guard and he’s barely passable as a center. He’s a FA and I highly doubt he is resigned. Gates was a highly regarded starting center before his injury. He looks like he’s pretty close to the player he was before. I can’t see Bobby Johnson NOT starting him the rest of this year, especially since Nick is also a FA and they have to make a decision on him too.
a good guard and he’s barely passable as a center. He’s a FA and I highly doubt he is resigned. Gates was a highly regarded starting center before his injury. He looks like he’s pretty close to the player he was before. I can’t see Bobby Johnson NOT starting him the rest of this year, especially since Nick is also a FA and they have to make a decision on him too.
Even if Feliciano is healthy, Gates should start unless another o-line injury occurs and Gates is needed to shore up another position.
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seems more in control, better technique, will get stronger the more he plays
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for me I want more than decent guard play. I want road graders at the guard position. It is a position that needs to be upgraded. Don't get the love for Lemieux at all.
for me I want more than decent guard play. I want road graders at the guard position. It is a position that needs to be upgraded. Don't get the love for Lemieux at all.
Rick - agreed. They need to find their Chris Snee to unlock the OL's true potential.
I'd be all over a 3-down MLB, #1 WR, starting CB and top shelf OG. It's a(nother) long shopping list, and (again) tough to get done in 1 offseason.
Since we’re Christmas shopping, give me two of those plus Andrew Thomas and whatever we expect Evan Neal and Josh Ezeudu to become.