I'm definitely interested to see what (if anything) he can do in a situation that isn't totally broken. My expectations aren't high (based on things I've already mentioned), but we'll see.
durdencommatyler wrote:I'm definitely interested to see what (if anything) he can do in a situation that isn't totally broken. My expectations aren't high (based on things I've already mentioned), but we'll see.
Unfortunately, whenever he does play this season it'll be behind a line just as bad, or close to it.
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durdencommatyler wrote:I'm definitely interested to see what (if anything) he can do in a situation that isn't totally broken. My expectations aren't high (based on things I've already mentioned), but we'll see.
Unfortunately, whenever he does play this season it'll be behind a line just as bad, or close to it.
I think it will be better than what most people seem to think. Tunsil is one of the best LTs in the league, Deiter has already shown he's good enough and improving, Kilgore is a solid veteran, Calhoun is a question but has done OK so far, Davis is OK at RT. Calhoun and Davis are the biggest weak links but they're still OK. Just crossing my fingers for no injuries. Maybe Prince can improve enough to take over at RT and Davis can take over for Calhoun at RG if he isn't good enough.
The major risk of trading for Clowney is that whoever trades for him is not allowed to extend him until after the season's over. The Texans really botched his contractual situation if they're really serious about trading him now--he should have been traded before or immediately after the draft.
Thus, the Dolphins would be insane to give up Tunsil, who still has two years left on his rookie deal, as part of a Clowney deal unless Clowney was a smaller part of a major draft capital package.