(07-31-2017, 05:29 PM)Jay Carter 904 Wrote:

(07-31-2017, 05:21 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I was never a fan of the Branden Albert trade to begin with, but to be fair, I was not a fan of drafting Cam Robinson either. I saw Robinson as a RT only and I still see him that way. I believe he just lacks the footwork to protect the QB's blindside. I have a bad feeling that this is gonna be painfully evident during the season, but now we have absolutely no backup plan, as we lack any other starting caliber option at LT on the current roster. I was praying we would draft Forest Lamp in round 2 and Dan Feeney in round 3 as both guys had experience at LT and OG. I believe their selections would've put us in a much better situation at our thinnest positions. We did a great job overhauling the defense, but I don't see an upgrade on the offensive side of the football at all. I like Fournette, but he needs a good O-Line to succeed and that is something we are sorely lacking other than Linder. I hope I'm wrong, but whether he would have lost the LT battle or not, losing Albert means we're worse off depth wise than we were and I find this extremely alarming.

I hate to say this put we'll have to sign the crumbs and scraps from other team's cuts before the season. But from that list above I would try at least Beatty, Clady, and Kelly.

Personally, I believe we should avoid the guys on that list. I would at least inquire about Joe Staley. Late last season there were trade rumors swirling around him. We have an abundance of solid receivers and if we could move one of them and a mid round draft pick to acquire Staley, I wouldn't be opposed. That would only be if the Niners would agree. Maybe they wanna hold onto him though. I would at least ask about him. If that didn't work, I wait until cuts and see who is out there.

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