Quote:He's been our best lineman this year and it's not even close. He's been pretty solid IMO.

 

Castonzo is good too (although t-rex disagrees), he got beat early in the game today. He can be in inconsistent at times, I'll give t-rex that.

 

Our interior oline is just dreadful. Satele whiffed on many blocks today, which is normal.

 

Thanks to both of you for your input.

 

' Big Gos'  matured greatly in the latter part of his time with the Lions.   Because of the numerous mental/ concentration mistakes Gosder Cherilus made earlier in his career,   he didn't get enough credit for becoming a good all around RT.   People have long memories.

 

 The salary cap made it virtually impossible for the Lions to give Cherilus the type of contract the Colts thought he warranted.    This is one of those situations that both teams benefited from a Free Agent move.    The Colts received a winning caliber RT,   who seems to be developing into a leader with them based on what one of the prime time announcing crews mentioned in a recent game.   

 

Because the Lions couldn't keep Cherilus and didn't draft any Offensive Tackles,   Texas Tech UDRFA LaAdrian Waddle decided to sign with the Lions after the draft.    By the end of the pre-season,   I was confident that Waddle is the best Lions UDRFA prospect in at least the last 30 seasons.    Waddle's play in the last 2 games at RT,  his first 2 starts,   has reinforced my opinion.   

 

As long as Cherilus'  knee holds up,   he should be an asset for the Colts for a number of seasons.

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