Thankfully I never really had any expectation for a player who was acquired to mitigate the loss of money spent on Julius Thomas. I knew this seasons LT Position was going to be tough to solidify and opposing teams are going to try and expose this. Outside of that, this is really a non-story and only interesting because of the dramatic factor of a veteran up and retiring three days into training camp.

That being said, I really think Bowanko, Ohmameh were clearly ahead of Albert over the weekend - Albert looked horrendously out of shape and was not on the same level as the rest of the O-Line. Coughlin and Marrone are truly establishing a new culture and Albert was not in that place.

I'm not knocking Albert. I think Albert is a case of someone who was extremely talented at one point but his heart was never in being an NFL player honestly and his career path shows that.

Now It's all about Robinson, I don't think this situation is any cause for panic but rather an excitement. This team is deep at the guard position - Bowanko, Omameh, and Cann are three guys I feel very comfortable with as starters.

Robinson has really impressed me in his short time here. He brings the pro style work-ethic he got at Bama and he looks so light on his feet that I think it's pretty clear that Robinson was going to beat Albert who was clearly unmotivated. I kept rewatching those clips. That drill isn't the best for showcasing much outside of 1v1 and being able to see certain things. I thought Robinson and Bowanko looked fast. they were so light coming up from their stances. I'm really starting to like Robinson despite my draft day reservations on him.

Bowanko is coming into TC fighting for some starting reps. He looks like a tackle honestly which is interesting. the situation is far from perfect and I expect Robinson to have a rough day against JJ come week one. Ater the first weekend my guess at the starting 5 would look like this and I am more than okay with it.

Robinson
Bowanko
Linder
Omemeh
Parnell

Other Options:
As far as Free Agents go, Name Wise at least - Ryan Clady and Austin Howard are still FA's

Possible trade scenarios for guys going into contract years are Chris Hairston and Nate Solder but I see no need to get that agressive

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