Forever21 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Signing a veteran LT is a good idea regardless of who they plan on drafting. Yes this means they don't HAVE to draft a tackle but that doesn't mean they won't anyway. OL or QB - both make sense regardless of who we sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I think he'll be a good stopgap or veteran back up...(which we don't really have right now anyway). There will be other good o-linemen to add to the mix though hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 - He is OLD!! And then he breaks down in we are back in the same f'ing boat with our O-Line....- Draft Okung, and have that stud anchor your line for the next 10 years and have NO worries about needing to fill a need AGAIN! - Draft a QB next and groom him.... - Why draft a OT in 2nd, and HOPE he becomes a stud.... Because there are plenty of OL drafted late in drafts or not drafted at all that have become studs. Go look at the Giants or Colts' lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSkin30 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Pursuing Okung or one of the other top tackles and starting them at RT, while using Clifton at LT would be a good way to start rebuilding the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPinstripe Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 ugh, of all the teams to have to bid against, why does it have to be you? Muwahahahahahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommDownMan Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 His first 3 seasons in the NFL he played 13, 14, and 10.Since then: 16,16,16,15,16,15,12. So really rather good. Beat me to the punch. This info from his wiki as well: Clifton's 2002 season seemed as promising as his first two until November 24 when he suffered a severe pelvic injury after receiving a blind hit from the Tampa Bay Bucs defensive tackle Warren Sapp. Because the incident occurred after an interception with Clifton far from the play, Sapp received harsh criticism for his action. After the game, Sapp was involved in a profanity-laced argument with Packers coach Mike Sherman that was caught on camera. As a result of the injury, Clifton missed the rest of the season. He was hospitalized for almost a week and could not walk unaided for five more weeks. In 2005, the NFL Competition Committee agreed on new guidelines for "unnecessary roughness", making hits such as that suffered by Clifton illegal.[1]Clifton returned in 2003 to start all 16 regular season games and two more in the playoffs. He played all 1,031 offensive snaps that season and contributed to establishing a team record for fewest sacks allowed in a season (19). Doesn't sound like that big of an injury risk to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutliff381 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 - He is OLD!! And then he breaks down in we are back in the same f'ing boat with our O-Line....- Draft Okung, and have that stud anchor your line for the next 10 years and have NO worries about needing to fill a need AGAIN! - Draft a QB next and groom him.... - Why draft a OT in 2nd, and HOPE he becomes a stud.... I'd much rather go QB in 1st and T in 2nd(that is if we do go QB/T in first two rounds). But if they aren't going QB please draft Okung in 1st. History shows QBs taken in 1st have far better chance of succeeding than QBs taken in 2nd. This is a weak enough QB class as it is and I do not want Colt McCoy or Dan Lefevour potentially being our QB of future. QB is more important than T so if we want a QB go for the best one in the draft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKOALSKIN Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 "They can then focus on upgrading other positions and will also have the flexibility in the draft to go after the best player available rather than the best one that fills a need"Does that sound like QB at 4? Spot on J-bomb. This will allow us to get the most value out of that first round pick. See where the cards fall. If one of the D-tackles or Eric Berry slips. We have trade bait or we get a blue chipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kappaluvacee Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I can certainly see why Clifton was targeted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANDWARF Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 If Cliff signs, I hope we put him in RG rather than LT. Pashos can fill in at LT until Okung is ready. Once Okung starts, move Pashos to RT and send Heyer to the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins55 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 We've still gotta draft Okung. We need stability on that O-Line!! I cant go another year of watching our running backs dodge defenders before they get to the line of scrimmage or our QBs running for their lives! Clifton is old and Pashos is injury prone. We'll be out of the frying pan and into the fire if we dont fix the line and not super glue it with aging veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 ugh, of all the teams to have to bid against, why does it have to be you? i take it you think he's got something left? thats good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJ Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I think the Skins are looking at Clifton playing LT. He is looking for a payday of about the 7 to 8 million dollar range a year. So it may take a 3 year 22 million dollar contract to land him. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsdude Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 The more that I think about this signing the more I like it. As I said in another thread, signing Clifton allows us to go QB at 4 and wait until next year to draft an LT. This allows us to address both positions this year. It's win/win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPinstripe Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 The more that I think about this signing the more I like it. As I said in another thread, signing Clifton allows us to go QB at 4 and wait until next year to draft an LT. This allows us to address both positions this year. It's win/win. Our take an OT and a RG with our 1st and 2nd round picks. That would be ideal to me. Well, ideal would be to trade back and pick up an extra pick or two in rounds 2 and 3 and draft an OT and RG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-bomb Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 The more that I think about this signing the more I like it. As I said in another thread, signing Clifton allows us to go QB at 4 and wait until next year to draft an LT. This allows us to address both positions this year. It's win/win. You could be right but to me BPA isn't Bradford since the Rams will take him and or Clausen won't be ranked higher than Suh,Mckoy,Berry,McClain,Okung......... "They can then focus on upgrading other positions and will also have the flexibility in the draft to go after the best player available rather than the best one that fills a need" By suring up the OL with FA's our need would be QB and we won't have to reach at 4 and can take playmakers that can start for us now instead of later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Why did Clifton miss 4 games last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 There's some pretty good info in here about Gary Zimmerman/Tony Jones and the stuff about Big Chris mentoring the OL in the offseason.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/for-redskins-signing-clifton-w.html I view Chad Clifton as the Packers version of Jansen/Thomas/Samuels Once top level players that are now aging and battling injury. I don't think these guys have been re-signed by their teams yet please update if you know different. I would rather get: Mike Gandy OT Zona-31 Khalif Barnes OT Raiders-28 (if his ankle clears medically) Alex Barron OT Rams-27 Tyson Clabo OT ATL-29 Ryan Cook OT Vikings-26 -Benched last season but is young enough to improve and even at his current level of play would at least be good young depth and would likely start here Charlie Johnson OT Colts-26 Marshall Yanda G Ravens 25- I thinks he's played some OT though Jeremy Trueblood OT Saints-27 Tony Pashos OT 49ers-29? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 The reason for signing these vets is definitely the ability to draft BPA, whether it's Bradford, Berry, Okung or Suh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 If Cliff signs, I hope we put him in RG rather than LT. Pashos can fill in at LT until Okung is ready. Once Okung starts, move Pashos to RT and send Heyer to the bench. Clifton is a Pass Blocker. You want to play him at LT. His run blocking game is not the best in the league, but I trust him with my QB's blind-side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 i take it you think he's got something left? thats good to hear. I think he's got at least one season left. I would like to have him back this upcoming season as our starter while the OT we (hopefully) draft is being groomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgeh Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I view Chad Clifton as the Packers version of Jansen/Thomas/SamuelsOnce top level players that are now aging and battling injury... Agreed, that's exactly what he is. He's still a good player, but he's not getting younger and the injuries will catch up with him. Just like the potential Pashos signing I'd want him as backup /depth rather than a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC#17 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 There is a press release ready for Clifton, not sure if the deal is final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-bomb Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I view Chad Clifton as the Packers version of Jansen/Thomas/SamuelsOnce top level players that are now aging and battling injury. I don't think these guys have been re-signed by their teams yet please update if you know different. I would rather get: Mike Gandy OT Zona-31 Khalif Barnes OT Raiders-28 (if his ankle clears medically) Alex Barron OT Rams-27 Tyson Clabo OT ATL-29 Ryan Cook OT Vikings-26 -Benched last season but is young enough to improve and even at his current level of play would at least be good young depth and would likely start here Charlie Johnson OT Colts-26 Marshall Yanda G Ravens 25- I thinks he's played some OT though Jeremy Trueblood OT Saints-27 Tony Pashos OT 49ers-29? I like that list of potential linemen, I'm hoping shanny and allen do to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Why did Clifton miss 4 games last year? I believe it was an ankle injury. We tried to rush him back into the lineup a little too soon because of our line problems, so he re-injured it when we brought him back after two games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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