Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 299140)

I wouldn't overlook Bortolini either. I expect that Fries wins the RG spot, but at least there is now some healthy young competition for backup roles. We will have Bortolini, French, Pinter, Sills, Freeland, Witt and Congalves all competing for backup spots along with some other camp hopefuls. We aren't keeping 11 or even 9 OL...so it should be an interesting competition.

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory (Post 299227)

I do, too. Fries is low man on the line, but I think some people underestimate him. That said, Goncalves is huge, fiery dude. At the very least, he should be good depth for his first couple years while forcing Fries to work his ass off that much more to keep his job. If he outright wins it sooner that, great.

I'm looking forward to Bortolini as well... I'm just not in as big a hurry to move on from Kelly as some are. But he's that freak athlete mold like Raimann, Freeland, and Witt only less raw. I think we're in good shape.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 299140)

I wouldn't overlook Bortolini either. I expect that Fries wins the RG spot, but at least there is now some healthy young competition for backup roles. We will have Bortolini, French, Pinter, Sills, Freeland, Witt and Congalves all competing for backup spots along with some other camp hopefuls. We aren't keeping 11 or even 9 OL...so it should be an interesting competition.

Originally Posted by jasperhobbs (Post 299362)

Tony Sparano Jr deserves a lot of credit for turning the offensive line around.