Joe Staley is a top-10 LT

[NinerSickness]

yeah, they'll TRY to upgrade RG and if so, Snyder returns to the back-up role. in this situation where would Rachal fit? gone right?

Backup C.

 

[deep9er]

Backup C.

if we can keep a back up C/LG/RG, we'll do this instead of Rachal as just a back up Center. so if we're going to try out OG's at C, i'd think Snyder, Kilgore, and MAYBE even Person would get the first shots?

we may even draft an OG/C in 2012?

anyways, not against the idea just don't see a good chance?

 

[NinerSickness]

if we can keep a back up C/LG/RG, we'll do this instead of Rachal as just a back up Center. so if we're going to try out OG's at C, i'd think Snyder, Kilgore, and MAYBE even Person would get the first shots?

we may even draft an OG/C in 2012?

anyways, not against the idea just don't see a good chance?

If the Niners draft an OL I really hope it's a LT. That isn't a knock on Staley; it's just that a LT can usually play both positions better than a pure RT, and there's the chance a youngster could come along and steal Staley's job with his play...

If the Niners draft another interior lineman then that's different. But if they don't there should definitely be a roster spot for Rachal. He's at least better than Person and Kilgore at this point; otherwise he Rachal wouldn't be the first off the bench at RG.

 

[Flyingiguana]

this isn't a great year for LT.

 

[EaseUrStorm]

Don't see Rachal fitting into the plans next year. If its close at all he's long gone.

 

[BallsOfFury]

DeCastro in '12.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

How do you know? He's never been tried at C. Let's not make Rachal out to be a moron. He just gets beat a lot by pass rushers. The guy who's going to face the least amount of good pass rushers one on one on the entire OL is the C.

In the Running game, however, the C is usually going to take on a big ole' NT against a 3-4 almost every play. Nobody knows that Rachal would be a "disaster" at C. If that's true Rachal should be out of the league because he's not a very good RG. But he's not going to be out of the league. I say re-sign him, and when training camp starts let him compete for the C jorb.

I wouldn't trust Rachal to make the line calls for a minute. He rarely even knows who he's supposed to block at RG. His focus and attention to detail appear to be poor at best at one of the less complex positions on the field. Switching him to a position that requires knowledge and understanding not only of his own position and responsibilities, but those of the other positions too, just doesn't seem likely to work out.

 

[deep9er]

If the Niners draft an OL I really hope it's a LT. That isn't a knock on Staley; it's just that a LT can usually play both positions better than a pure RT, and there's the chance a youngster could come along and steal Staley's job with his play...

If the Niners draft another interior lineman then that's different. But if they don't there should definitely be a roster spot for Rachal. He's at least better than Person and Kilgore at this point; otherwise he Rachal wouldn't be the first off the bench at RG.

value being equal, yeah, an LT is good. but if value at OG/C is clear, go ahead and draft OG.

right NOW Rachal is better, but as the next off-season moves along, you might consider potential in Kilgore, Person, and whomever else we might draft? you know what you got in Rachal and it doesn't look solid? whereas we might feel its time to "invest" in another OG already?

we'll see come next draft?

 

[tzill]

Backup C.

Jacob's second wife....duh...

 

[NinerSickness]

Jacob's second wife....duh...

Rachel?