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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4632699, member: 40"] I think most fans recognize that as with most years, OL is going to be a big determinant of success. And most years, we lack both depth and quality. We've also had numerous years recently where some of the guys we're counting upon get injured and miss time, which makes the OL fall apart. I don't love Tyler. I dislike that this is the third consecutive year we've made an overture -- feels like Quade Green redux. And the jilted fan in me wouldn't mind seeing the coaching staff tell this kid to pound salt. But then I think about how J'onre Reed didn't show up on campus as planned last January, and how his status is still up in the air. And that the perpetually injured Bleich seems to be hurt yet again this spring. I think about how Kalan Ellis, despite being monolith sized, didn't move the pile the way you'd expect. I think about how Joe More is making the jump to a higher level, and is therefore unproven. And then, Tyler doesn't seem like a bad one-year rental. AT MINIMUM, he has the positional versatility to provide depth at three positions [LG, RG, RT] as an experienced reserve, which would help mask some challenges in the two-deep. And that's at minimum. If Bleich can't shake the injury bug, this guy could slide in at RG. If More falters, he can play RT. Right now, we've got Joe Cruz, Bradford, and a somewhat limited Petry as experienced depth. I list Ialaoa as a starter, because of the uncertainty with Reed. Like others, I hope that we add depth this spring, after the next portal influx. Hopefully, a player like Tyler is just the first of 1 or 2 more additional OL that can help upgrade the overall talent and depth at OL. OL could literally be the difference between a 5 win season and an 8 or 9 win season. So if we can land this guy -- heck yes, we should bring him in. And I'll hold my nose about the fan-based stuff expressed above, and enjoy the contributions he'd provide helping us shore up a chronic position of difficulty. [/QUOTE]

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