Offensive Line
Center
Code:
Name Old TM Exp Cur Fut Key Stats
Code:
Jerry Fontenot NOS 16 73 73 30 krb, 32.6 krb%, 7 ska, 1.2 sk%
Mike Flynn BAL 7 60 60 14 krb, 24.1 krb%, 4 ska, 0.8 sk%
J.P. Machado NYJ 6 52 85 6 krb, 54.5 krb%, 1 ska, 1.0 sk%
Rich Braham CIN 10 47 47 22 krb, 26.1 krb%, 8 ska, 1.4% sk%
Barret Robbins OAK 10 46 47 In for only 13 plays
Cory Raymer SDO 9 46 46 29 krb, 35.8 krb%, 5 ska, 0.8 sk%
Gennaro DiNapoli DAL 7 42 59 23 krb, 29.1 krb%, 7 ska, 2.0 sk%
Comments: What the offensive skill positions lack, the line more than makes up for. All three positions are fairly well stocked with stars and solid players. Center is probably the weakest of the three line positions, although it is no slouch. Fontento and Flynn are two of the best in the league, with Fontenot a top-ten center. Machado didn't even start for the Jets (and heck they could have used him), but he is the third best center in this class, and has the longterm potential to be perhaps the best center in the league. If you don't nab the top three, there's a solid second tier, including Napoli, who can make the jump to the first tier of this group with a nice training camp. There are also a couple nice kids who have some fine futures if they develop as expected, although they won't help their future employers much this year.
Guard
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Name Old TM Exp Cur Fut Key Stats
Code:
Adam Timmerman STL 10 68 68 26 krb, 27.0 krb%, 2 ska, 0.3 sk%
Cosey Coleman TBY 5 61 69 15 krb, 22.0 krb%, 13 ska, 2.4 sk%
Jamie Nails MIA 9 53 53 28 krb, 33.3 krb%, 3 ska, 0.5 sk%
Matt Stinchcomb OAK 5 51 70 10 krb, 21.7 krb%, 7 ska, 1.2 sk%
Kerry Jenkins TBY 8 49 49 12 krb, 22.6 krb%, 6 ska, 1.1 sk%
Marco Rivera GBY 8 49 49 12 krb, 20.6 krb%, 9 ska, 1.5 sk%
Kevin Donnalley CAR 14 48 48 22 krb, 24.7 krb%, 9 ska, 1.5 sk%
Jamar Nesbit JAX 6 48 53 28 krb, 32.1 krb%, 9 ska, 1.5 sk%
Mike Compton NED 12 45 45 In only 35 plays
Tom Ackerman TEN 10 45 45 32 krb, 29.6 krb%, 12 ska, 2.7 sk%
Jermane Mayberry PHI 9 45 45 18 krb, 30.5 krb%, 4 ska, 1.0 sk%
Comments: Guard is one of the strongest positions in this class. Timmerman and Coleman are top twenty guards. Stinchcomb is a cut above average and has the development room to jump into the top five. Nails is a very good guard who is coming off of a fine season. And this position is deep, with the twenty best free agent guards as little as ten points back of Nails and Stinchomb in current value.
Tackle
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Name Old TM Exp Cur Fut Key Stats
Code:
Orlando Pace STL 8 83 83 25 krb, 30.1 krb%, 4 ska, 0.9 sk%
Walter Jones SEA 8 82 82 21 krb, 19.4 krb%, 1 ska, 0.2 sk%
Vaughn Parker SDO 11 53 53 18 krb, 27 krb%, 14 ska, 3.0 sk%
Orlando Brown BAL 11 51 51 17 krb, 26.9 krb%, 9 ska, 1.7 sk%
Spencer Folau NOS 8 51 62 7 krb, 18.9 krb%, 12 ska, 2.8 sk%
John Tait KCY 6 51 60 7 krb, 23.3 krb%, 11 ska, 3.3 sk%
Victor Riley NOS 7 49 55 3 krb, 17.6 krb%, 5 ska, 2.6 sk%
Mike Gandy CHI 5 41 59 19 krb, 20.8 krb%, 5 ska, 1.1 sk%
Damion McIntosh SDO 5 40 55 13 krb, 26.0 krb%, 6 ska, 1.0 sk%
Comments: Outside of cornerback, there is no position with this kind of star power. Pace and Jones might not just be the best tackles available in this class, they are among the best tackles period, and they are offensive impact players on par with any other player in this class. It is possible they will be the richest of any free agents to come out of this class, including Manning. The floor drops sharply after Pace and Jones, but that is more because of how good they are then how bad the next group is. In reality, this position is nearly as deep as guard, with the bonus of having several younger players still developing, like Folau, Gandy, Tait and McIntosh. Brown and Parker are proven tackles who will improve most teams offensive lines.
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