MRW, I agree with you that continuity is important. However, I will disagree with you in the fact that continuity for the sake of continuity is not necessarily a good idea.

Walker IS NOT a LT. Yes you can game plan for his weaknesses, but getting blown up by good, especially quick DEs, means you have to either hold a RB,FB, or TE to spy this or force a double team with the LG.

Bad Idea in my opinion. These players could serve better uses, i.e. outlet receivers or double teaming the NG or lead blocking, etc.

You did a very good job with being impartial in this post and to you I give you kudos, and a rec. But I think we need to look at all viable options at LT and evaluate them. I think this team has a possibility in putting it together this year and playing Walker at LT is not positive.

The thing about this post that really got me thinking was:

firstpick lives in Buffalo and he’s still a Bungles fan???

Some guy who looks like he’s Brian Moorman’s daddy. :-)

I actually think I would pass on Levi Jones. After looking over his injury history, he isn’t injury prone. He’s much, much worse in that he has chronic knee problems that are the result of wear and tear, previous injuries and necessary surgeries that have removed ligament.

So when Jones is on the injury report, it isn’t due to a specific injury. He’s just got pain, swelling and the limited mobility that comes from both of those. It isn’t like he has a history of muscle tears and broken bones where there is a clear recovery time. His injuries are more of the you get back pain as you get older variety. It’s like a catcher who can’t play every day because his knees are shot. He isn’t injured, his knees have just degenerated to the point where they can’t hold up to the abuse that they would be asked to.

Let me give you some things you may not be able to find about Levi Jones. He was a ProBowl alternate in 2004 and 2005. He went through a stretch on games where he went up against Dwight Freeny, Joey Porter, and Terell Suggs. and Jones did not let up one sack and actually held Porter and Freeney without a tackle. He was on the verge of being a top LT in the league, That was at his prime. When he was fully healthy. He dosnt work out with the team in the offseason. Jones dosnt like to use the team doctors, and instead uses his own doctors. Oh! Jones and Joey Porter absolutley hate each other! they fight on and off the field. Im sure you guys have seen the Video when Porter and his thugs jump Levi in a Casino.So that could be fun to watch. Heres the scouting report on ESPN insider

Comment: Jones has been troubled by injuries quite a bit of late, but when healthy and at full strength, he is an excellent athlete. He has a very good size and athletic ability combination. He has good competitiveness and toughness. He is light on his feet and quick out of his stance in both the run and passing game. Jones can set quickly to handle the top-end speed rushers at this level. He is a natural knee-bender, who can redirect with ease and is a very flexible athlete. While he has ample strength, he isn’t overly powerful, but he does look to finish his blocks. He doesn’t have particularly heavy hands and rarely stuns defensive ends with his punch. Jones has a lot of talent, but gets beaten more than you would expect from someone with his abilities. He needs to play at the same high level snap after snap with more consistency. His technique is generally sound, but can waver, adding to his inconsistency. He also can be overly anxious and needs to do a better job being patient. Still, when he is healthy, few linemen in the league are on par with his combination of size and agility.

Oh and even though i live in WNY i do love the Bengals. Maybe it was everyone else in the house loving the Bills. or maybe it was my mother having a crush on Boomer Esiason. i dont know. But i still root for the Bills unless they play the Bengals. If you see an Orange Monte Carlo driving around the area… thats me. give me a wave. and ill yell Whodey?!

“My argument all along is that when Jones got hurt, and he will get hurt at some point, our line would be much worse off than if we had Walker there from the start. You can plan for weaknesses in a player like Langston Walker’s game. You can’t plan for when or how long Jones will be out.”

Not that I want Jones, but with that argument you’re saying we shouldn’t be starting Trent Edwards. He’s been hurt every year and misses games, should we not start him because there’s a good chance he’ll miss games?