TJ Lang Has a Congenital Hip Condition

[pbmax]

It's gonna be Lindsley at C and Tretter at G next year. We're going to pay both. No Lang. Young is better. This is the NFL.

Linsley isn't getting paid yet.

[King Friday]

Football is a business...unfortunately, for guys on the OL, that often means you have to let them go a year too early than risk paying a hefty price for a guy who is breaking down. Sounds like Lang just might be one of those guys...just like Sitton.

[call_me_ishmael]

It's gonna be Lindsley at C and Tretter at G next year. We're going to pay both. No Lang. Young is better. This is the NFL.

Tretter would get completely destroyed at guard. He is way too skinny right now.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Tretter would get completely destroyed at guard. He is way too skinny right now.

10 pounds or 15 pounds is all he needs. He and the two rookie tackles can form an eating club.

[Cheesehead Craig]

10 pounds or 15 pounds is all he needs. He and the two rookie tackles can form an eating club.

They just need to spend an offseason with Lacy.

[call_me_ishmael]

LOL, that is hilarious. And certainly possible. Right now Tretter looks downright fit. He and Spriggs look closer to JJ Watt and his abs than Josh Sitton. Time to start the off-season dinner club!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Anyone who plays professional football will leave the sport with a "congenital" health issue.

Some players, especially those that play the "skill" positions refuse to wear a jockstrap. It slows them down. Some NFL pics clearly depict players without any.

Without looking up the word "congenital", I take it to mean the deformation of the genitals?

[RashanGary]

Tretter is good. He'll be fine at guard. He's more than athletic enough. If he gained 10 lbs, he'd still have enough athletic ability to play guard. He's young and good. I'd like to see him play a couple games before the year is up. Once Lindsley gets back......

[Rutnstrut]

Time to cut Lang. No reason to keep those proven "older" guys that play through injuries. The TT way is to get the young pussies in there.

[Patler]

Time to cut Lang. No reason to keep those proven "older" guys that play through injuries. The TT way is to get the young pussies in there.

Do you mean like he did when he got Sitton, Lang, Bulaga, Bakhtiari, Linsley and Tretter in there? Sure, why not?

The flip side of a player who plays through injuries a lot is a player who is injured a lot. Couple that with the inevitable results of players in the second halves of their careers and it argues for letting them go sooner rather than later, if you can.

For the most part, TT's decisions to let players go have proven to be good decisions.

[call_me_ishmael]

Tretter is good. He'll be fine at guard. He's more than athletic enough. If he gained 10 lbs, he'd still have enough athletic ability to play guard. He's young and good. I'd like to see him play a couple games before the year is up. Once Lindsley gets back......

He needs to gain 30 LBS minimum to play guard IMO. He is super lean.

[Harlan Huckleby]

He needs to gain 30 LBS minimum to play guard IMO. He is super lean.

He's listed as 6-4. 301.
Spriggs is 6-6. 301 - there's your bean pole

10 pounds would help a lot, 15 would be very good

[Pugger]

As long as that doofass Barclay is on the team I don't want Lang going anywhere.

[run pMc]

He's listed as 6-4. 301.
Spriggs is 6-6. 301 - there's your bean pole

10 pounds would help a lot, 15 would be very good

Spriggs definitely need to get stronger; I'm not sure about Tretter at G; I think he could do it in a pinch but C might be better and Linsley is pretty good there. I think they'll either extend Lang with per game bonuses or draft someone and hope they have the guys to help. Maybe they see Murphy as a RG? He needs time in the weight room too. Not unusual for these guys to need to add strength/bulk out of college.