Guest Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Looks like they valued Spencer more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Velasco made 2 mill, spencer is much cheaper as the swing man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yeah, and either way their contracts are up after a year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgsTitan Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I'm so happy Amano, Leroy Harris, and Velasco are no longer here. I feel like going outside and doing somersaults in the grass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big2033 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Was said last year that Velasco wasn't a great fit for the center position either. Good for pass, but lacked the quickness for the run. Called "too slow footed" to be center in an offense that needs quick offensive lineman. I believe Munchak or Loggains may have even mentioned that... EDIT: Here it is - Look no further than their decision this offseason to go big and heavy on the interior of their offensive line. In OLT Michael Roos and ORT David Stewart, the Titans possess one of the most consistent tackle tandems in the league. The inside was in need of a makeover, with injuries taking a toll on C Eugene Amano and ORG Jake Scott not being brought back. Heavyset OLG LeRoy Harris moved from the left side to the right side, in came the aging, decliningSteve Hutchinson as a prized, look-the-part free-agent signing and former undrafted free-agent vagabond Fernando Velasco was plugged in at center, giving the Titans three slow-footed pluggers in the middle of their line and only one lineman, Roos, with quick feet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 surprising on the surface, but not really I guess when you think about it. Turner doing very nice job, Schwenke getting healthier and looking pretty good while doing it. maybe just a bad fit for what seems to be an increased amount of interior line pulling. would not be shocked to see him picked up soon by a team in need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 $2M isn't too much to pay your swing man. $2M is too much to pay your back up swing man. Pretty clear that Schwenke is the next guy up in the interior. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Amano was fine as the swing man for eleventy billion dollars. This is a talent decision, imo... and the only surprising one along a joke of an interior OL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Amano never got money as a swing man, he was the starting center last year, put on IR and cut the next off season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Jake Scott got cut and Harris made it for the Lions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannynj Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Thus completes the guard center guard makeover Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 It is going to be shocking how improved the OL is this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Only folks happier than Titans fans hves to be Roos and Big Country. There will be growing pains I'm sure, but they have to feel 100% better about trusting their inside help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Was said last year that Velasco wasn't a great fit for the center position either. Good for pass, but lacked the quickness for the run. Called "too slow footed" to be center in an offense that needs quick offensive lineman. I believe Munchak or Loggains may have even mentioned that... EDIT: Here it is - Look no further than their decision this offseason to go big and heavy on the interior of their offensive line. In OLT Michael Roos and ORT David Stewart, the Titans possess one of the most consistent tackle tandems in the league. The inside was in need of a makeover, with injuries taking a toll on C Eugene Amano and ORG Jake Scott not being brought back. Heavyset OLG LeRoy Harris moved from the left side to the right side, in came the aging, decliningSteve Hutchinson as a prized, look-the-part free-agent signing and former undrafted free-agent vagabond Fernando Velasco was plugged in at center, giving the Titans three slow-footed pluggers in the middle of their line and only one lineman, Roos, with quick feet. Are you really trying to say slower footed OL are better suited for pass protection? It's the exact opposite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Told you so. I actually told Guru yesterday I thought he might get dropped Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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