Trevor Penning next year

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He will get the starting position because they pretty much have to

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This. And man he has to hit and play well (and stay healthy) through his rookie contract.

So far this year, he’s looked slow. He will have to compete for the starting job IMO and will have to step up his game and stay healthy.

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Also, what is our weakest position of our o-line?

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LG

Left tackle is weakest link since the departure of Terron Armstead.

Penning is very raw and not ready to start at LT

Penning will be playing guard next year after we draft a competent tackle in rd 2

Because you invested a 1st round pick in him and you’re almost surely releasing Peat to help get under the cap but you have Hurst who is a LG not a LT on a very team friendly deal that only costs you $3.7 mil against the cap so he’s almost assuredly one of your starting OL. That leaves Penning to play LT. Hurst plays better inside and Penning has only ever been a tackle so why play them both out if their natural positions? If Penning falls on his face next year then you know you have to go draft a LT but that won’t be this draft. This isn’t a deep draft for OT and you have other major areas of need like QB, DT, DE, S, RB and WR. You have to get younger and cheaper on the DL and find another RB to pair with Kamara since you can’t get rid of him for another year or two and you have to find a cheap WR to replace Landry although I think Shaheed has assured himself of big snaps next year you still can’t count on Thomas playing at all. Olave and Shaheed alone won’t be enough.