Snakester
Draft Man
I hope your right and all this is just a temporary calling of Ross as starter, because as bad as Ross is on film I can't fathom Whisenhunt being so blind as not to see it.
Gandy still on Cards' radar .. Whiz names Ross starter at LT ..
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I hope your right and all this is just a temporary calling of Ross as starter, because as bad as Ross is on film I can't fathom Whisenhunt being so blind as not to see it.
crisper57
Open the Roof!
Cards close to getting Gandy, announce sked
Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 2, 2007 01:18 PM
The Cardinals crept closer to signing a veteran offensive lineman in free agency Monday and announced their preseason schedule, which includes home games against the Texans and Chargers.
Mike Gandy, who played the past two years in Buffalo, could become a Cardinal as soon as today.
Gandy, 28, started 16 games at left tackle for the Bills in 2005, and could compete for the starting job at that same position with the Cardinals. Gandy, however, is regarded as a better guard than tackle, and moved to left guard after seven games last season.
The 6-feet-4, 310-pound Gandy was drafted in the third round by the Bears in 2001. He didn’t play in a game that year, but started at both left guard and left tackle in 2002. In 2003, he started 14 games at left tackle for the Bears, and moved to right guard the following year.
The Bears, however, cut him during the 2004 season, and Gandy signed with Buffalo the following year.
The Cardinals need a left tackle to replace Leonard Davis, a free agent who signed with Dallas. Davis will play right guard for the Cowboys.
Cardinals Ken Whisenhunt said last week that coaches will move Oliver Ross from right tackle to left tackle. Gandy likely will get a look there, too, although he struggled at that position last season, part of the reason he was moved to guard.
In other news, the Cardinals will open the preseason at Oakland. No definite date has been set, but it likely will be Saturday, Aug. 11. The next two preseason games will be at home: against Houston the week of Aug. 18 and San Diego the week of Aug. 25.
They’ll finish the preseason in Denver, probably on Aug. 30 or 31.
Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 2, 2007 01:18 PM
The Cardinals crept closer to signing a veteran offensive lineman in free agency Monday and announced their preseason schedule, which includes home games against the Texans and Chargers.
Mike Gandy, who played the past two years in Buffalo, could become a Cardinal as soon as today.
Gandy, 28, started 16 games at left tackle for the Bills in 2005, and could compete for the starting job at that same position with the Cardinals. Gandy, however, is regarded as a better guard than tackle, and moved to left guard after seven games last season.
The 6-feet-4, 310-pound Gandy was drafted in the third round by the Bears in 2001. He didn’t play in a game that year, but started at both left guard and left tackle in 2002. In 2003, he started 14 games at left tackle for the Bears, and moved to right guard the following year.
The Bears, however, cut him during the 2004 season, and Gandy signed with Buffalo the following year.
The Cardinals need a left tackle to replace Leonard Davis, a free agent who signed with Dallas. Davis will play right guard for the Cowboys.
Cardinals Ken Whisenhunt said last week that coaches will move Oliver Ross from right tackle to left tackle. Gandy likely will get a look there, too, although he struggled at that position last season, part of the reason he was moved to guard.
In other news, the Cardinals will open the preseason at Oakland. No definite date has been set, but it likely will be Saturday, Aug. 11. The next two preseason games will be at home: against Houston the week of Aug. 18 and San Diego the week of Aug. 25.
They’ll finish the preseason in Denver, probably on Aug. 30 or 31.
Snakester
Draft Man
Neither Ross or Gorin are anywhere near as good a player as BIG is. Ross might make a decent guard but he can't pass protect to save his life. He really has no business playing at tackle. If you have watched him over the last couple of years you would agree that he should not start at any tackle position. I would rather put Elton Brown at tackle than to see Ross out there again. Really it's hard to believe that he is still on the team after the way he has played and the huge salary he is getting.
I really didn't have any negative thoughts about Whis or Grimm before this. The only thing that concerned me was that Whis didn't have any head coaching experience.
