Ranking the AFC West O-linemen

[Imasmashu]

We are continuing our divisional position ranking with the offensive linemen. Overall, it is a young group with many players who have potential to move up in future years.

1. Eric Winston, T, Kansas City: Arguably the best right tackle in the NFL. The Chiefs scored major with this free-agent signing.

2. Ryan Clady, T, Denver: Clady’s sack and penalty numbers are up, but he is still an above-average player who should benefit from playing with Peyton Manning.

3. Nick Hardwick, C, San Diego: A strong, reliable player whom the Chargers absolutely had to re-sign.

4. Chris Kuper, G, Denver: Ask any scout about underrated players and Kuper is probably on every list.

5. Jared Veldheer, T, Oakland: The list is getting difficult here. I’m going with Veldheer as the second-best left tackle based on potential. It’s sky-high.

read more: Ranking the AFC West O-linemen - AFC West Blog - ESPN

[MileHighRaider]

Interesting speculation. I personally feel Veldheer is much better than Clady. There's a reason Tebow was forced to run as much as he did last year. Manning will have a lot more trouble than he has in the past, IMHO.

Thanks Smash.

[guydon]

I wouldn't trade Veldheer for any lineman in the div. Not even joking.