Updates on a couple offensive linemen

Peter Ariz

Nov 29, 2023 1 min read

Jalen Rivers - going through his decision making process now but solid chance he’s back for another. Has an opportunity to get his Masters degree. Scouts think he’s playing out of position as a tackle — will play guard at the next level. 6th-7th round grade right now, could help himself coming back and working on his “stiffness” as was put to me

Matt Lee - Late/PFA grade right now and Miami pushing hard to get him back. Trusts Mario/Mirabal obviously. Getting him back would be absolutely massive

Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Reddit WhatsApp Email Link

Comments (216)

View as thread

WeBallinBoyz

Nov 29, 2023

Sounds about right on the draft grades, Both back and that’s massive for QB portal recruiting. They’ll take up a chunk of NIL, but it’s worth it.

Y
Yoyo82

Nov 29, 2023

Adding those 2 along with a plug in starter at QB will dictate how well our offense does.

Having Mario/Mirabel makes me feel confident that not only do they both come back but they both improve their draft stock as well.

Empirical Cane

Nov 29, 2023

Peter Ariz said:
Jalen Rivers - going through his decision making process now but solid chance he’s back for another. Has an opportunity to get his Masters degree. Scouts think he’s playing out of position as a tackle — will play guard at the next level. 6th-7th round grade right now, could help himself coming back and working on his “stiffness” as was put to me

Matt Lee - Late/PFA grade right now and Miami pushing hard to get him back. Trusts Mario/Mirabal obviously. Getting him back would be absolutely massive

Who is Lee's replacement as of now?

Already on roster or another portal target?

Odysseus

Nov 29, 2023

Man.that would change our season tremendously

Tempest

Nov 29, 2023

Out of curiosity, why is Lee’s draft grade so low? Physical attributes? He’s such a great player.

RealRussellPumps

Nov 29, 2023

Peter Ariz said:
Jalen Rivers - going through his decision making process now but solid chance he’s back for another. Has an opportunity to get his Masters degree. Scouts think he’s playing out of position as a tackle — will play guard at the next level. 6th-7th round grade right now, could help himself coming back and working on his “stiffness” as was put to me

Matt Lee - Late/PFA grade right now and Miami pushing hard to get him back. Trusts Mario/Mirabal obviously. Getting him back would be absolutely massive

Bringing Matt Lee back for another year would be MASSIVE. Really hope we make that happen.

In a dream scenario next year, we have a competition at the LT spot with Bell, Samson and Mccoy and best man wins , Rivers slides into the LG spot, Lee back at Center, Coop starts at Rg and Francis at RT. Another year of development for Cooper and Francis could make this a SCARY line next year.

423Hurricane

Nov 29, 2023

Encouraging that Rivers is considering his education in his decision process. Really not surprised as he seems like a really smart fella. Kinda surprised at Lee’s grade but then again, centers don’t seem to be a priority in the draft.

Da Jumbo Mutombo

Nov 29, 2023

What about Zion Nelson?

JayCane20

Nov 29, 2023

Best OL we've ever had if they return and if Rivers moves back to LG and Samson plays LT.

miamicanephins

Nov 29, 2023

Sounds like great news!

423Hurricane

Nov 29, 2023

Da Jumbo Mutombo said:
What about Zion Nelson?

Saw a mock draft yesterday that had him going in the 1st round to the Phins. LOL.

MikeCane18

Nov 29, 2023

Matt Lee and Rivers back would be a tremendous recruiting win and help with the sell to any portal QB.

WeBallinBoyz

Nov 29, 2023

Would the ideal OL look like…

LT - Bell/Samson
LG - Rivers
C - Lee
RG - Cooper
RT - Francis

Samson/McCoy might be impatient but that’s a pretty **** good starting 5 there with two quality backups

Cookie917

Nov 29, 2023

Yoyo82 said:
Adding those 2 along with a plug in starter at QB will dictate how well our offense does.

Having Mario/Mirabel makes me feel confident that not only do they both come back but they both improve their draft stock as well.

I wonder if with another year of development (assuming both Lee and Rivers return) if McCoy would shift out to LT? I know obviously Samson will have a shot but depending on his injury I think that is TBD. But if they (NFL) are projecting him at G (and i think he played fine at T) Maybe we help him out with some tape at that position and the best 5 from left to right would be McCoy/Samson/Bell; Rivers; Lee; Cooper; Francis.

Or the mystery case of Zion returns for LT. I think McCoy will be a RS soph so 3 years in the program he should be ready, he looked good in limited time last year and was clearly first man off the bench. I am a little surprised at Lee's grade. I know C are not valued as high as T but a good center makes a big difference.