@mayoclinic I am curious why you want them to keep Wilson at LG? I ask because he was pretty bad in totality, he was a decent pass blocker but his run blocking was abhorrent. I am strongly in the camp of sign a FA LG, my preference is David Edwards and let Wilson and Bradburry fight it out at Center in TC.
Campbell was decent to good at run blocking but I feel like Wilson at LG made running to left a crap shoot and remove some plays from the playbook. Just the ramblings of an old-ish man.
JMHO, as another member of the old-ish man club:
1. Because Doug Marrone and company obviously believe in Wilson at LG, and not just out of necessity, and I trust their judgment much more than that of the Patsfans armchair coaching staff. They showed no interest in keeping Ben Brown at LG, or in pursuing veteran LG options at the trade deadline. I also trust the OL coaching staff to coach players up.
2. Because I think he could be the next Quinn Meinerz. Wilson has elite athleticism, not just for OC, but for all OL. 6' 3" 310# with 32 3/8" arms, 80" wingspan, and 10 3/4" hands. 4.84 40, 1.72 10-split, 4.55 SS, 32" VJ, 9' 4" BJ. His numbers match up well with Meinerz, Joel Bitonio, Rashawn Slater, Peter Skoronski, Joe Thuney, and Ali Marpet.
Wilson needs to add 5-10# of good muscle, get much stronger, and learn the nuances of guard play. But he has the frame and athleticism to be elite.
3. Because Wilson wasn't always an OC. He was recruited out of high school as an OG. He was moved to OC in 2024 at Georgia.
4. Because I have seen enough flashes of elite play to feel he can be exceptional at LG, both in pass and run.
5. Because OL take time to develop, and need patience. Meinerz didn't make All Pro until his 4th year. The Broncos actually declined Garrett Bolles' 5th year option, then he exploded in year 4. A rookie season, with injuries, is far too soon to rush to judgment.
I am OK with Wilson at either LG or C. Sign a Tyler Linderbaum or draft a guy like Kade Pieper next year, and I keep him at LG. Sign David Edwards or draft a guy like Emmanuel Pregnon this year, or Austin Siereveld or Cayden Green in 2027, and I move Wilson to C. I think Carter Smith could excel at both G or C.
However it works out, I think Wilson is a multiple contract starter at IOL and a key piece of what I hope will be a dominant OL by 2027-2028.
