Giacomini reportedly is an enormous beast in pads so far in training camp, so If the Spitz/College loser went that would make Lang and Deitrich-Smith the inside backups. That should be OK. McCarthy wants Lang inside anyway.

I think Lee is still a starting TE for some teams, especially ones who need run blocking and could command a solid back up type SS in return. The drawback there is that Lee is a willing Special Teams player, and a mentor to some of the younger guys on offense.

Hawk is too expensive to trade. Bishop is unproven and unlikely to command much. Chillar is too versatile to give up. Who’d want Poppinga?

I think the best bet to trade would be the OL that loses the battle between Colledge and Spitz. Yet to have a quality backup is a nice luxury to have.

For TE’s, Havner wouldn’t command much. Neither would Lee.

Otherwise I have to worry that they are going to repeat last preseason. They gave a huge chunk of reps to Anthony Smith, and then dumped his ass for someone who didn’t know the system. Then when they get dinged up against Cinncy they have to play Derrick Martin and Jarrett Bush at Safety. Then, everyone wonders how they got rolled over.

Looks a little funny getting hurt during a conditioning test.

Anyway, he had a good year and was better than Mark Roman. We all hope he can return to his former self, but I for one am glad we drafted Burnett.