We have a significant upgrade at the guard spots over last season. Bleich and Heggie are nfl talents. Forsythe’s reach at 6’6 or 6’7 is going to pose problems. Ivey was a “guard playing tackle” according to nfl scouts. He went undrafted, invited to Seattle’s rookie camp, they saw him, and let him go. To my knowledge, he’s not been invited elsewhere. Same with Tyler Jordan and the falcons. Johnson is still on the Steelers roster and will get a shot to make the team. I doubt he will. The Steelers are good at that spot.
Last season, Buchanan was arguably our second best o-lineman. This season, I think he’s our weakest link among the starting 5. We can survive an injury at guard or center. The true worry is at tackle. We have no one that can step in if Delance or Forsythe get hurt. With Forsythe able to play both spots, we just need one guy to take a backup spot. Who that is I have no idea. Based on spring, the staff seems to be pushing Tarquin at RT. But he needs to gain the necessary strength to be able to compete. Gouraige is another guy they are looking at but he was a huge disappointment this spring.