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I'm going with:

2. Berger/Elflein


maybe Elflein can slide over to C in 2018?

I took the rookie/Cirles combo but who knows

Elflien and Berger will line up with each other, C & G with Sirles backing up Berger. Easton backs up Elflien.

What else does Berger play well? Can he return kicks?

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I'm not sure why anyone would think that Berger wouldnt start somewhere. He was a top center in the league last year and the previous one

Pondering Her Percy wrote:I'm not sure why anyone would think that Berger wouldnt start somewhere. He was a top center in the league last year and the previous one

Unless he retires. But yeah, it's pretty much a no-brainer that he'll "beat out" pretty much anyone else on the roster at RG.

Zimmer said he was going to try Elflein at center. Guard spot is pretty much open. I would think as long as Berger stays healthy he is guaranteed one of the spots.
Who would we have backing up Boone? He missed a couple games last year.

halfgiz wrote:Who would we have backing up Boone? He missed a couple games last year.

Sirles, Isiorda or Easton most likely. Or Berger moves over and one of those other guys slides to RG.

dead_poet wrote: Unless he retires. But yeah, it's pretty much a no-brainer that he'll "beat out" pretty much anyone else on the roster at RG.

I've heard this mentioned a couple of times. Is there talk that he is thinking of retiring? I really hope that is not the case or that could spell trouble......

MikethePurple wrote: I've heard this mentioned a couple of times. Is there talk that he is thinking of retiring? I really hope that is not the case or that could spell trouble......

If he was going to retire, I would imagine he would've done it by now.

One would hope but we didn't have any word about Loadholt or Sullivan at this time last year either. Granted Loadholt had a workout set back but I guess I wouldn't take it as a given. I was more wondering about whether there had been credible rumblings/reports around the subject or not.

MikethePurple wrote:One would hope but we didn't have any word about Loadholt or Sullivan at this time last year either. Granted Loadholt had a workout set back but I guess I wouldn't take it as a given. I was more wondering about whether there had been credible rumblings/reports around the subject or not.

It's been a few months since there's been an update. Oddly, I can't find the article that mentioned it originally right now.

MikethePurple wrote:One would hope but we didn't have any word about Loadholt or Sullivan at this time last year either. Granted Loadholt had a workout set back but I guess I wouldn't take it as a given. I was more wondering about whether there had been credible rumblings/reports around the subject or not.

There have been rumblings (though not many) and Berger was contemplating retirement a couple of years ago. He'll turn 35 this month and he suffered a concussion last season so retirement seems like a possibility.

Mothman wrote: There have been rumblings (though not many) and Berger was contemplating retirement a couple of years ago. He'll turn 35 this month and he suffered a concussion last season so retirement seems like a possibility.

I guess we'll have to keep our fingers crossed because that would definitely be a setback for a thin and unproven group already.....

MikethePurple wrote:
I guess we'll have to keep our fingers crossed because that would definitely be a setback for a thin and unproven group already.....

I think he will play this year. I mean if he retired out of nowhere, it hurts yeah but I still don't think Easton and Elflein are a bad combo either. I'm kind of an Easton fan for whatever reason. I like his toughness and physicality.