June 27, 2008

Second-year OL James Marten was the 67th player selected in the 2007 draft and spent his rookie season mostly watching starting OTs Flozell Adams and Marc Colombo, while being on the inactive list for all 16 games. Now, it appears Marten might be tried at guard, too. When Colombo was injured late last season, the coaches felt more comfortable with Pat McQuistan or Doug Free (a fourth-rounder in ’07) as potential replacements. Marten received some snaps at guard during OTAs and might continue to get looks there in training camp. Following the addition in May of Cory Lekkerkerker, there is an abundance of talent and depth at tackle, whereas guard is a little thinner. As of now, the only other interior backups of note are Cowboys veterans Cory Procter and Joe Berger, who were both on the roster last season, plus recently added Adam Stenavich.