Brandon Albert and Andre Smith

Would we be able to afford either one of them? I think retaining Bushrod is a priority for us, as long as we don't break the bank on him. As someone pointed out in a another thread today, chemistry is important. He's not a world beater, and I'm sure we could find someone better in free agency, but our system doesn't require us to have perennial all-pros at the tackle positions. Though I think an upgrade at RT is necessary.

If however Bushrod does demand too much and we go our separate ways, a guy I would like us to look at is Max Starks (PIT). He wasn't expected to start, or hell, even be on the team the last 2 years (as he was cut before the 2011 season, then re-signed again). But he managed to work his way into the starting lineup, even though they had drafted tackles to take over for him. He won't be in their plans this year, and I'd think he'd be a good stop gap for 2-3 years, until we can draft and develop another late round stud. Plus, he'd be waaay cheaper than an Brandon Albert or Andre Smith.