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Bill Johanesen -> RE: General Vikes Talk (8/17/2020 11:29:00 AM)
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I mentioned this before that some o-linemen struggle when they go from one side to the other. I'm wondering if he will do better back where he played well in college. I found this on Twitter from Courtney Cronin:
Gary Kubiak on moving Pat Elflein to right guard, where he started 25 games as a soph/junior at Ohio State: "We just took a look at it this offseason. That’s somewhere that Pat has had a comfort zone before in his football life. We talked about that and obviously we got competition going for the other guard, however we end up right there. But just a decision made through some talking through the process, talking to Pat. Talking about how we were going to get started once we came back."
I don't understand the logic here. Elf sucked at center, so they moved him to LG. Elf sucked at LG, so rather than cut him loose, they give him a chance to suck at a 3rd position. Side of the field isn't the issue. Elf not being strong enough to hold the point of attack is the issue. You simply live with a guard being knocked straight back into the QB's lap whenever you run a play involving a straight drop.
Shades of Fusco
The G equivalent of T.J. Clemmings.
Seems generally some fans have little problem wanting OL players to move around. Then when the player fails, we hear the move stunted their growth, the player never had the chance to learn a position, etc.
They can experiment with Elf, that is what camp is for, but at the end of the day a bowling pin is a bowling pin.
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