Worth Moving Hopkins Back to OG?

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-08-2022, 08:51 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: 100% agree on Smith being more of an OT.  I just think the coaches were trying to get the best 5 out there, and they were struggling at OG.  I feel the same way about Adeniji.

Carman is a bit more of a mystery.   Sure, he played LT in college, but he is built more like an OG.  He seemed to get his conditioning and play fairly well around week 5 if memory serves, but then he struggled big time (according to PFF...I never thought he would grade as low as he did, though). 

They are all very young and still have some potential, but for this season as close as the team was, I would feel iffy if more than one of them ended up starting.  

The thing is both Spain and Carman seem much better at LG and there is a reason for this. Some OL like one side over the 
other and when you have played on the left side most all of your career it is really tough to move to the right and especially 
to go from Tackle to Guard while doing it. I think both the coaches and Spain being the starting LG hindered Carman.

I truly think if we have Carman just start at LG this year and keep him there we will see the growth we want.

(03-08-2022, 08:55 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I thought the same thing...and then he seemed to get his conditioning and played fairly well....then he fell off a cliff.  It was just such an odd decline.  I know he faced some top talent in the playoffs, but after acquitting himself so well against the steelers interior....it was just odd. 

It was odd. Carman made that monster block against the Ravens in the first game too that sealed it on the long Perine TD.

He made numerous big blocks last year that just made him stand out in a great way and then he would get inconsistent 
again in pass protection cause of his hand placement playing on the right side was giving him trouble. Had a few more 
penalties than Adeniji too which must of been the only reason for Adeniji to start.

Still I didn't like it. I will take a few more penalties over a RG that just consistently gets pushed back all the damn time.