Volson to RT? Hear me out...

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(02-22-2023, 04:02 PM)Whatever Wrote: Adeniji played like garbage in the AFCCG.  However, he allowed no sacks during the regular season.  He actually graded better at RT than Volson did at LG.  How does moving Volson to RT improve depth there?  I'm not enamored with the guy, because he seems to fold in huge games.  However, he's a guy you can plug in at that spot for a few games during the regular season and be ok.

Smith was a known project when he was drafted.  2 years is way early to give up on a Day 3 project, especially at OT.  Sacrifices may need to be made to get us over the top, and if the axe falls on him, that's fine.  It needs to be for a definite upgrade, though.

I don't see how anyone can look at how Volson played last year and think it's likely he can make the switch and be even a decent RT.  Instead of letting him develop at G, we"d move him to T.  Then, when he sucks, people will be screaming for him to be cut and he'll be another wasted pick.

I'd much rather go into the draft with the freedom to draft a G or T if they're the best player on my board than go in definitely needing 2 G's.  

Adeniji's pass blocking is worse than Volson's.

Volson's PFF pass blocking:
regular season - 52.9
postseason - 54.0

Adeniji's PFF pass blocking:
regular season - 48.4
postseason - 29.8

Let's look at their total pressures allowed:
Volson reg+post = 38+5 = 43 (865 PB snaps)
Adeniji reg+post = 8+15 = 23 (259 PB snaps)

If Adeniji had the same number of PB snaps as Volson, he would be projected to have allowed 76 total pressures over 865 PB snaps.

Even if just looking at total sacks allowed, you have:
Volson - 5 sacks in 865 snaps
Adeniji - 4 sacks in 259 snaps

So yes, Adeniji was (far) worse than Volson in pass protection