Volson to RT? Hear me out...

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(02-25-2023, 10:55 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: PFF has it as 883 total snaps, with 323 pass blocking and 560 run blocking.  Not sure which is right?  

It isn't as bad as people make it out to be.  Pass blocked about 37% of the snaps.  

He was incredible his senior year at NDSU playing RT.  He had 323 pass blocking snaps, had no sacks, and only gave up one hit.  

I keep coming back to Adeniji in comparison to Volson for RT.  (I know no one wants to go with Adeniji, but hear me out).  

Adeniji was forced in to some snaps at G, not the position he played his entire career in college.  He struggled BIG TIME.  He was flat out awful as a guard.  He played better at OT but really got abused in the AFCCG.  (To be fair, Jones abuses just about everyone).  But Adeniji was better at OT than guard.  No debate there.  Now, why can't the same be true for Volson?  He has already proven to be solid at LG, but if he can be even better at RT (his natural position), the Bengals might have found a real diamond in the rough.  At the very least, I would see him as a serious upgrade to Collins in pass protection.  

Pass blocking 37% of the time is not much when most NFL teams are throwing 60%+ , though.

Another big issue is how many of those snaps were actual true pass sets?  NDSU's passing game is very heavy play action out of I-form with the TE in tight to at least help chip the DE.  It isn't an offense that's going to be giving up many sacks in general.  They allowed 13 sacks in '22 and 17 in '21.  

Adeniji's issue coming out of college was anchor/play strength.  Moving him inside to block bigger, stronger DT's is playing towards that weakness.  KC actually exploited it by putting Jones out on the edge against him on a number of snaps.  Volson's main issue is handling speed and athleticism.