A New Jackson Carman?

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(05-01-2023, 10:16 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Whoa, hold on a minute here.  Let's talk about these items one by one.

1.  He's 23?  Big deal, he's also a college educated Gen Z who's likely been way more advance for his age that you or I could have possibly hoped to have been by that age, and he's been a "superstar" since he was a kid.

2.  Out of position?  Pfft, hungry athletes do whatever it takes to get on the field, regardless of specific position.

3.  I'll give you that one, he came through with fresh legs against defenses that had been on the field all season long plus playoffs.

4.  Back issues are tricky, (I'm a back patient and still trying to be competitive) the gymnastics and ballet are likely therapeutic for his back in that respect, and I applaud him for trying things to mitigate a problem that will never completely go away.

5.  What do I want?  I want the best 5 OL out on the field at any given moment.  Right now, I have Williams as the lead for RT, and Carman as the Swing Tackle.

The way this is written implies a player can play any position assigned if they just "put in the work."
If that's what you meant to imply, I would disagree.
Not every player has the athletic/size capability to play any position assigned, no matter how hard they try.
And/or they are not able to figure out what to do to improve and the coaches are either giving them bad advice or not much advice at all.

I will say this...
If the Bengals truly wanted to have the 5 best OL out there without dealing with a learning curve for Williams/Carman/Ford, they could put Brown back at RT for this season only and have LT covered with Carman/Williams.
That, IMO, would be truly getting the best 5 OL on the field.
I know they promised Brown he'd get to stay at LT, but by doing so does add risk for the RT position.