01-13-2017, 05:14 PM
I don't think that there is a clear cut answer for each and every scenario. I'd say that the coaches probably made the right call with Kirkpatrick in letting him sit behind guys like Hall and Newman who were playing quite well at the time. The fans were kind of peeved that the guy cost a first rounder and couldn't outperform the aging vets. After witnessing how JJoe and Hall performed right out of the gate we were kind of conditioned into thinking that that is what first round corners are supposed to play like.
Ogbuhi was different in that he looked completely outmatched and sub-starter level and the coaches refused to do anything about it until the season was pretty much over. He didn't seem to be improving from week to week and they kept trying to do the same thing over and over. When either Winston or Fisher were in, the line looked better. We got the excuse that Winston was incapable of playing every game of the season(wtf?) and no explanation that I can remember on Fisher. It looked like a case of the staff trying to force a square peg in a round hole rather than even try to adjust.
Ogbuhi was different in that he looked completely outmatched and sub-starter level and the coaches refused to do anything about it until the season was pretty much over. He didn't seem to be improving from week to week and they kept trying to do the same thing over and over. When either Winston or Fisher were in, the line looked better. We got the excuse that Winston was incapable of playing every game of the season(wtf?) and no explanation that I can remember on Fisher. It looked like a case of the staff trying to force a square peg in a round hole rather than even try to adjust.
