08-11-2017, 12:50 PM
(08-11-2017, 12:40 PM)Whatever Wrote: I guess my philosophy is just different. One of the big reasons Og struggled last yeat is that he's never really had an NFL TC due to injury. I want my starter to have as many 1st team reps as possible so they are as prepared as they possibly can be going into the season. Having two young guys compete can possibly push one to a new level, but on the other side of the coin, whoever wins is going to not be as prepared as they could be due to splitting duties. This is a big reason why QB competition rarely works out.
On Robinson as a player, I've just seen it too many times. They put out these mammoth T's at 'bama that completely bust at the position in the NFL, then the teams that draft them try them at G to try and salvage something, and they blow there, too. Some guys can switch sides relatively easily. For example, Andre transitioned from LT in college to RT here, but that was his position all through camp. On the other hand, there are guys like Whit who when a move to opposite side was discussed, made it sound like a tough transition. Personally, I think that it is highly unlikely that Robinson can play a position he's never played before on a side he's never played before at a high level after spending most of TC and preseason working at a different position. Plus, OL chemistry is very important and there are going to be struggles from that end plugging in Cam basically on the fly.
Great points here. Chemistry is one of if not the biggest deals in an O-line struggling or playing well.
Og needs all the snaps he can get right now and we just hope it starts to click sometime between now and the 3rd regular season game when we have to play the best Defense in the NFL besides ours in the Texans. Should be one low scoring game that the team with the least mistakes ends up taking.
Cam Robinson struggling right now just proves your point again about Bama O-lineman. Wouldn't of done what SHRacer says now in hindsight but i was for it before the draft. Just hope it all plays out for the best for our Bengals.
