01-19-2020, 11:25 PM
(01-19-2020, 07:10 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Well, I was speaking more from years of playing Semi-Pro (think adult amateur, but with helmets, pads and officials), but what I'm aiming at is; Is the Lineman who can only play effectively on the Left side or the Right side really an athlete, or is he just a one tool guy that's only good at one thing? Sure, some guys in the NFL latch onto one position and never have to show more than exactly one specific skill set, but likely more than half of Lineman that arrive in an NFL training camp are shifted around, and asked to show what they can do in a variety of roles, in an attempt to claim a roster spot.
My point to that monologue is simply that if an interior OL can't be effective on either side of the line, is he really worth the money he's asking for? For example, what if the Bengals were to pay well for a guy to play RG, and then an injury happens at LG, and the guy has to shift over? Should we just give the guy a pass, because he's playing "out of position"? I'd think that most minds in the football world would chuckle at the thought. (now, the exception being in an emergency asking a career Guard to slide out to Tackle, as that is a bit more than just going from Right to Left, or vice versa)
Yeesh, building a straw man much? Sure, someone can be good at both guard spots. Really it's not that hard to acknowledge that it's possible Jordan can be "better" at LG than RG when all his experience is on the left side. There might be a reason he's mostly played there.
But your comment I took exception with initially (that you don't seem to want to talk about) is you wanting to move Jordan and get a LG just to help with Jonah's development as if it a veteran RG wouldn't have a positive impact on whoever is RT. But if you don't have anything else to add to that, I guess that topic has run it's course.
Congrats on playing semi-pro.
