(11-10-2021, 05:04 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: In a presser, Zac said Adeniji had "earned another start". I got the impression they were going to see if he's able to keep that spot. 

(11-10-2021, 05:04 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: In a presser, Zac said Adeniji had "earned another start". I got the impression they were going to see if he's able to keep that spot. 

(11-10-2021, 04:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Good point.

Season was over when we benched Dalton, but that move really made Zac look bad.  Don't know how Finley could have possibly looked better than Dalton in practice.

(11-10-2021, 06:41 PM)P W Wrote: if you are trying to instill confidence in a young player that is about to get another start, making a press conference statement of, "we're only starting player B because player A isn't 100%" probably isn't the way to go.

(11-10-2021, 04:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Good point.

Season was over when we benched Dalton, but that move really made Zac look bad.  Don't know how Finley could have possibly looked better than Dalton in practice.

(11-10-2021, 06:45 PM)Benton Wrote: I was ok with it.

At that point, it was time to start looking at options. Finley was an option we could try out and see if anything positive happened. That's better than the offseasons where teams bring in question marks and do the same thing in preseason.

(11-10-2021, 07:07 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Either way, one or the other isn't going to be instilled with confidence. 

(11-10-2021, 10:28 PM)P W Wrote: if there is an injured player, they would understand they are injured.

(11-10-2021, 10:45 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Start the best 5. Period. People are just mad because Carman was a 2nd round pick, and Adeniji was a late round guy. But the team has always been pretty high on Adeniji. And he’s also a couple years older than Carman. There’s plenty of time for Jackson to develop into a future starter.

(11-10-2021, 11:11 PM)samhain Wrote: I get it, but he's probably not going to develop faster on the bench than he is getting live reps.  He's not some undersized, unathletic slug who needs to mature physically and he's not a project player in any way.  The only way he learns to deal with NFL d-linemen is by going against them regularly.  Even a guy as highly regarded as Sewell is taking his lumps in year 1.  

(11-10-2021, 11:22 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Difference here as opposed to Detroit is we’re 5-4 and competing for a playoff spot. We also need to protect our franchise QB (Goff is just a stopgap for the Lions). And Carman isn’t a project per se, but he is still learning a new position. Whereas Adeniji has experience all over the OL from last season.

But if Carman stacks a bunch of good practices one after another he’s probably going to earn another start. Right now I can see why they want to go with Adeniji though.

(11-10-2021, 11:35 PM)Tlawsonmariat82 Wrote: This is exactly the perspective I have a problem with you can't keep playing musical cheers with the offensive line it's a stupid strategy to employ..what did adenji do that's so great he deserves the opportunity??absolutely nothing This is total bs and it's one of the reasons I've been a zac guy and never will be..

He's never been a man about none of this even dating back to how he dealt with the marvin veterans could've and should've been handled way better..

(11-10-2021, 11:44 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: The “musical chairs” has mostly been a result of injuries. XSF went down - enter Carman - Carman hurt his back and had to leave a game - enter Trey Hill (who was terrible) - enter Adeniji.

And obviously they feel Adeniji showed enough between last season, the preseason, and in practice that he might be the best option right now. People have been complaining about Carman all season, and now they’re complaining that they’re trying someone else. They just can’t win with some of you.

(11-10-2021, 11:57 PM)Tlawsonmariat82 Wrote: We are 4-1 in games started by Jackson Carman..That kid has gotten better each game he's played,in five starts he's surrendered 4 pressures 1 penalty and zero sacks with a team high 7 pancake blocks..I don't know what else this coaching staff is asking from a rookie but I can assure you Adeniji is not the answer he's just as unproven as Carman at this point..

(11-11-2021, 12:02 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Those numbers are not correct. He gave up 7 pressures in the Green Bay game alone.

(11-11-2021, 12:32 AM)Tlawsonmariat82 Wrote: Some of those pressures was solely on the running backs..I gave you Carmen's current numbers from pff zero sacks and 7 pancake blocks that's work in progress for a rookie..he's truthfully the only lineman we have that plays with an attitude..

(11-10-2021, 04:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Good point.

Season was over when we benched Dalton, but that move really made Zac look bad.  Don't know how Finley could have possibly looked better than Dalton in practice.

(11-11-2021, 12:32 AM)Tlawsonmariat82 Wrote: Some of those pressures was solely on the running backs..I gave you Carmen's current numbers from pff zero sacks and 7 pancake blocks that's work in progress for a rookie..he's truthfully the only lineman we have that plays with an attitude..