12-30-2022, 07:11 PM
(12-30-2022, 01:34 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: Yes, during the regular season Prince played a little less than half the snaps Collins played this season and overall Collins grade this year is 57.9 according to pff compared to Prince 58.0 last year.
Adeniji last year had an overall score of 48.3 in the regular season. A clear level below Prince, and if you go back and watch the tape it supports Prince playing better than Hakeem last year. They both played poorly in the playoffs and had similar pff grades in the playoffs.
I think a lot of people are saying Adeniji played out of position last year and should get the nod over Prince. Even if it makes a big difference for him playing RT it’d still probably at best get him to Prince’s level of play last year. I’d also argue that Prince showed signs of improvement as the year went on.
I’ve been hard on Prince in the past. I’m an OSU fan and wanted absolutely nothing to do with him when we signed him here. I’ve seen enough from him at this level to think he can be a damn fine backup RT as long as the rest of our line is solid.
As far as Prince being on the PS I think that’s just the way it played out after his injury. They put him on PS because there wasn’t an immediate need and he could stay with the team while not eating a roster spot riding the bench. Adeniji offers more versatility as 6th o line, OT and OG so it makes sense to have him active on game days over Prince in a backup role.
Great post LF40. Whoever gets the start it honestly doesn't matter to me, almost seems like a bit of smoke thrown by Burrow.
I bet Adeniji starts as he was just playing against the Patriots starters and in my eyes I saw no fall off in pass protection from La'el.
Whoever gets the spot at RT I just hope they play well so we aren't rotating at the spot too much.
Keep the starters intact as much as possible. Prince isn't bad either, like you said, he was better than Adeniji last year and just about
as good as Collins this year except for the run blocking from Collins which in the right scheme he is elite. Prince might be a better run
blocker than Adeniji I don't know, all I know is both are Tackles and should stay on the outside, same with D'Ante.
