Nice game, Jackson Carman

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(01-23-2023, 12:46 PM)WychesWarrior Wrote: Hell ol buddy, I think we've ALL given JC the business at one point or another.

I'm happy for him, and I hope he can keep it up. In his interview with Lap, he gave all of the credit to playing next to Volson. He was very humble. I'm thinking he's maybe matured a lot (he's only 23 isn't he?), and the back is now in good shape. I was frankly a little shocked at how much he gushed over Cordell helping get him up to speed. This team is something else, and it's rubbing off on every one of them. Even one of our favorite whipping boys. New Dey indeed.

His short answers and brevity was always a thing with him (remember his interviews around him being drafted), but one needs to WATCH him when Lapham interviews him: he lights up, is smiling and while the answers are still brief, they aren't as brief as when the beat guys talk to him.

I think last year just painted him in a bad light and he was dogged by the press as a result. Thus, all of his, "low effort/laziness," bad attitude, etc., could be that he just doesn't feel comfortable talking to the media.

When talking to Lapham though, a guy who I've never heard bash Carman (he's told it like it is, but not gone out of his way to bash him) and a former lineman, his attitude immediately switched up.

I feel this is a case of what is told/shown to us, is done with an agenda attached (at times) and that has added to the Carman stigma (and he doesn't want to play along with it, so he looks like a cold fish whenever he's interviewed).

Just let the guy go out there and play. He may need to still mature, but he's getting better.

(01-23-2023, 01:19 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I hear you, but Volson played LT in college and made the switch. I wonder if his back injury was the real issue and if he is now healthy.

It is not a knock on Carman, some can do it like Whitt, some can't. I am just thrilled he played great yesterday, hopefully a confidence builder for him. Our RT and RG also played very well yesterday as did our center on a bad knee.

Just a great OL game.

RT, not LT :)

Volson just has skills more-suited to G (slower, not great at kicking out, struggles with lateral movement) but not size/physical traits (he fits anywhere, IMO, save for C), while Carman has physical traits more suited to G (shorter arms, bigger body, super strong), but skills-wise, he's still good for T (good at kicking out, moves decent laterally and read something that his hand usage and the like is fine for T, but not for G).

His problem was always consistency, but he's been quite consistent for 2 straight games now, one against arguably the best D in the NFL.