01-27-2023, 09:49 AM
(01-26-2023, 10:12 PM)BIGDADDYFROMCINCINNATI Wrote: The whole article is about Carmen Jackson, and it's called "Carmen's Climb." Posted below for your enjoyment.
https://www.bengals.com/news/frank-pollack-brian-callahan
Just an excerpt for the article, and this is after Carmen lost his job to Volson with his meeting with Pollack
Pollack loves how Carmen's drowned out the naysayers. When he made the move to Volson before the opener, Pollack did some messaging himself to Carman.
Pollack said. "''Your story is not written yet, you're young, and you're still learning. I want you to start focusing on that [Right offensive] tackle spot.' And Carmen's quietly been doing that. He's kept his mouth shut. He grinded and it showed where he's at the other night. I'm really proud of him. He's taken such a great approach like a pro this year to tune out the noise."
I mean, you purposefully went into that article and changed it to misspell his name. Is this something you find funny, because I think it's really just juvenile and disrespectful to the young man and makes it appear you are too ignorant to spell a 6-letter name? And the article did not say "Right Tackle spot" you added that.
Quote:CARMAN CLIMB: Such as Carman, the 2021 second-round pick, the former Clemson left tackle who lost the right guard job a few times as a rookie before rookie Cordell Volson beat him out this past training camp for the left guard job.
When Carman had such a good game in his first NFL start at tackle on his 23rd birthday last Sunday, it was a reminder just how young he was when he came into the league and how high his ceiling is.
And Pollack loves how he's drowned out the naysayers. When he made the move to Volson before the opener, Pollack did some messaging himself to Carman.
"I told him, 'Your story is not written yet,'" Pollack said. "'You're young. You're still learning. I want you to start focusing on that tackle spot.' And he's quietly been doing that. He's kept his mouth his shut. He's grinded and it showed where he's at the other night. I'm really proud of him. He's taken such a great approach like a pro this year to tune out the noise."
Carman, the product of the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, became a pro in his hometown at the ripe old age of 21. Throw in changing positions and sides …
"He was a high draft pick based on his god-given athleticism, his movement and his talents," Pollack said. "He was pushed into a position of need as a rookie. I don't care who you are. If you play guard in college, to make that jump in the NFL it's going to be hard. It was a position of need. He was a top pick. So we're going to put him there and give him every chance to have success."
