06-09-2023, 02:29 PM
(06-09-2023, 06:06 AM)casear2727 Wrote: Carman simply has not shown to be better than Jonah. Even in what many consider his best game in the snow he graded out at 60. He has not won a spot in 2 years, could not beat out a rookie from a MVC team. If the competition is remotely close and Jonah is healthy and on the roster, I would think they go with a guy that has shown he can start in the league and try to win the SB.
True that Carman hasn't shown that he is better than Jonah yet and couldn't beat out Volson at Guard. I just think with what Carman
finally shown at LT in the Playoffs, coming back in great shape ready to go and playing RT in OTA's and all TC and Preseason he very
well could be looking better than Jonah by the time the regular season starts.
It sure would be better for our future if this is the case than Jonah playing great one year at RT, leaving next year and RT still being a
question because Carman still isn't good on the right side. I have backed up Carman since we drafted him, no time for me to jump ship
to an oft injured Jonah off a poor season playing hurt, without an anchor moving to RT in a contract year.
(06-09-2023, 09:36 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I disagree, bud. In his first two NFL starts at LT, in the divisional round and the AFC title game (including 28 snaps against the Ratbirds), Jonah had a pass blocking average of 67.2, according to PFF. Jonah's season average grade was 62.7. I know people hate when PFF is used to make an argument, but the eyeball test against Buffalo and KC, where he practiced all week at LT and started both games showed me a lot about Carman that I had previously not believed.
Jonah gets a pass due to his fighting through injuries, but he wasn't really playing that well before the injury. He looked like he added bad weight and lost some of his agility.
I don't mean to sound like Carman is better than Jonah (although I do believe he has a significantly better anchor), but what I saw in his first two starts at LT, combined with his contract represents a tremendous savings over Jonah. Collins could start on PUP and either back him up or take the job if Carman is struggling. I have a feeling that if Jackson gets the snaps at RT and is the starter, he will be pretty solid and won't look back.
I mentioned earlier that I would keep Collins as quality depth for both tackle spots and he also played LG his rookie season for Dallas.
Yep, I wouldn't be saying anything positive about Carman if he played poorly at LT and came in in bad shape in OTA's. But that didn't
happen thank God. Carman's anchor is significantly stronger than Jonah's and Carman is in OTA's in great shape after finally showing
something good in the Playoffs while Jonah is still rehabbing even if he is squatting 600 pounds, he still has to be able to cut, move,
and do all the things Sunset said.
Jackson Carman has the head start at RT and even La'el has been at OTA's with his teammates.
