Daily observations from camp

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(08-12-2024, 04:56 PM)NotBigzo Wrote: Look at the tape.

I wanted Carman out before anyone else did. I was the first one on that train. https://www.thebengalsboard.com/thread-30089-post-1237627.html#pid1237627

But I still can’t take from him the fact that he was decent OT at college and then we tried to move him at guard.


On top of that, he wasn’t the worst player @ Buffalo on that playoff game.

So some stuff to unpack here. 

Jackson Carman played OT in college but because of arm length and more importantly leg length keeping the depth of his kick slide on the shallow side he was destined to get kicked inside in the NFL. When Carman got to his first camp he carried over bad habits from college of not staying in shape and not putting the work in the off-season.

As for the Buffalo game I said it before and after the game Carman was perfectly suited to handle the Bills edge CURRENT edge defenders because they were all big power rushers with very little burst or bend. 


Edit: Forgot to add the gap/man scheme is the best suited for Carman where he can use his high end power. It was the zone blocking he struggled with hand placement when he was at Guard.