11-23-2024, 06:06 PM
(11-23-2024, 11:44 AM)ochocincos Wrote: I'm not in the camp of "change it up for the sake of changing it up."
If there is a guy who is an unknown quantity, I can see trying him out, but we know what Cody Ford is and isn't.
Heck, I'd rather give Matt Lee an opportunity somewhere on the IOL than see Cody Ford and his sub-55.0 PFF grade every year in his career go out there as a full-time starter the rest of the year. At least Matt Lee has looked good in the limited times we have seen him. Plus, he needs some opportunities if he's going to be a future starter.
But also, we need to stop praying for a miracle with this season, especially if it involves injecting Cody Ford as a starter the rest of the way.
Trying to have Cody Ford come in and save the season isn't something that's a reality.
He's had 6 seasons to show the NFL who he is, and he's been consistent at showing it. He's not starter material, period.
And after 6 seasons, he's not gonna magically improve.
If anyone is going to come in and turn around a season, it's going to be one of the young bucks who hasn't had a chance to really show themselves yet.
Fair enough, plus Cappa looked better against the Chargers according to his grade anyways. Volson is terrible though and I am done
with him. I always think of Lee as more of a Center than Guard but he can play both, same with Karras. Changing it up sometimes can
be a good thing especially when a player has been terrible and you honestly cannot get any worse.
Ford like I said, hasn't been a liability at LT and that has to be acknowledged. He hasn't been as bad this season as he has the rest of
his career that you keep referencing. Orlando should be back at LT after the bye and the OL should be better.
(11-23-2024, 11:56 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Yes Cappa and Volson both need to go. I'm not totally sold that Karras isn't in the need to go category as well though? Would Karras do better at LG next season with a much better supporting cast around him? Or even still C? perhaps?
For that matter will Mims pan out? But bottom line we have to get our Oline fixed, IMHO that's priority #1
And I highly doubt any move is going to magically turn this season around.
Keep Ted Karras, he actually has been pretty good with how bad both the guys on both sides of him have been. Not an easy task. That
is what is nice about Ted, he can play LG if we want to put Lee at Center. I definitely think Mims will pan out as long as injuries don't
happen. The only way I see a magical turn around is if the Defense gets much better and they get opportunistic.
Burrow and the Offense will be good enough to win some games, but we need to win out and that will take major help from the D.
Anyways, if we lose to the stealers after the bye I might be secretly hoping for an earlier Draft position.
