Westerman Needs to Be our RG

[SunsetBengal]

Has anyone checked out this CJ article?

https://www.cincyjungle.com/2018/8/11/17679338/4-things-to-know-from-bengals-final-day-of-training-camp

The reason that I put that in this thread is this section..

Quote:Redmond still only real challenger at RG
It’s looking more and more like Trey Hopkins will retain his starting right guard spot, partly because the real challenger may not even get a chance.
For most of training camp and even the Bengals’ preseason opener, Westerman has been the best guard not named Clint Boling. The problem is Westerman has only gotten time at left guard, where he has no chance of unseating Boling, the team’s best offensive lineman.
So, what about right guard?
Beating out the likes of Hopkins and Redmond seem like something Westerman would do, but for whatever reason, the coaching staff won’t give him reps at right guard.
If that continues, we may not see Westerman at all in 2018, which would really be a shame since it seems like he’d be a major threat to win the right guard spot.
Maybe he just can’t make that switch to the right side. Maybe he just can’t block as well from the right side.
Maybe, but it would still be nice to see him get a chance.

Now, reading things like "Westerman has been the best Guard not named Boling", and "for whatever reason, the coaches won't give him reps at RG", really gets my mind to imagining possibilities.


What if.. The team were considering pushing Boling out to LT, replacing him with Westerman, AND shifting Glenn over to the RT spot?

I know that seems rather far fetched, but hear me out. Several on here had talked about how good Boling looked at LT, at the end of last season. And, if the Bengals fail to pick up a worthy veteran for that RT spot, it certainly would be a way of getting competent players at each of the 5 starting positions. Just imagine Cordy Glenn at RT? That dude is like a freakin' bulldozer. Hello rushing attack.