Will Westerman get a shot this year at Center.

[Beaker]

(09-30-2016, 08:24 AM)Gamma Ray Tan Wrote: We all know the issue we have with Bodine at center, except for Paul Alexander. I believe Westerman was drafted to be our future Center, but it looks like the future is now. Check out who the NFL draft site compares him to. Will he get his shot THIS YEAR, or will we keep rolling Bodine out there and hoping for the Best?

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/christian-westerman?id=2555131

From the weaknesses section of the link:

"strength doesn't always match that when matched up against interior power players. Short yardage push will not be an NFL strength. May need more mass on his frame to handle NFL defensive tackles. When asked to base block, becomes more of a stalemate blocker than block­-winner."


Sounds an awful lot like Bodine to me. Let's give him a year at the training table and in the weight room. He is not the de-facto answer for Bodine.

[jfkbengals]

(09-30-2016, 04:25 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Eric Ghiaciuc also had a few good games in his 3 years starting for us.

He was actually a very good center...


... against 43 fronts.  The problem was our 3 division foes and the majority of the AFC were all running 34 fronts, leaving him struggling against big NTs.