I think lost in the emotion of a 2nd straight loss, bad performance all around, and some questionable coaching decisions... Was the play of Ben Bartch at RG after Cann went down with a hamstring injury. 

Cann has never been that great here, yet somehow always manages to get a new contract, and always seems to find a way to be the starting RG, he's a turnstile imho and we can do far better for far cheaper. 

When Bartch came in, He didn't give up a pressure or sack to me knowledge. He had good feet & technique, and got a little push in the run game for a few nice gains by Robinson. What was most impressive was his discipline, I didn't see him get flagged for a hold or a false start (one play in particular the entire Left Side went early, and he looked steady as ever on the right next to Linder). When the gamecast mentioned Cann going down, I decided to pay some more attention to Bartch as his replacement, and honestly it reminded me of when Uche Nwaneri came in in 2008/2009 after being a jar on the shelf for a year or so. If Bartch can continue to refine his technique and sticks to a strength and conditioning plan we could have the answer at one of the Guard spots!! 

We may need an entirely new set of OT's but that's another discussion. I think they should continue to give Bartch snaps even when Cann's back. As long as it doesn't lead to Lawrence getting hit, I think we should start to develop the next wave of core players.

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