(09-21-2023, 11:10 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(09-21-2023, 10:39 AM)mikesez Wrote: If Bartch is doing well and Fortner is not, then I wonder if maybe Bartch can play center?
Cam - Little - Bartch - Shereff - Harrison
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Either way, playing Little at LG once Robinson comes back seems like a good idea.

Bartch was a LT coming out of college and really should've been the RT for this team. He's not got the raw strength to play inside and it shows every time he's on the field. I don't think he'd be better at Center, he's really more athletic in the tackle mold and will always struggle in the phone booth with big D-tackles.

He also played at a minuscule school and was probably the best option on that team, therefore plugged in at LT.

I don't think he had the size or quickness to play T in the big leagues, and IIRC took most or all of his reps on the interior at the Senior Bowl.

I think he's OG or nuthin; and let's be honest, dude was a fourth round prospective selection. One of those "this kid looks really good in the drills, if we can get him bulked up or taught up he could be big" kinda experiments. He may just turn out to be another reserve type of guy in the long run. That's ok. I gotta wonder if the injury or the time away affected his play, would be interested to hear if the coaches see any issues with footwork or just raw strength that is causing him to fail. Safe to say he probably is trying to do too much too early, but unfortunately that is the nature of the beast in the shield. You don't give someone else a chance to steal your spot.

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