(10-09-2023, 12:25 PM)JagsorDie Wrote:

(10-09-2023, 12:19 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Fingers crossed on Little. 

What would be the contingency plan?

Robinson - LT
Hance or Shatley - LG?

When they ran the ball 26 times yesterday, again, I didn't get to watch the game. But, curious. Which side of the line did they favor with Etienne running attack wise?

I thought shatley looked ok-good at LG. I know people like to bring in pff grades and I don’t know where he sits on that spectrum but I thought from the eye test he filled the void well. By eye test I mean he didn’t stand out as a glaring hole so I am not worried about him filling that void in the absence of little. 

Honest question: why would we not put shatley at center and fortner at guard if he is as weak as people are claiming. I heard some people say fortner is a better guard than center, I just wonder if that move wouldn’t be beneficial. I know nyc is a big fortner defender so I’m curious to hear what he thinks.

I am in that camp. As far as moving Fortner to Guard and Shatley to Center. He's more experienced as a Right Guard from his days at Kentucky. I read up on him. He played Center his last year in college and this is his 2nd year as an NFL Center. Maybe it's too much work on him. Finding the alignments, calling them out, snapping the ball and then getting in position to block.

At least at Guard it takes the mental aspect out of it a little bit to where you just focus on your gap. He looked lost at times last year as a rookie where he would snap it, look up, and not be engaging anybody. You should have your hands on somebody at all times as an offensive lineman. If you look up and nobody is there? You [BLEEP] up on something.

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