Quote:Who you're lined up against only changes your role. 3-4, 4-3, etc. Double teams, chips, man-ons, etc. With today's defenses you'll see premier pass rushers from both sides as they either scheme it that way or filp handedness.


I get what you're saying but at the NFL level if you can't play both you're probably a fringe player to begin with. If you're worth an NFL roster spot, you should be able to play either, even though you may be better suited for one or the other. You shouldn't drop off a cliff moving from one to the other. You should be able to transition into that role without much trouble if you're asked to.


Allow me to clarify as well... swapping sides on a whim is not what I'm referring to. For continuity, stability, communication, and understanding roles they are typically slotted as one or the other (unless you're a backup player) and not moved once dedicated to a particular side.


To go back to the previous example, I'm not sure Cann would be more effective at either side. It's possible we're seeing his best at the position he's suited best. Or, it could be he was left at RG because Joeckel had unanimously taken LG and it was his only place to compete. Either way, I'm not encouraged by what I see. As with Linder, when you have that guy - it shows.

Cann has been a below average RG. He played his entire career in college at LG. He has been pushed around at RG in the NFL so I believe it is fair to believe he would be a better LG than RG. Not good, but better than he is now. To me, its obviously his more natural position.


He stepped in at RG last year because of an injury. This year they left him there because they obviously wanted Joeckel in the lineup at LG. Hopefully the new coaches play players where they are best at and not try to keep piece mealing this line together.


We don't have a single stout offensive lineman on this roster. The closest is Linder, and in my opinion, even he is a more natural left guard.

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