Quote:Technique only takes you so far. There are plenty of 270 pound offensive linemen with amazing technique that can't make an NFL roster. Thats why there are weight classes in combat sports. Most lightweight boxers, wrestlers, and mma fighters have better technique than the heavy weights. They didn't make the weight classes to protect the heavy weights from lightweights.


Manuwai absolutely could have handled either guard position. He was a mauler. Meester would have struggled at right guard, especially later in his career. Its why he played LG and then was moved back to center, his more natural position. He was too small to play LG, let alone RG.

 

John Wade is what put Meester at LG.  We should have re-signed him if the cap would have allowed and Meester would have stayed at LG.

 

I'm not going to argue anymore about it.  A strawman about a guy who isn't big enough for the NFL has nothing to do with the discussion.  If you're a good NFL interior lineman you'll be able to make the transition.  If not, then you're marginal and are hanging by a thread at your current position to begin with, or are extremely good with a limited skillset.

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