Quote:I don't think soft is the right word to use there, he's not weak or anything like that. Monroe's really more of a finesse LT how will beat you with good footwork and getting lower, not necessarily by overpowering you. Zone blocking schemes need more aggressive players who are willing and able to throw themselves at the opposing team by cut blocking and mauling tackles work better in that scheme.

Quote:They had the entire off season as well. Anyways, all we can do is speculate because we will never know what they were truly thinking.

 

 

That's what I took "soft" to mean as well, which is why I said they only had 3 games to watch (if the team really offered Monroe to Arizona. Now the new story from Rapoport was that Monroe wasn't being shopped at all, so, who knows? Might've been 3 games, might've been 4.), and didn't count "the entire off-season." Its not like Monroe was going to be throwing cut blocks around on his own teammates in OTA's or Training Camp (well, at least I hope he wouldn't be.).

 

Its easy to say you know a player's style, but, to say he didn't, and never will, fit into the scheme after 3 games seemed a bit much to me. But, again, we'll probably never know so no use belaboring this anymore. Sorry for dragging you guys through the mud one more time.

 

Thanks for the intelligent and respectful discussion though. It was nice to actually get somewhere and not be called an idiot. :thumbsup:

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