Shouldn't we expect with such a pivitol position on the line, and with no offseason to install the offense, that Pounce would be better off at guard, and Cogs at center?? How does that look to you?, is it the best way to get the best players on the field at the sametime? Pouncey next to Jake....hmmmm..That does sound pretty cool.. You gotta think guard is easier to play than center, we saw some flashes at center from Cogs, maybe this is something that we should really think about.. What would the new ''orca 5'' look like? Can we expect a rookie with just a camp under his belt, start at center?
Would love to see him at Lg Deej, and let Garner/Jerry/Barbre/Feinga/Berger duke it out for RG. Now that is something else no one really is thinking about, what if Berger stays at C, Pouncey plays LG and Richie I to RG? Garner can fight it out with Carey and Murtha for RT.
That boggles my mind quite honestly. Why would anyone prefer that a 1st round draft pick at such an important and difficult position as Center would end up having to move to Guard when it's all said and done? Don't get it one bit. Guards are MUCH easier to find than top Centers. I understand Dj's view that for his first year and the possible loss of TC time leading up to the season that it may be better to temp. use Pouncey at Guard but long term if he stays at guard I'd personally consider the pick as a failed one.
Mike has played one season his entire life at center, so obviously we should stick him at such a important and difficult position where he has a lot of issues, especially with snapping to shotgun. Luckily Henne prefers to be under center.
If our offensive linemen don't have enough time, then the whole NFL season or at least the beginning of it is going to be NFL Europa quality football. This is one of the lesser worries, especially with our player-coach being an offensive linemen. I don't see why one position is more or less valuable than the other.
Please no orca five. Let that be dead. That said, I want him at center. Let him play from where he is going to play from the start. Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk
I don't think that's really fair, it's not like he's Damien Woody who ended up at Guard(and later Tackle) because he just couldn't shotgun snap well. Pouncey had issues where he was expected to shotgun snap and then pull. Teams frequently avoid pulling their Center in general, given that you've got the extra act of snapping the Guard doesn't. The Gators in a shotgun-based run game are a bit different. Brian Daboll is one of the guys who does occasionally have the Center pull, but it'll be loads less frequently than he did in Florida.
yeah, everybody is gonna be sloppier as a team, thats just the way it goes when you take the discipline in training and nutrition away from them..There's a lot of dudes that can't deal..I'am hoping that because we are reportedly in the top 3 to 5 teams in terms of activity, were gonna have an edge, and that edge will show up thru the season, we need this team to bond..If I was coach, I would take em away from davie when camp starts..
Dpate..question for ya..You mention that you think both positions are equally important..you mean that?..One would think that the center position would require the more diverse skillset?.. Why do I have memories of Cognitos first start against detroit?,..We ran the sh%$ out of the ball right up the middle against a great line, and he was moving people, like I heard Boomer say one time, it was like a reverse triangle thru the game with him there....It was a vivid analogy..So I take it you would have no problem starting him at guard? I'am gonna watch that game and isolate Richie against that beast to see if we need to get them both on the field at their personal best positions, maybe it would be wise to do that if Cogs has real ability there?
Isn't Incognito the key?, if hes better at center than guard, than you gotta think about movin Pounce to guard {because we know he is good there} to get your best players on the line ya know, and max out of their skillsets at their best positions?, basically, if Pounce is a better guard, and Cogs is a better center, then whats the right thing to do?..I assume you play them like that? Man there's a lot of competition going down when camp does start..
I dunno why. A Center has to snap. A Left Guard is going to most frequently pass block against a 3-technique and be asked to pull more often. I don't want Incognito starting at all, at any position.He wasn't that good at Guard or Center. He's not good enough at in-line blocking that his downside in terms of mobility is worthwhile. Find a mobile left guard in free agency, and hope Jerry rises to the top of the pack at RG. I don't think he was good as people remember vs. Detroit, which isn't a great run defending line, either.
Totally agree. Call me old fashioned but I think a unit has to actually earn a nickname rather than just having it given to them. No unit on this team has accomplished anything worthy of a spiffy nickname. As for Pouncey, some folks worry he has only 1 year at center at Florida. How many years at LG did he have? None. He was a RG before being moved to C. So, if ya'll want him playing the position he is most experienced at, between C and LG, it is definitely C.
Well, keep Berger in mind as well Deej, with a shortened TC guys who were here last yr and have shown what they can do have an edge over the Rooks and Newbs, there just are not the practice reps available this yr that there were last yr. Which means there could be a "competition" for about a week then who is a Starter and who is not will be really clear, if they want to see Pouncey more then he will be rotated in early in the season. And I do like Richie I at Center especially with the huge NT's we see in the AFCE.
Then you don't know the game as well as you may think you do. There are added intricacies required of the Center position v.s. Guard that require different intangibles. Intangibles that aren't found at will. It's why top Centers are harder to find than talented Guards. IMO if the skills one position requires are harder to find than another then it in fact makes the position more valuable. You honestly going to tell me that QB isn't one of if not the most valuable position on the field?
