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steelcity512
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 Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:41 am |
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Burmanjc
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:15 pm |
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Wolfley raves about Colon, says he was killing people last camp...says trip to pro bowl was ahead. Who knows, if he can stay healthy, maybe he will show US something this year...
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Steelknife
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:36 pm |
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Tomlin is open to the idea of moving Colon to guard. I don't know enough to say how he'd perform there, but our best 5 would, on paper, seem to be Gilbert-DeCastro-Pouncey-Colon-Adams. Not a bad 5.
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:20 pm |
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Burmanjc wrote: Wolfley raves about Colon, says he was killing people last camp...says trip to pro bowl was ahead. Who knows, if he can stay healthy, maybe he will show US something this year... I love Wolf, love listening to his opinions and insight, and would love for this(Colon statement) to be true. But he (along with Tunch) is a notorious homer, especially when it comes to the O-line. I would take this with a huge grain of salt!
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:21 pm |
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Steelknife wrote: Tomlin is open to the idea of moving Colon to guard. He has to move inside. He's just an unrelenting penalty machine. He needs to see the snap and being inside should shield some of his in-play shenanigans from the officials. No tackle is good enough to compensate for killing so many drives.
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:32 pm |
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It's "conventional wisdom" you don't start a rookie on your QB's blindside. Wait a minute, like starting rookie QB's that thinking is largely gone. But two rookies?!?
I think this is another case where if the two rookies are your best (and they likely will be), they start. If Adams is the more natural LT, I don't think it makes sense to move GIlbert there for a year. I suppose it will come down to Gilbert/Adams/Colon fighting for the two starting tackles (or at least until Colon gets hurt).
IMO, if Colon can't clearly win the job then he competes for RG or he is a back-up (because he can't really be cut because of his salary). You could argue not having played in two years it will take time for him to regain form (hard to say that with a straight face), but in comparison to a 1st and 2nd year tackle, where's the upside there?
I don't know. I think if Adams is on par with those two I'm looking to lock-in my OL of the future and let them grow and gel. That would be Adams/Decastro/Pouncey/Foster/Gilbert. You would take some early lumps, and I understand the risk, but come playoff time I think that group would be really solid.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:17 am |
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Kodiak wrote: It's "conventional wisdom" you don't start a rookie on your QB's blindside. Wait a minute, like starting rookie QB's that thinking is largely gone. But two rookies?!?
You would take some early lumps, and I understand the risk, Is there a better QB in the NFL to attempt this with? (rhetorical)
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:33 am |
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If I recall, Colon was strictly a guard in college. He was only moved to tackle after being drafted as they liked his footwork/athletisism. I think a move back to guard is possible.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:02 am |
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Think of a line with:
LT: Adams
LG: DeCastro
C: Pouncey
RG: Colon
RT: Gilbert
That would be 2 x first and 2 x seconds round picks starting.
Nice foundation and could be one of the best in the league.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:22 am |
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Questions about Adams dedication and maturity will lead to him having to go even further that the extra mile to earn a starting spot. They are going to want to see how bad he really wants it so that he appreciates it that much more. If you give him the starting job too easily than I don't know if you are doing him any favors long term.
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