OG's typically max out around 6'4 or 6'5. Any higher than that, it's very difficult to find guys who can get the pad level needed to handle DTs. Low man wins in the trenches.
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OG's typically max out around 6'4 or 6'5. Any higher than that, it's very difficult to find guys who can get the pad level needed to handle DTs. Low man wins in the trenches.
Meanwhile Matthew Jones has done nothing but be a difference maker when he gets a shot and we continue to over look him....
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Maybe should have said "tall" Pad level is an issue for a guy who's 6'10. OGs are usually in the 6'3" range
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I would usually agree but if I recall correctly, didn't he play OG a decent bit over the last couple years when needed and excel? Regardless, I agree that (without having the benefit of seeing the OL practice everyday obviously) Munford going inside and Jones playing OT seems to make more sense if that is our best 5 OL and everyone can handle their responsibilities.
It seemed beyond absurdity when I first heard Munford might move from LT to OG, but the more I read the more I think this could be a really great move initially. I have always thought NPF is a more natural LT than Munford, but when Munford had a basically perfect pass pro percentage at LT, I thought the debate was over and frankly I thought Munford was off to the NFL as a 2nd round-ish pick. Instead he comes back to spearhead maybe the deepest and most talented OL we have ever had. Even if the "experiment" doesn't work out, we know we have a plethora of interior OL that are ready to play...I will roll with any of M Jones (who I am of the opinion better get plenty of PT), Fryar, Vimahi or Wypler any day, and it sounds like Jackson is making an immediate impact. Point is that we have great depth and talent at OL, so it makes sense to try this lineup.
In reading the article @AirForceBuck15 posted (indeed a great read), how can you not just love Munford and the sacrifices he is willing to make to win for this team? I figured Dawand had to be bummed that NPF and Munford both came back, but it looks like Munford used that to elevate Dawand's game and get him into a starting role. To me, Munford playing at OG may not only raise his NFL stock from a versatility standpoint (he has already proven he can be a dominant tackle), but it shows how much of a team player he is and that mentality is exactly what I want on my team.
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Unless I am misinterpreting what is happening, it is staggering to think that we have so much talent that we can move a potential All American OT to guard simply because we can.
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I know all of 2019, he played OT. Mostly LT when he got in. Remember how he crashed the entire DL against Northwestern? Good times.
I honestly can’t even remember who played what position last year. So many different guys played in different games that I can’t even keep track.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
This is another one of those stories that you like to see. Don’t get me wrong, Thayer is at the very top of that list as well… his may be an all time great across the board.
But with the size and agility of Jones, had he focused on football (exclusively) earlier on, the comparisons that people make might have invoked names like Pace.
It’s been said before, and perhaps not with this group, but this entire discussion boils down to an embarrassment of riches. Selecting the top 5-guys involving moving an AA and then guys 6-10 being who they are… and capable of starting pretty much anywhere else in the conference? That’s a very good place to be.
I’ll allow it.
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3 of the 5 were blue chippers, 2 were developmental guys that hit.
Gotta keep that kind of ratio in OL recruiting going forward and to do that we are going to have to start winning some of these head to head OT battles with Bama.
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If they put 2-3 OTs in the 1st round like you've been saying, you may have to adapt to getting a couple 5 stars every year.
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RugbyBuck
Our church has no bells.
We could be on the cusp of seeing OL recruiting become like DL and WR. Stud has/is going to have legit cred (that's what they kids aren't calling it these days) for developing talent. That, along with continued and better winning, is going to have us winning more of those battles.
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