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OL Doug Datish (official thread)

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With Barton, Boone, and Rehring at tackle next year does anyone else think that Datish will move over to guard to make room for the bigger tackles? Depending on Cordle's recovery and progress Datish could see time at center next year as well. He has been the backup center for the past 2 seasons. There should be some good battles on the OL this spring.
 
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exhawg said:
With Barton, Boone, and Rehring at tackle next year does anyone else think that Datish will move over to guard to make room for the bigger tackles? Depending on Cordle's recovery and progress Datish could see time at center next year as well. He has been the backup center for the past 2 seasons. There should be some good battles on the OL this spring.
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It's been a while, a long while, since we've had any kind of debate over where we should put all of our OL. I think hawg's scenario could very well take place. I'd like to think that year three in the program would be somewhat of a breakout year for Mitchum, Person, and Skinner. The flexibility of Datish gives Bollman and Peterson some options that they haven't had recently.
 
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exhawg said:
With Barton, Boone, and Rehring at tackle next year does anyone else think that Datish will move over to guard to make room for the bigger tackles? Depending on Cordle's recovery and progress Datish could see time at center next year as well. He has been the backup center for the past 2 seasons. There should be some good battles on the OL this spring.
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From my sources (my Wife, who has been working with Cordle's mom :) ) he is healed and ready to go...he's been in good condition for several weeks, but he was redshirted...he seems like a good kid, I certainly hope the best for him.

Hopefully he can be the dominant guy he was in HS, and that the good talk we heard about him in Spring/Fall is true, because if it is we'll have a strong OL for many many years to come.
 
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I think Cordle has great upside but with the center responsible for making the line calls I'd feel more comfortable with Datish at center. With two new men moving in I think the line would grow faster with Datish providing the leadership at center. Cordle could move in at center later in the year if any starter went down. Obviously Datish can play all 3 positions.
 
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I think Cordle has great upside but with the center responsible for making the line calls I'd feel more comfortable with Datish at center. With two new men moving in I think the line would grow faster with Datish providing the leadership at center. Cordle could move in at center later in the year if any starter went down. Obviously Datish can play all 3 positions.
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That might be the best plan. IIRC (just for you Thump) that's how Mangold broke into the lineup several years ago with Step moving over to guard. The only problem I see is that if Cordle isn't the center going into the season one of the other pups will be starting at guard, unless they move one of the tackles down to LG. We only have 4 OL on the current depth chart that will be around next year (not counting Rehring who redshirted this season due to illness). It's about time for that 2004 class to get their feet wet.
 
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Hawg, you're the OL guru here, you tell us! :tongue2:

I like what I've heard about Cordle, but I'd feel most comfortable if Datish was manning Center next year. Having a 5th year, battle-tested senior calling the blocking assignments seems better to me. Datish has been one of the most improved players on the team this year and he's certainly now one of the better players on the line.

I'd like to see something like Boone, (Mitchum or Person, maybe Rehring)?, Datish, Downing, and Barton across the front.

As for the guys yesterday, the sig says it all... "We really pounded them all night. Even in pass pro we were clouting them pretty hard, and that wears on a team. Eventually they just broke." -- Kirk Barton.
 
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ginn's reverse td against notre dame

yeah yeah ginn's fast blah blah blah. what about datish??? that play is one for the books for datish! whys that you say? because he outsprinted teddy ginn jr. 70 yrds to the endzone!!!! not bad for a big man :biggrin:.
 
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