Why isn't Taylor Moton playing left tackle?

[iamhubby1]

 

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

They call it a blind side for a reason.

And you guys are ridiculously overplaying this hand that Clark would be worse at right tackle. You really don't know anything of the sort.

 

    Is it really that difficult for you to grasp the idea that some of us watch, and read, about teams other than the Panthers? And that we have some idea what we are talking about. Yet you are free to have your opinion etched in stone. 

 

    Oh, and you have now added condescension to your list of questionable debate tactics. This subject must be uber important to you, for you to have to go to all these lengths to get your opinion validated.

 

    

    

[panthers55]

Interesting offensive line stats from football outsiders. https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol

Seems neither tackle is great in run blocking as fully 73% of our runs are between the center and 2 guards. Hard to tell much about the tackles and outside the end on run  plays as combined they all ad up to less than 30%. Still we are 5th in run blocking and 12th in pass protection. Doesn't seem it is broken. And for my 2 cents it is simple. Moton can play well on either side and Clark plays much better on the left side. So you put Clark in his better position and Moton in the other. So overall you have the best line given everyone's ability. Switching them means your right side sucks and your left side is good. Versus now the right side is good and the left side is average. Don't see any reasonable way to do it but leave it where it is until we have other options. In today's game the difference in importance between the left side and right side is less important. Pass rushers move around and with increased blitzing you need the best you can find at both positions.

[CarolinaSamurai]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

No.

As mentioned, the guys who are trying to argue this point I seriously overplaying their hand.

But even accepting the premise, you don't keep an inferior left tackle in place just because the guy currently manning the spot would also be bad on the right. That's ridiculous logic.

You put your best tackle protecting the quarterback's blind side. keeping a guy there ahead of someone who would do a better job it's just insane.

If you did any research on Clark you'd know he can't play RT. We lost both starting tackles stop acting like we have a choice. The best guy out there only was ok at LT. You go with what you can in those situations. We're fing lucky Clark isn't a dumpster fire bc Amini sure was.

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, iamhubby1 said:

    Is it really that difficult for you to grasp the idea that some of us watch, and read, about teams other than the Panthers? And that we have some idea what we are talking about. Yet you are free to have your opinion etched in stone. 

    Oh, and you have now added condescension to your list of questionable debate tactics. This subject must be uber important to you, for you to have to go to all these lengths to get your opinion validated.

But you're not getting personal at all in this response, right?

My opinion isn't "etched in stone" anymore than yours is, but I believe what I believe.

And I've asked you to give me an example of something that you would change because you've pretty much been on record here arguing against changing anything because you want to "remain positive".

Well sorry, Hub. Not everything about our team is positive.

Tell me, would you have argued against replacing Amini with Norwell too?

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, CarolinaSamurai said:

If you did any research on Clark you'd know he can't play RT. We lost both starting tackles stop acting like we have a choice. The best guy out there only was ok at LT. You go with what you can in those situations. We're fing lucky Clark isn't a dumpster fire bc Amini sure was.

I've seen enough of Clark to know he's not a very good left tackle either.

So tell me, what happens when Kalil comes back?

[GRWatcher]

Just throwing this out there as I'm not privy to Panthers practices ..................

Maybe the coaches, when Clark was first signed, tried him out at both LT and RT in practice and saw that he's really bad at RT and better at LT. Not the Hulk good but better. Against all popular belief, I trust our coaches when it comes to evaluating personnel.

 

[CPF4LIFE]

My thing is if Clark gets his ass beat on the right side at least Cam has a better chance of seeing the rusher coming and maneuver accordingly. Getting beat on left results in a lot more getting hit on the arm while throwing the ball and strip sacks.  

[Toomers]

 A team won the SB last year doing this exact thing. Definitely not unheard of. 

 I’m going to go over there and sit down now.... carry on. 

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, GRWatcher said:

Just throwing this out there as I'm not privy to Panthers practices ..................

Maybe the coaches, when Clark was first signed, tried him out at both LT and RT in practice and saw that he's really bad at RT and better at LT. Not the Hulk good but better. Against all popular belief, I trust our coaches when it comes to evaluating personnel.

 

The coaches that played Curtis Samuel for three snaps at a time when we badly needed to open up our passing game?

The same coaches that kept Amini Silatolu ahead of Andrew Norwell until he went down with an injury?

The ones who also believe that Torrey Smith is our best available deep threat?

Our coaching staff has strengths, but evidence suggests that personnel evaluation isn't one of them.

[iamhubby1]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

But you're not getting personal at all in this response, right?

My opinion isn't "etched in stone" anymore than yours is, but I believe what I believe.

And I've asked you to give me an example of something that you would change because you've pretty much been on record here arguing against changing anything because you want to "remain positive".

Well sorry, Hub. Not everything about our team is positive.

Tell me, would you have argued against replacing Amini with Norwell too?

 

    I debated you in good faith. Then you moved the goalposts, called out my intelligence, used sarcasm, called out my intelligence once again, then finished of with a taste of condescension. So yeah, by this point, I am a little salty.

 

    Now you are putting words in my mouth. I have never said we are good. There certainly are things that need to be addressed. But those things have nothing to do with this thread. And being positive is not the negative you are painting it out to be.

 

    I am sorry. But moving Clark to RT makes a decent/good line worse. I am not thrilled with doing things that way.

 

    Amini does not need to see the field. 

 

    

[Bartin]

36 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

They call it a blind side for a reason.

And you guys are ridiculously overplaying this hand that Clark would be worse at right tackle. You really don't know anything of the sort.

There really isn’t much difference between the blind side and the side he can see. Teams no longer only try to put their best rusher on the blind side.

[CBDellinger]

Matsko knows what he’s doing.  

[iamhubby1]

11 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I've seen enough of Clark to know he's not a very good left tackle either.

So tell me, what happens when Kalil comes back?

 

    Kalil is medically cleared to practice. Yet he is not practicing. So it appears they are in no hurry to bring him back. That angle is not going to help your argument. 

 

    Just hang in there until Daryl gets back. Stiff upper lip, and all that.

[iamhubby1]

2 minutes ago, CBDellinger said:

Matsko knows what he’s doing.  

 

    Dang, let's hope so.