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Moton LT of 2019? Not so fast...

MHS831

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2 hours ago, MHS831 said:

For those of you wondering about Moton in 2019, did you wonder why he was not playing some LT yesterday?

That makes me wonder about Williams and a new contract.  Or the condition of his  knee.

We were one OT whiff away from CMC taking snaps.

Options?  Moton to LG,  Moton to RT without signing Williams,  Moton to left tackle even though we kept him on  the right side this season while the LT position sucked.

Since RR is the coach, who knows?   Does he think that far  ahead?

 

Rivera is coach? Expect amini at left tackle.

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5 minutes ago, stbugs said:

Whoosh. He took LDE. Pittsburgh runs a 3-4. You should read LOLB. If he goes with CMC then he’s not rushing. If he rushes, throw to CMC for nice gain. Cam completely missed him. 

He was RT...lol its not proof he shouldnt have been LT or proof the same result wouldnt happen if he were...a different RT may have a different result...

 

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36 minutes ago, stbugs said:

Trying Moton at LG is insane. That’s the easiest position on the OL. You don’t move your best tackle there, period. Continuity at OL is key and that’s not understood in here. You don’t want to just keep moving people unless you have to (Williams going down). 

This was our plan going into last year until Matt came up injured in training camp. 

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3 minutes ago, stbugs said:

I know. I won’t say it wasn’t stupid because it was damn obvious the first time Moton played LT that he should have been doing that his rookie year over Kalil. Would have been nice having the Moton we’ve seen playing in the playoff game last year instead of Kalil.

Also, him being in the running to play guard had nothing to do with him being a better guard. It was because we lost a stud in Norwell and that was the only open position to keep the line the same from an 11-5 team. I understood that it made sense as we also had never seen Moton at tackle yet and continuity is big and we all knew Norwell was huge for us. After Kalil got hurt, it became painfully obvious that he had no business starting over Moton. Our coaches haven’t shown the ability to put the better young guys in before injuries. 

If he was better at LT then would have been slated for LT and other plans made for OG...as that is the easiest position at Oline...lol...

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2 hours ago, MHS831 said:

OK, why would you play a LT at RT all season while Clark flounders at LT?

Not going to get in the middle of your argument, but I will answer this.

I don't think anyone disputes the fact that Moton was the best LT on the roster.  But he was also the best RT on the roster (in fact, he was the ONLY legitimate RT on the roster).  The difference, the only OT on the roster that we could even consider starting was Clark.  But the problem is that Clark is a far worse RT than LT (and that's saying something).  He has been tried there in the past and is virtually incapable of playing RT with any level of competence.

Unfortunately, the only other player that could have taken over RT if we moved Moton to LT was Silatolu.  And I don't think anybody wanted to see him anywhere near the field.  So, the issue wasn't that we were playing our best LT at another position, it was that we didn't have anyone else that could play RT if we moved Moton.  So basically, it was a move out of necessity rather than desire.

The thing is, if you look at the Oline as a whole rather than individual parts, it was clear they were better with Moton at RT and Clark at LT.  As bad as our line looked this year, it would have been far worse if we switched Moton and Clark.

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