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Maribal has said, that if he needs to do a position switch in a game in which he has not prepared for in practice already, he has failed as a coach.

They must prepare for the eventuality of having to replace and shuffle every position on the OL mid-game due to injury.
 
Posted this in another thread I should have put it here instead.

The issue with the center position is that it's probably as much, if not more, a cerebral position as it is a physical position. You take something as simple as the center/QB exchange for granted until it leads to a stupid pointless, game altering turnover. Snapping is very much a muscle memory thing and experience/reps are invaluable there.

That said, I have a feeling Carpenter isn't one of our "best 5", it's going to be very interesting to see what happens at LG, C, and RT during camp and the early part of the season. If FG or Rivers display the ability to play center consistently it could open the door to get guys like McCoy and Samson out there and improve the overall play of the unit.

It's easily the biggest thing I'm watching all summer. I feel good about the way everything else is trending with this team. I even think we're going to be pleasantly surprised by the secondary this year.
 
Jedi Master Cane said:
Posted this in another thread I should have put it here instead.

The issue with the center position is that it's probably as much, if not more, a cerebral position as it is a physical position. You take something as simple as the center/QB exchange for granted until it leads to a stupid pointless, game altering turnover. Snapping is very much a muscle memory thing and experience/reps are invaluable there.

That said, I have a feeling Carpenter isn't one of our "best 5", it's going to be very interesting to see what happens at LG, C, and RT during camp and the early part of the season. If FG or Rivers display the ability to play center consistently it could open the door to get guys like McCoy and Samson out there and improve the overall play of the unit.

It's easily the biggest thing I'm watching all summer. I feel good about the way everything else is trending with this team. I even think we're going to be pleasantly surprised by the secondary this year.
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Good post but who is FG? Do you mean Francis Mauigoa?
 
Maskoff407 said:
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Maskoff407 said:
Oh but I was dumb for saying Mauigoa playing in the inside would be best for UM line this year.
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He probably has a better future at IOL but this is precautionary in case of injuries. The coaches clearly feel more confident with depth at natural tackle, but Mui was promised the opportunity to play at T and he earned his starting spot last year and played well.
 
DeanCane said:
I will say it for the 100th time. Why tf is everyone in such a hurry to move a Freshman AA from RT? Let McCoy and Samson battle for LG and be done with it!
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Same reason they wanted James Williams to move to LB. You can see it. i agreed that JWill should have stayed at safety but clearly if he played LB he would’ve made more of an impact. Same as Mauigoa.
 
Jedi Master Cane said:
Posted this in another thread I should have put it here instead.

The issue with the center position is that it's probably as much, if not more, a cerebral position as it is a physical position. You take something as simple as the center/QB exchange for granted until it leads to a stupid pointless, game altering turnover. Snapping is very much a muscle memory thing and experience/reps are invaluable there.

That said, I have a feeling Carpenter isn't one of our "best 5", it's going to be very interesting to see what happens at LG, C, and RT during camp and the early part of the season. If FG or Rivers display the ability to play center consistently it could open the door to get guys like McCoy and Samson out there and improve the overall play of the unit.

It's easily the biggest thing I'm watching all summer. I feel good about the way everything else is trending with this team. I even think we're going to be pleasantly surprised by the secondary this year.
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there is nothing happening at C or RT lol. Carpenter is the starter and will be on 8/31. And he will start until he shows he isn’t good enough. Francis will start at RT because there is nobody better than him there. They already have McCoy working at LG
 
JHallCanes said:
Rivers said in his interview that they all practice at every position

(I like Mauigoa on the interior though a lot)
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Maskoff407 said:
Same reason they wanted James Williams to move to LB. You can see it. i agreed that JWill should have stayed at safety but clearly if he played LB he would’ve made more of an impact. Same as Mauigoa.
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JWill was never an AA. Mauigoa is a prototypical tackle, he is massive and runs like a deer. There is not a better player on this team to play RT. If you are right, we have the coaches who will put the best 5 at their best spot. My prediction is he starts at RT
 
DeanCane said:
JWill was never an AA. Mauigoa is a prototypical tackle, he is massive and runs like a deer. There is not a better player on this team to play RT. If you are right, we have the coaches who will put the best 5 at their best spot. My prediction is he starts at RT
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You are stuck on this Freshman AA. lol. But I get it. Side note: There weren’t any other freshman who played as much as Mauigoa did as a freshman at the position. That’s the main reason he got FAA. Good thing is, he can play anywhere on the line. We definitely get the best out of OL with him at LG though.
 
Maskoff407 said:
You are stuck on this Freshman AA. lol. But I get it. Side note: There weren’t any other freshman who played as much as Mauigoa did as a freshman at the position. That’s the main reason he got FAA. Good thing is, he can play anywhere on the line. We definitely get the best out of OL with him at LG though.
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I get your point, but FM held his own against some good DE as a true freshman. The guy can play.
 
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