hawk said as much after practice yesterday... they want to play the 5 best o-linemen that they have.
mtm is out with the knee, so they had to move a few guys around again. miller has the strength/versatility to go inside and miller himself said yesterday that he doesn't have all his lateral speed back yet.
so, what you've got here is the staff trying to play the best available 5...
iltis has been pencilled in at center for some time. solder looks like a potential stud at lt and hawk said he's basically the most fixed of the guys on the line. you want miller on the field. givens looks like a top 5 guy, too. head is out for the spring along with max. that leaves the one spot up for some competition--- bahr is installed now. mtm will probably take bahr's spot in the fall, if healthy. and your top 2 subs then are head and bahr. that gives them some flexibility.
givens, miller, iltis, mmt, and solder as a starting 5 in the fall is a pretty damned impressive ol on paper. you've got some big nasty athletes along that line.
and if someone goes down (please not that again!), the staff is creating some versatility by moving guys around a bit. keep the best 5 you've got on the field at all times!
this is all good, i think.
mtm is out with the knee, so they had to move a few guys around again. miller has the strength/versatility to go inside and miller himself said yesterday that he doesn't have all his lateral speed back yet.
so, what you've got here is the staff trying to play the best available 5...
iltis has been pencilled in at center for some time. solder looks like a potential stud at lt and hawk said he's basically the most fixed of the guys on the line. you want miller on the field. givens looks like a top 5 guy, too. head is out for the spring along with max. that leaves the one spot up for some competition--- bahr is installed now. mtm will probably take bahr's spot in the fall, if healthy. and your top 2 subs then are head and bahr. that gives them some flexibility.
givens, miller, iltis, mmt, and solder as a starting 5 in the fall is a pretty damned impressive ol on paper. you've got some big nasty athletes along that line.
and if someone goes down (please not that again!), the staff is creating some versatility by moving guys around a bit. keep the best 5 you've got on the field at all times!
this is all good, i think.
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