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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 379997" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I disagree Sherrod’s work at LG will help him technique-wise at LT. It will mostly help him from an understanding of other OL assignments aspect IMO. The biggest similarity is they both have the same hand on the ground. Other than that, everything happens more quickly inside and different techniques are needed to adjust to that. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">One of the few criticisms I have of McCarthy, Philbin, and Campen is their apparent belief that every new OL must play multiple positions. Obviously some O linemen have to be versatile since they usually activate just 7 OL on game day. But IMO it retards the development of players like Sherrod who IMO is only an OT. The jump from college to the pros is tough enough; having Sherrod learn a position he never played in college just didn’t make any sense to me. If Sherrod is the LT of the future, and I believe he is, what difference does it make if he’s “only” a great LT? Jack of all trades, master of none is necessary for a marginal starter or career backup OL, but not for a player picked in the first round to play the line’s most important position for the foreseeable future. Even so, no harm no foul IMO. Lang has time to settle in at LG with the ones and Newhouse’s improvement should allow Sherrod plenty of time to get acclimated to LT if they leave him there. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Regarding Clifton, keep in mind because of the mileage on his knees, he doesn’t get the normal amount of reps during practice. He started last season slow too and then played some of his best football for the rest of the way. But like every player, time waits for no man so Clifton’s time will come. If it comes too soon, I think Newhouse will be able to fill in with some scheming help from McCarthy. At some point most likely next season, Sherrod will be ready to take over. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 379997, member: 4300"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I disagree Sherrod’s work at LG will help him technique-wise at LT. It will mostly help him from an understanding of other OL assignments aspect IMO. The biggest similarity is they both have the same hand on the ground. Other than that, everything happens more quickly inside and different techniques are needed to adjust to that. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]One of the few criticisms I have of McCarthy, Philbin, and Campen is their apparent belief that every new OL must play multiple positions. Obviously some O linemen have to be versatile since they usually activate just 7 OL on game day. But IMO it retards the development of players like Sherrod who IMO is only an OT. The jump from college to the pros is tough enough; having Sherrod learn a position he never played in college just didn’t make any sense to me. If Sherrod is the LT of the future, and I believe he is, what difference does it make if he’s “only” a great LT? Jack of all trades, master of none is necessary for a marginal starter or career backup OL, but not for a player picked in the first round to play the line’s most important position for the foreseeable future. Even so, no harm no foul IMO. Lang has time to settle in at LG with the ones and Newhouse’s improvement should allow Sherrod plenty of time to get acclimated to LT if they leave him there. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Regarding Clifton, keep in mind because of the mileage on his knees, he doesn’t get the normal amount of reps during practice. He started last season slow too and then played some of his best football for the rest of the way. But like every player, time waits for no man so Clifton’s time will come. If it comes too soon, I think Newhouse will be able to fill in with some scheming help from McCarthy. At some point most likely next season, Sherrod will be ready to take over. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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