100% - if this was more of a battle, they'd be splitting reps
only way this is possible right now is they're trying to build chemistry with rosengarten in the 2s - feels pretty unlikely though
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100% - if this was more of a battle, they'd be splitting reps
only way this is possible right now is they're trying to build chemistry with rosengarten in the 2s - feels pretty unlikely though
I was wondering all along if Rosengarten and Mekari may become the new James Hurst / Orlando Brown. Of course Brown took over when James Hurst went down with an injury.
Sounds like Faalele started moving to G in the later portions of minicamp for what it’s worth.
This part is strictly opinion, but I’m guessing they didn’t like what they saw from Cleveland (effort, skill, whatever) and started experimenting at that point.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
Hamm is cooked. Apparently he always makes such a meal of injuries by over acting that the players describe it as pulling a Hammy.
That's was I would have said if I was the type of heartless bastard who uses a heart breaking injury to a young player as a source of cheap puns.
redrum52
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Good. Hope he's working on his deep throws. This is the time to find your throwing windows. Not 1st or 2nd down in a division game when you should be blowing your opponent out...
Parsing through some pictures and videos, looks like the OL config over the last couple of days has been...
1st team: Stanley, Vorhees, Linderbaum, Faalele, Mekari
2nd team: Jones, Cleveland, Samac/Manning, Sala/Manning, Rosengarten
Mostly posting because it seems interesting that Cleveland is on the left side in everything I've seen. Lots more of Sala and Manning next to Rosengarten. Manning seems to be a guy earning some reps. All of the other UDFAs/young guys seem like afterthoughts.
1st team: Stanley, Vorhees, Linderbaum, Faalele, Mekari
2nd team: Jones, Cleveland, Samac/Manning, Sala/Manning, Rosengarten
Mostly posting because it seems interesting that Cleveland is on the left side in everything I've seen. Lots more of Sala and Manning next to Rosengarten. Manning seems to be a guy earning some reps. All of the other UDFAs/young guys seem like afterthoughts.
JAAM
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I think they tell Lamar to be hella aggressive in TC
wild that sala's getting the RG reps over Cleveland with the 2s
quite a fall from grace... again
UPennChem
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Maybe Cleveland is not the guy. Idk. I also don't care to argue that point at all. The thing I can't fathom though is how Faalele is the 1 at RG right now if people's suspicions are true. How would it not be Sala? How would it not be Vorhees with Jones at LG? Idk I just can't imagine in any way the type of OL that monken wants is Faalele at RG.
well faalele doesnt really fit as a monken RT - probably more likely a RG in the scheme
probably not what they envisioned
I don't think Faalele is necessarily a misfit at G if you're willing to overlook his size. He's actually got pretty good feet (naturally - mechanically is a different question) and would seemingly operate well on the move. I'd guess the upside is high enough to take the chance vs. Jones who has never been good at G and Sala who has plenty of room to grow but showed last year that there's still a lot of work to be done.
redrum52
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he's probably one of the players on the roster for whom preseason is most important
and body wise, he and sala arent completely unalike either - and faalele is in year 3 and was further along than sala when he came out
sala's only advantage over faalele is that he's been converting to RG for a year rather than an offseason
Yep. Faalele is certainly a very large human but that doesn't automatically mean he's some slow footed goon. I'd actually feel good about his ability on pulls. Bigger concern would be his bend moving inside but I guess we'll see how that looks in a little over a week.
Tank
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Daniel has Tongan bloodlines, he'll be fine.
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he never was in grace
It's still early but it also looks like it's going to be very difficult for a UDFA to crack the original 53 this year. I'm not sure I see anyone that's truly in the hunt right now.
Guys like Joe Evans, Yvandy Rigby, and Beau Brade probably have the best shot on paper due to potential ST contributions and thinner depth charts in front of them, but not much positive news coming out of any of those names.
Guys like Joe Evans, Yvandy Rigby, and Beau Brade probably have the best shot on paper due to potential ST contributions and thinner depth charts in front of them, but not much positive news coming out of any of those names.