Originally Posted by RealSNR:
You'll recall in 2014 that Eric Fisher got all the LT snaps (and then had some weird small injury in the preseason game) and then out of nowhere for week 1, Reid put in Donald Stephenson at starting LT and Fisher stayed at RT from the previous year.
I want Suamataia, and the coaches definitely want him to grow into that role and be the longterm starter, but don't be surprised if they do an unexpected swap.
And if they do, all the chicken littles need to remember that this happened to Fisher in his SECOND season, and he still turned out to be a pretty good player.
I had thought of that earlier in the off-season. People were proclaiming Fisher a bust. But hell they ended up still doing that until about 2018. [Reply]
Originally Posted by saphojunkie:
No he didn’t. He said if the season started today he thought Wanya would be the starter. Given his friendship with the OL coach I’m guessing that wasn’t an assumption.
At 19:30 Grunhard says Wanya Morris is probably going to be the opening day starter if everything stay pat. Petro disagrees [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
You'll recall in 2014 that Eric Fisher got all the LT snaps (and then had some weird small injury in the preseason game) and then out of nowhere for week 1, Reid put in Donald Stephenson at starting LT and Fisher stayed at RT from the previous year.
I want Suamataia, and the coaches definitely want him to grow into that role and be the longterm starter, but don't be surprised if they do an unexpected swap.
And if they do, all the chicken littles need to remember that this happened to Fisher in his SECOND season, and he still turned out to be a pretty good player.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if Kingsley is the swing OT to start. This isn't a slight on him at all, he's an incredibly raw prospect and Reid may think he needs a bit more development time. [Reply]
Kingsley will be the starting LT against Balitimore. They’ve made it clear it’s his job to lose.
Kids gonna be really good as he builds chemistry with Thuney and they work on communication regarding inside transition moves that he struggled with in college and had struggled in camp with, as well.
The coaches are well aware of that weakness, as they are giving specific work detail to help him improve in that area.
Kingsley gives this offense something Wanya doesn’t. Ability to move really well in space and get in front of the misdirection, sweeps, screens and other stuff Andy hasn’t been able to call as much with guys like Smith and Brown…but utilized a ton with Fisher. [Reply]
{goes on to tell Louis how to do it making himself an example}
That's just cool to see. There's so much maturity to how he approached that. I've known CEO's that don't get that done as well as he did that.
Remember fellas - when it works "We did great" and when it doesn't "I messed up"
Knowing when to use "I" makes all the difference in the world when it comes to people giving a shit what you have to say. And having the self-confidence to do it means a lot. Guy doesn't feel like he has to puff his chest out to anybody -- he knows his work speaks for itself. [Reply]