Kelly said that Lugg will probably move to guard before the start of the season and there would be a guard and tackle spot up for grabs. That indicates Correll at center, Patterson at a tackle and Lugg at a guard.
A few questions:
1. Does Lugg moving to guard indicate that the staff is really high on a particular tackle, because Lugg was recruited and fits the bill to be a right tackle?
2. If they are planning to move Lugg to guard because they really think a tackle is one of their best five, who is that tackle? My guess would be Tosh Baker.
3. If Lugg is playing RT in the spring but will move to RG, does that mean that Patterson will be at RT and not at left? Why play Lugg as a tackle in the spring if he would be moving to RG and a currently healthy individual will be playing RT. Doesn't it imply that someone who is currently unavailable (Patterson) would be playing that RT spot come fall?
4. I would appreciate to hear how you all read how these things are playing out and what it looks like we will most likely end up with in the fall.
Lastly, who becomes the do everything next guy in that Lugg was this past year. I only ask because it sets things up for next year. If it is Patterson-Lugg on the right side, then a Fisher-Spindler combo the next year could be possible. But I'm not sure either of them are ready to be the 6th guy. However, if the 6th guy is Dirkson or Gibbons, then it is wide-open in 2022. If the 6th guy is Carroll or Kristofic, then not playing them in 2022 gets a little harder I think.
My guess:
Baker - Kristofic - Correll - Lugg - Patterson
6th man - Gibbons
Replies to: "Reading the tea leaves at OLine"
- Reading the tea leaves at OLine - tky21 - 9:44pm 3/28/21
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- After reading more: Baker - Carroll - Correll - Lugg - Patterson, 6th man Kristofic - tky21 - 7:44am 3/30/21
- Maybe not popular, but I think Gibbons is going to be hard to beat out if healthy. - ND_in_DRO - 11:40pm 3/30/21
- With Patterson out, I think the goal of the spring is to see if Tosh Baker is ready to play LT - ND_in_DRO - 2:31pm 3/29/21
- Not bad, no arguments from me. I would however say that if #87, can be turned into a Blocker like - Frankx - 12:47pm 3/29/21
- You know what else they do with Gronk? Split him out and let a corner try to cover him. - tky21 - 9:46pm 3/29/21
- Well yeah and #87 is athletic enough to do that to. Again though the original post was about O Line [NT]
- Frankx - 12:10pm 3/30/21
- Agreed. Original post about OLine and #87 would do both the team and himself well to become the - tky21 - 9:07pm 3/30/21
- Well yeah and #87 is athletic enough to do that to. Again though the original post was about O Line [NT]
- Frankx - 12:10pm 3/30/21
- I'm not understanding why you would want to take all the upside of receiving away and make him a - oldirish - 9:00pm 3/29/21
- Blocking AND Receiving - Turkish - 10:34am 3/30/21
- If he's only a receiver, the team is easier to defend - croaker - 9:52pm 3/29/21
- I don't think I conveyed that. Gronkowski is maybe the greatest TE in the NFL. - Frankx - 9:09pm 3/29/21
- I took "make him like 24" to mean be primarily a blocker, as that's what 24 was last year. [NT] - oldirish - 10:34pm 4/3/21
- You know what else they do with Gronk? Split him out and let a corner try to cover him. - tky21 - 9:46pm 3/29/21
- After reading more: Baker - Carroll - Correll - Lugg - Patterson, 6th man Kristofic - tky21 - 7:44am 3/30/21