Can We Actually Trust Ron Rivera to Keep D.Williams AWAY from LT and start Greg Little for the Rest of the Season? Or Will He Cotinue to Flip-Flop Between Them and Get our QBs Killed from the Blind Side?

[jfra78]

Longest thread title ever

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, bab270 said:

It is much preferred to titles like "Major kudos to" or "I noticed..." which are nothing more than annoying click bait. Those should be cracked down upon, imo.

Eeehhh, either way can work. It's just a preference.

[Cpt slay a ho]

51 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'd be fine with bringing Little along slowly IF the plan in the meantime was to play Moton at LT, but it's blatantly and painfully obvious that DW cannot handle LT. So, if we aren't playing Moton at LT, IMO we lose our ability to bring Little along slowly. We'll go through half a dozen QBs this season if we keep DW at LT.

Well I think we’re at the point where Williams isn’t in the long term plans, for the future it’s best to give Williams as much chip blocks, ect until the bye week when little can take over from there, moton at Lt ship has sailed imo, at least with this coaching staff, I rather leave him at Rt and pray little is the future at Lt 

[LinvilleGorge]

26 minutes ago, Cpt slay a ho said:

Well I think we’re at the point where Williams isn’t in the long term plans, for the future it’s best to give Williams as much chip blocks, ect until the bye week when little can take over from there, moton at Lt ship has sailed imo, at least with this coaching staff, I rather leave him at Rt and pray little is the future at Lt 

Yeah, seems like we just saw him as a stop gap until Little was ready. I'd prefer trying him at LG. If he plays well there and the knee holds up, maybe he can still be in the long-term plans.

[Hoenheim]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, seems like we just saw him as a stop gap until Little was ready. I'd prefer trying him at LG. If he plays well there and the knee holds up, maybe he can still be in the long-term plans.

Hasnt van routen been LG for last season and this season? Can he be subbed out that easily just b/c  Williams is sucking at LT and gets demoted to take HIS position? LMAO

[TheSpecialJuan]

[trueblade]

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, seems like we just saw him as a stop gap until Little was ready. I'd prefer trying him at LG. If he plays well there and the knee holds up, maybe he can still be in the long-term plans.

If Williams is good at LG, you have the Norwell situation all over again. Its not a good allocation of resources to spend big on your LG. 

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

Hasnt van routen been LG for last season and this season? Can he be subbed out that easily just b/c  Williams is sucking at LT and gets demoted to take HIS position? LMAO

My point is that Van Roten is a JAG and always has been. Williams has been an All-Pro at RT previously and physically projects well at OG (many assumed he'd kick inside at the NFL level). It's not like we'd be putting a proven NFL caliber starter on the bench to give Williams a chance at LG. Van Roten has been a starter out of necessity, not necessarily due to his ability. 

Our best OL is likely some combination of Moton, Turner, Paradis, Little, and Williams.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, trueblade said:

If Williams is good at LG, you have the Norwell situation all over again. Its not a good allocation of resources to spend big on your LG. 

No you wouldn't. Even if he plays well, Williams isn't getting the biggest OG contract in NFL history like Norwell did.

[trueblade]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

No you wouldn't. Even if he plays well, Williams isn't getting the biggest OG contract in NFL history like Norwell did.

Williams is on a one year deal. What I mean is you're faced with the decision to pay your LG or let him go in FA 

[Cpt slay a ho]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, seems like we just saw him as a stop gap until Little was ready. I'd prefer trying him at LG. If he plays well there and the knee holds up, maybe he can still be in the long-term plans.

This is the ideal situation imo, I’m also in the camp that moton should have gotten more looks at Lt imo but the Williams injury last year and Greg little pick wiped that opportunity out.

Van rotten had a good game against the cards but that’s far and in between what he normally provides, but we both know barring injury, I highly doubt Williams gets the nod over van rotten, even if it’s clear whose better 

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, trueblade said:

Williams is on a one year deal. What I mean is you're faced with the decision to pay your LG or let him go in FA 

Okay, fine. Van Roten isn't the long-term answer anyway. Play your best football players. Worry about future contracts when the time comes.

[rayzor]

Wall of text in the title. 

Too many walls today.

[SmokinwithWilly]

I'd prefer to let VR have a shot at playing guard with a LT that doesn't get beat on almost every snap. It can't be easy knowing you're going to have to cover your assignment and probably try to chip part of his so your QB doesn't get killed.