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I hope they don't switch if it's only for Salary reasons. We need cohesiveness on the line. If they can switch and be just as effective, fine, but don't do it at the expense of hurting the team.
Who cares how much he gets paid as long as he is doing his job well. If Jennings leaves when his contract year is up then move Mike to LT. I don't want mike to move there now and just play ok at LT while he is dominating at RT. Go Bills!
jennnings was a better RT that LT.. and he was actually a dominant RT his rookie year.. he struggled a bit last year at LT, but part of that was due to injuries he played through.
i actualy think jj was a better RT in his rookie season than MW was.
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If I'm not mistaken, the mindset when we drafted big Mike was that he would eventually be an LT after a season of "getting used to" the NFL. That time has arrived.
IMO, the better tandem on the ends would be MW at LT and JJ at RT. JJ did play better at RT and MW would be awesome at LT.
I'm not sure making the switch will save us bucks in the long run however. If MW is as good as we think he would be, his contract would likely be bigger than the one that JJ would get only a year or two earlier.
We should make whatever switch makes sense for chemistry along the line and for protection for Drew or whomever our future QBs would be.
Remember, Big Mike only played RT in college b/c he had a lefty QB and for no other reason.
Replace Donahoe with Modrak and fire the entire coaching staff!
Originally posted by Tatonka jennnings was a better RT that LT.. and he was actually a dominant RT his rookie year.. he struggled a bit last year at LT, but part of that was due to injuries he played through.
i actualy think jj was a better RT in his rookie season than MW was.
I agree with you and WYS on this. JJ was a dominant RT his first year and struggled somewhat last year(playing through injuries probably had something to do with that). I say if we can make the transition and it wouldn't hurt the cohesiveness of the line I would do it.
It's true that Big Mike played RT in college initially because Davis was their LT. However at that time, Simms wasn't the starting QB: Applewhite, a righty, was. When Simms began to get more time and Davis left for the NFL, they decided to keep Big Mike at RT to protect Simms' blindside.
I agree with you and WYS on this. JJ was a dominant RT his first year and struggled somewhat last year(playing through injuries probably had something to do with that). I say if we can make the transition and it wouldn't hurt the cohesiveness of the line I would do it.
That's the only way we make that kind of switch.
Personally, I don't see what the issue is with the whole money thing. He's a #4 overall pick. That's why he's getting what he's getting...not because he should be a LT. If he keeps improving on his pass blocking, I'd say go for it. Otherwise, keep him at RT where the best run blocker is supposed to be.
They should keep it the same unless JJ plays poorly at LT. Chances are at some point injuries or free agency will give them a reason/excuse to try MW at LT. I don't see them making the switch unless they believe it will be a significant upgrade.
JJ and Brown started to play very well together late in the year. cant hurt to try switching it in preseason, But if we really wanted a LT, we should have taken Bryant McKinnie.
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