The Palmer injury is worrisome...

[RF2044]

...given that Nick Robinson is being held out of Friday's game. The OL is supposed to be a positional unit of strength this season--hate to see so many guys knicked up ths early.

If Palmer can't go, I'm wondering if they would shift Foy inside and play Lasker at RT in the interest of getting the most experience / best five out there.

 

[CUSU]

...given that Nick Robinson is being held out of Friday's game. The OL is supposed to be a positional unit of strength this season--hate to see so many guys knicked up ths early.

If Palmer can't go, I'm wondering if they would shift Foy inside and play Lasker at RT in the interest of getting the most experience / best five out there.

I think I read somewhere lasker was getting reps at guard?

 

[Chip]

...given that Nick Robinson is being held out of Friday's game. The OL is supposed to be a positional unit of strength this season--hate to see so many guys knicked up ths early.

If Palmer can't go, I'm wondering if they would shift Foy inside and play Lasker at RT in the interest of getting the most experience / best five out there.

Ironically, because of this, the first bye week may end up being well timed.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

If Palmer can't go, I'm wondering if they would shift Foy inside and play Lasker at RT in the interest of getting the most experience / best five out there.

This is a really interesting question of coaching philosophy that has no right answer.

Going in, we thought Foy vs. Lasker was going to be an epic battle. It wasn't. Foy won his job back weeks ago. He's clearly the best option at RT. That said, he's played guard before. Do you take your best player at a position out of that position and move him elsewhere to let his backup play? Or do you keep your strongest player in position and plug a hole elsewhere with a weaker or less experienced player? Does the first option weaken both spots, or does the second option make the gap that much bigger?

 

[anomander]

...given that Nick Robinson is being held out of Friday's game. The OL is supposed to be a positional unit of strength this season--hate to see so many guys knicked up ths early.

If Palmer can't go, I'm wondering if they would shift Foy inside and play Lasker at RT in the interest of getting the most experience / best five out there.

This was my hope as soon as I saw depth chart. I thought moving Foy to guard, and putting Lasker at OT would give them their 5 best OL. I really didn't want to find out though.

 

[RF2044]

Ironically, because of this, the first bye week may end up being well timed.

Very good point!

 

[javadoc]

This is a really interesting question of coaching philosophy that has no right answer.

Going in, we thought Foy vs. Lasker was going to be an epic battle. It wasn't. Foy won his job back weeks ago. He's clearly the best option at RT. That said, he's played guard before. Do you take your best player at a position out of that position and move him elsewhere to let his backup play? Or do you keep your strongest player in position and plug a hole elsewhere with a weaker or less experienced player? Does the first option weaken both spots, or does the second option make the gap that much bigger?

Also depends on who you are playing. If the backup RT is a better run blocker than pass blocker and you're going into a game where you are fairly certain you can run successfully, the dropoff might not be as great.

 

[PhatOrange]

I think I go with Alex Hayes against Nova and give him some great experience early on. The guard spot isn't going to make or break the Nova game.

If the OL is still banged up through the bye week then you have some options. A full game's worth of tape on Hayes or move Foy inside.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I think I go with Alex Hayes against Nova and give him some great experience early on. The guard spot isn't going to make or break the Nova game.

If the OL is still banged up through the bye week then you have some options. A full game's worth of tape on Hayes or move Foy inside.

I see both sides of this. I think it makes sense to reshuffle among guys that have played (Lasker and Foy), but if Hayes isn't that far behind why not see what he's got against a lower division team? If we're playing against a big time team or questioning whether to burn a redshirt, yeah, definitely go Lasker/Foy, but with this situation and the bye week after I like the idea of sticking Hayes in if he's not completely unprepared.

 

[PhatOrange]

I see both sides of this. I think it makes sense to reshuffle among guys that have played (Lasker and Foy), but if Hayes isn't that far behind why not see what he's got against a lower division team? If we're playing against a big time team or questioning whether to burn a redshirt, yeah, definitely go Lasker/Foy, but with this situation and the bye week after I like the idea of sticking Hayes in if he's not completely unprepared.

Hayes redshirted last year FYI.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Hayes redshirted last year FYI.

Yeah I know, was using the redshirt thing more as a hypothetical.

 

[Rocco]

Regardless of who starts, we will run for well over 200 yards against them. Their D will have no answer for our run game.

 

[dinosaurbbq]

Regardless of who starts, we will run for well over 200 yards against them. Their D will have no answer for our run game.

We better run for a lot more than 200 yards against Nova.

 

[retro44]

Hayes's high school in the 5 A division in high school put up some sick rushing numbers in Georgia. Keep the faith,the guy is a road grader

 

[AAM62]

Has palmer been ruled out?