Project the Depth

[Roy P]

I see Fred as a solid starter. In my estimation, he's better than Briesel ever thought about being. I did notice, however, that on short yardage running plays, we were more likely to pull Chester to the right in between Weary and Winston to take out the LB in the hole. If Weary could do that in the opposite direction, it would keep the defenses from guessing.

Generally, Fred would take on the NT along with the C leaving the other 3 OL to work one-on-one with the 3-Tech and the DEs. I'm hopeful that eventually Frye can be as good as Weary in the run game (especially under Gibbs' coaching) and because of his better feet can be better than Weary in pass protection. However, until that happens, having Weary as the starting RG makes the most sense.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by Roy P

we were more likely to pull Chester to the right in between Weary and Winston to take out the LB in the hole. If Weary could do that in the opposite direction, it would keep the defenses from guessing.

I noticed that too. We pulled Chester quite a bit last year as well. I thought he did a good job with it too. I never thought about it too much, but as soon as you said it I realized you were right. Pulling Chester seemed to me like it led to several nice plays.

I'm not sure about Weary. I think he could be athletic enough, but coming back from the injury is going to make it that much harder for him. I would like to see him do well, but I think he's going to have a lot of competition for that spot....which feels great to say when talking about our offensive line.

[Drew]

The thought of Spencer coming back at full strength makes me drool. His quick feet, long arms, and brute strength make him a prototypical RG for Gibb's system. Spencer with Winston would give us a more than above average right side, and with Brown being coached up (he's so athletically gifted--like Spencer but with better speed, less strength) and a healthy Pitts and Myers, our line could quickly become a plus for our team in no time.