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Justin Herbert injures his foot - "plantar fascia" issue
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08-05-2024, 01:13 PM | #151 |
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Which is not his natural position. Alt was a flawed prospect to begin with, now you are playing out of his natural position.
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08-05-2024, 01:14 PM | #152 | |
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And if that's the kind of player he becomes, Alt needs to be Orlando Pace for that to not be a bad decision. I think it's a hell of a lot more likely that Nabers becomes Chase than it is that Alt becomes Pace. O.City is right in that Alt better fits what Harbaugh wants to do than Nabers does - which is an indictment on the Harbaugh hire rather than any sort of defense of the pick. If Harbaugh's plan is to ground and pound his way to anything relevant, it ain't gonna go the way he thinks it will. |
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08-05-2024, 01:23 PM | #153 |
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08-05-2024, 01:23 PM | #154 | |
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Is that enough for you to go from....I dunno spitballing here, Alt to insert your run of the mill 2nd/3rd round T prospect? I've just kinda changed my mentality here a bit. It seems to be playing out that it's alot easier to find really good WR's......shit thru round 4? OL play is such shit that it's hard for me to forego a guy like Alt. They went Alt/McConkey. Is that worse than Nabers/Patrick Paul? |
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08-05-2024, 01:25 PM | #156 |
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08-05-2024, 01:25 PM | #157 |
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The NFL is a passing league. You don't go far in the playoffs by having an elite run and grind game. Chiefs had a poor run defense last season and it mattered little. You need an elite passer of the football, which the Chargers have, and provide him with above average weapons and defense. This has been the proven formula for a decade, now. Herbert needs quality receivers to succeed. He is no Mahomes who can carry his team to a SB with scrubs.
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08-05-2024, 01:26 PM | #158 | |
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They have an OT that was taken in the top 15, an OT in the top 10 and a guard in the 1st round. At some point that is going to bite you because you are just skimping elsewhere. |
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08-05-2024, 01:29 PM | #159 |
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New regime though. Where the past guys were taken, doesn't necessarily matter to them (arguable if it should or not).
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08-05-2024, 01:30 PM | #160 |
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08-05-2024, 01:31 PM | #161 | |
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Is he smart/good enough to make the transition? Probably, but it's not as sure as it was if he had just played LT. I'll ask again. Why do you think Latham is a T not good enough to play T just because he played on the right side in college? |
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08-05-2024, 01:34 PM | #162 | |
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Again, in a vacuum I don't disagree with you, but you're not getting the best use of your asset by a taking a guy that high and playing him at RT. RTs just aren't as hard to find. If you don't have a premier LT, I could defend the approach. But it's just wild overkill in this instance. |
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08-05-2024, 01:35 PM | #163 | |
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Latham is a good player. I'm not sure he's athletic enough to stick at T in the NFL. |
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08-05-2024, 01:36 PM | #164 | |
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Oh sure, you'll still get value out of him in a sort of supercharged Alstot role, but he's overqualified for the role and can't be put to his highest and best use there. Even if you like running the ball, you're getting diminishing returns if you have Henry and Josh Jacobs running the ball for you while you try to make due at WR. It's just overkill. |
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08-05-2024, 01:37 PM | #165 | |
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I was just using St. Brown and Godwin as examples of guys found later, not inferring anything about them now as a player. |
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