Free practicing at...RG

[RoyTheHammer]

michael winicki assures me that arkin is great,i dont trust tim macmahon on this.

Just my two cents, but i would put more consideration into things Mike says than things Timmy Mac says anyday.

 

[Aurican]

Stephen Jones on Free at guard: It's no secret we are looking our options there, trying to find best five
Read more here: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.co...ere-trying-to-find-best-fi.html#storylink=cpy

 

[fatboygixxer]

No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. This is a philosophy that doesn't only apply to coaching but all walks of life. Dabble a little here, then dabble a little there, and then some more over here. Yes, you gain experience in several different facets of a company (or in this case, offensive line position) but become master of nothing. It's fine if you've got a long period of time, but there is so little time that the coaching staff gets to work with their team anymore, the practice sessions are gold. Why waste one (or more) focusing on something that is not that lineman's natural position? Wouldn't that time be better served focusing on the position you're going to be playing?

And think about it -- we've seen this with team before. Garrett had play calling duties pulled from him so he could better focus on his position as head coach. Why? Because he was spread too thin. Instead of being the best head coach he could be, his additional duties as play caller made his game management suffer. Why wouldn't the same apply to Doug Free? Now you've got him focusing on two different positions, rather than the one he should be focusing on. Spreading too thin. It doesn't make him more flexible. It makes him less of a RT than he could be because he has missed valuable practice time at the position and now has to spend additional energy focusing on duties at RG. You dig?

Tell me you didn't just compare trying an offensive lineman in a different spot (something alot of players do) to Jason Garrett being "stripped" of his playcalling duties...You are reading waaaaay to far into this.

 

[Aven8]

Sounds like they are taking a page out of the Giants book. A reshuffle to see if it could work with Livings and Berd being made of glass and all.

 

[cowboys1981]

I understand what they're trying to do for this season, but why not is seasons past. This shows our FO has little confidence in this group and why we should have invested on the line on both sides of the ball.

 

[Primetime42]

Why can't Costa just step in at the guard position? Is he even worse there than at center? Thought it was a more natural fit for him.

 

[boysfanindc]

It would be a stud line with Waters but it's muddied now.

Jerry: Say B, wanna play some ball.
BW: Naw dawg, got my Funyuns and NFL Ticket. I'm good.

Of course unless you have $3.5M you want to give me!

 

[jobberone]

If there is another Minnesota debacle, and we have two tackles go down what then?

I'm being an old worry wart but...

People would rather wring their hands over the RG position rather than talk about RT or swing tackle.

 

[jobberone]

I let this sink in before making a quick post. Firstly, I wish such a big deal wasn't made out of this, I got an update on my phone for crying out loud, if this is just tinkering around and getting some faces familiar with different positions then fine, but it was just about trending on Twitter. Secondly, I don't have much of a problem with this move, it's just that it should have been done at the onset of camp. We're nearing the point where we should have a set five lineman to run out there and call our 1's, if they're serious about this, it's the wrong time to start trying it.

Parnell hasn't been around enough to get him snaps due to injury.

 

[TwentyOne]

many sources over the last couple of years have said they do not think Free would be very good at guard or tackle. Guess the boys are looking anyway

fixed that for you.

 

[Redball Express]

I don't see the big deal in this. It's not like we're playing the giants this Sunday. Just switching things up with Leary out. Want to see how Parnell is with 1's

Me neither. At this point..

Free has to play and he needs to nail down a body of work at not just tackle.

So let him play G and see if he can.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

tis' no secret....sign Waters duh!

 

[perrykemp]

Does anyone not think Free could play guard better than Arkin?

If he plays guard at the same level as he played RT last season -- essentially one of the worst 3 or 4 RTs in the entire NFL.... then I'm not so sure.

 

[newlander]

People joke about this kind of thing a lot...but I truly do believe that, in fact, the sky is actually falling today if this is true.

I think Sports Illustrated use to run a little sidebar called....'Latest sign the Apocalypse is upon us".........Free at Guard and Parnell at RT would qualilfy IMO

 

[Idgit]

I think Sports Illustrated use to run a little sidebar called....'Latest sign the Apocalypse is upon us".........Free at Guard and Parnell at RT would qualilfy IMO

I wish I could remember which poster was questioning my assessment this morning that our fans would overreact to this report. I think this means I officially win that earlier debate, right?

 

[Fredd]

if this were during the season (in an actual game) then I would be a little more nervous about it...haven't they done similar things on the other side of the ball with Wilber and some of the LB's to see who can be a back-up MLB? Training camp is a discovery session as well as practice to hone your skills...not worried just yet (although, I don't think Arkin is a solution)

 

[The Quest for Six]

This offensive line is a disaster.

 

[noshame]

Maybe it's been covered already, but this could be a sign that Leary will likely not be ready week one.

 

[CyberB0b]

Gotta be prepared in case our injured undrafted

Maybe it's been covered already, but this could be a sign that Leary will likely not be ready week one.

Even healthy, he is a total unknown. We have 2 guys who have never played a real Nfl game, a career backup and a guy who took a pay cut becauuse he sucked so badly.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Gotta be prepared in case our injured undrafted

Even healthy, he is a total unknown. We have 2 guys who have never played a real Nfl game, a career backup and a guy who took a pay cut becauuse he sucked so badly.

And on the whole they'll still play better than last year.

And I wouldn't be shocked if they play better than 2011.