Okay, so Davis "could have" played RT, although he likely wouldn't have been an upgrade, and somebody lesser than Davis would have had to step in at OG .... Sorry, but that doesn't fit your claim that we had the scenario at that time. The scenario was if we had the chance to upgrade the O-Line, but didn't. You are talking about a scenario that would be a downgrade and move players for no apparent reason.
As for the injury factor, let's just pass on that for now. You are right that players could get hurt whether Collins moved or not, although the weaker the overall O-line, the higher the likelihood that the players the O-Line is charged with protecting will get hurt. The point still is, how would the team explain refusing to make a move that they feel would upgrade the overall O-Line because they are afraid of upsetting a player they will have to negotiate a new contract with at some point? How would they explain to Dak that's the reason they aren't willing to provide what they think would be the best pass protection, or how do they explain to Zeke that's the reason they are unwilling to provide what they think would be the best run blocking? How do they explain to the rest of the team and to the fans that's the reason they are unwilling to put what they think would be the best overall O-Line on the field. For that matter, how do they justify it to themselves? Maybe they just don't mention it at all and hope nobody notices, but what if the OG spot becomes a sore spot and a glaring problem because the team was unwilling to make a move they felt would have eliminated that problem?
