Thought experiment: Which O-lineman would you consider converting into a D-lineman?

[_sturt_]

Preface: Don't take this question/thread too seriously. This kind of thing only happens in high school, and occasionally in college... and when it's ever done in pros, it's a temporary assignment thing, such as a lineman playing TE or FB for a goal line play, or a WR playing safety to defend against a hail mary.

But interested for no particular reason to gauge the wise (?) counsel gathered here...

Let's say we were to look at converting an offensive lineman to play, instead, defense.

Who would you nominate, and what would your reasoning be?


(I have an answer, but I'm curious to see if and how much others think similarly.)

 

[phildadon86]

Preface: Don't take this question/thread too seriously. This kind of thing only happens in high school, and occasionally in college... and when it's ever done in pros, it's a temporary assignment thing, such as a lineman playing TE or FB for a goal line play, or a WR playing safety to defend against a hail mary.

But interested for no particular reason to gauge the wise (?) counsel gathered here...

Let's say we were to look at converting an offensive lineman to play, instead, defense.

Who would you nominate, and what would your reasoning be?


(I have an answer, but I'm curious to see if and how much others think similarly.)

Tyler Smith.

His strength and fluidity would make for a very interesting NT candidate.

 

[xwalker]

Preface: Don't take this question/thread too seriously. This kind of thing only happens in high school, and occasionally in college... and when it's ever done in pros, it's a temporary assignment thing, such as a lineman playing TE or FB for a goal line play, or a WR playing safety to defend against a hail mary.

But interested for no particular reason to gauge the wise (?) counsel gathered here...

Let's say we were to look at converting an offensive lineman to play, instead, defense.

Who would you nominate, and what would your reasoning be?


(I have an answer, but I'm curious to see if and how much others think similarly.)

It normally goes the other way with DL converted to OL (Tuinei, etc).

I always thought it would have been fun to see Larry Allen at NT on short yardage plays.

Obviously Tyler Smith could play DL and Zack Martin could play 1tech DT.