JoeSixPat
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While that perception is widely held it is not consistent with the facts.
I'd say it's widely held because a lot of people have seen him get beat by speed rushers in some big games when the OL hasn't played well.
Well, when he gets beat by one, it's a flopping on the ground, completely out of the play beat, and that doesn't show up on statistics.
Although raw, Vollmer has much longer wingspan and he's light on his feet. I never see him prone while a rusher steps over him, but i guess it might have happened. Even a holding penalty is better than an unimpeded rusher.
Yep - another in a long list of situations where the stats don't show what we know to be true.
That being said, as you point out, Vollmer is still raw and hasn't beat out Light.
When we first selected Vollmer I thought he might be able to step in as a situational LT against opponents where Light was a liability. Obviously that hasn't happened yet but at some point, someone is going to beat Light out of a job.
I have a feeling that's going to happen within the next 3 years though - just as it took BJGE a long while to dethrone Maroney - thus I don't think Light is worth $8 million a season - though much depends on whether they can find a better alternative to Light.