SanAngeloState
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Would he work out at guard?
Hard to believe someone that size has the footwork for LT.
Anyone know if Mankins can be franchised?
He's too tall to be a guard. If he fails at LT, he's a RT. And as long as there is a franchise tag, it can be used on Mankins.
He's too tall to be a guard. If he fails at LT, he's a RT. And as long as there is a franchise tag, it can be used on Mankins.
He saw some action at guard at practice yesterday and today, but his angles just aren't right. Not a great fit for him, initially at least.
Our resident Saint's fan brought up the point that Payton likes his line to be LT in college. That does have a certain logic.
Did he just look ill suited or was it a function of never playing guard?
It's obvious that there is reason for this. Does this mean scouts doubt his feet or is this a function of the player wanting to display flexibility?
Our resident Saint's fan brought up the point that Payton likes his line to be LT in college. That does have a certain logic.
I don't get the idea of moving a guy who stands 6' 7 1/8" 315 lbs. with 35 1/4" arms to guard. That's essentially Sebastian Vollmer's frame, only with much longer arms! Move Carimi inside and his natural physical advantages turn into liabilities.
Carimi's a right tackle all the way, IMO. I think he's likely to be a very good one, but his lack of versatility has to factor into the value equation.
That's clearly true with Belichick, too, but the normal approach is a Mankins: take an athletic, aggressive but undersized LT and move him inside. That's not Gabe Carimi this year, that's somebody like Danny Watkins.
I've been liking the reports on Watkins. Apparently, he's been working mostly at OG this week and has looked very natural there.