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This from the Globe yesterday:
Belichick hints (again) at tackle situation's future - Extra Points - Boston.com
Belichick called out Vollmer for his rare ability to apparently play both LT and RT equally comfotable. I've been one of those suggesting we move Matt Light to RT and keep Vollmer at LT, where he's clearly our future. Sound's like BB doesn't like that idea:
"'In my brilliance,' Belichick said with a smile, 'I put [Light] at right tackle as a rookie. It didn’t really work out at all. He has the physical skills to play over there. But, then, he just … Matt’s just a left tackle. When you look at his skills, I don’t think you look at him and say, ‘Well, I don’t think he has the skills to play right tackle.’ But he’s just much more comfortable on the left side and he’s a much better left tackle than he was a right tackle, when we tried to play him there his rookie year. Once we got him back to left tackle, he was a much better football player. That was his rookie year, so maybe if it was his third year, he would’ve adjusted to it better. I don’t know, we just left him at left because he’s done a good job for us over there.'"
Sounds like we'll be seeing Light at LT and Vollmer at RT for much of the remainder of the season. I have nothing against Light, but I feel that Vollmer is our future at LT, so I would like to get him anchored there as soon as possible.
Belichick hints (again) at tackle situation's future - Extra Points - Boston.com
Belichick called out Vollmer for his rare ability to apparently play both LT and RT equally comfotable. I've been one of those suggesting we move Matt Light to RT and keep Vollmer at LT, where he's clearly our future. Sound's like BB doesn't like that idea:
"'In my brilliance,' Belichick said with a smile, 'I put [Light] at right tackle as a rookie. It didn’t really work out at all. He has the physical skills to play over there. But, then, he just … Matt’s just a left tackle. When you look at his skills, I don’t think you look at him and say, ‘Well, I don’t think he has the skills to play right tackle.’ But he’s just much more comfortable on the left side and he’s a much better left tackle than he was a right tackle, when we tried to play him there his rookie year. Once we got him back to left tackle, he was a much better football player. That was his rookie year, so maybe if it was his third year, he would’ve adjusted to it better. I don’t know, we just left him at left because he’s done a good job for us over there.'"
Sounds like we'll be seeing Light at LT and Vollmer at RT for much of the remainder of the season. I have nothing against Light, but I feel that Vollmer is our future at LT, so I would like to get him anchored there as soon as possible.