re: Arm Chair Oline Coach

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If he was going to play tackle, it would have already happened.

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That's a dumb statement. He didn't play tackle last year because Vadal could play RT and they didn't trust a RS Fr (Clapp) to make the calls. Grimes tries to get the top 5 lineman on the field at the same time regardless of position, so the situation dictated that we needed Pocic at C last year to make the calls. This year could prove to be different.

And again, I seriously doubt Pocic would have come back without being told he'd get a shot at tackle. Centers just aren't drafted very high (unless you are the Pounceys)so if the plan was to keep him at C, he could have just gone pro this year and been a middle round pick like the top center is almost every year.

Also, La'el and Vadal both spent time on the inside before moving to tackle not to mention they are toying with moving Tehuma from the inside to tackle right now.

You may end up being right about Pocic playing C if we find 2 tackles that Coach Grimes believes are in our top 5 OLineman but to say since he hasn't played tackle yet then he won't this year is a bad argument and just not accurate.