Can we please start Okeke?

Not sure if Okeke should be the one, but I would not be opposed to giving him playing time this week, just not starting.

But the play at both tackle positions last week was terrible, and must be addressed. Moving Pocic to LT is something to definitely consider.

Just based on spring game, I don't think he's ready. I would like to see his growth though.

But yes, OLINE is major concern

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Can we please start Okeke? by Purplehaze44

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Right, let's arbitrarily pick backups and replace the starters with them. It's a common thing in football that if you just leave your best players on the bench the backups will probably do better. That's why the greatest players, such as Jerry Rice and Barry Sanders, hardly ever got to play.

What was the convo about him quitting?

I guess that was false info?

AGREED!

I'd like to hear arguments not supporting this.

Les refuses to let live, in game experience break a player in...and this is all while the team isn't great and we're losing to even lesser teams.

I know why...Les isn't capable of learning on the go. We primary identify with ourselves, and this causes us to believe that others are more like ourselves than they might be in reality. Just because Les can't do something doesn't mean others can't, as well. He doesn't get this, of course.

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because you know better than the coaches or you just want another former 5* in the lineup?

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How about this: other coaches know better than our coaches.

Now consider that other coaches start raw prospects all the time in order to give them experience, break them in, and help them to reach their full potential.

Also, YOU know less than both our coaches and other coaches.

reminds me of valentine for some reason

Hell yeah. I thought he could get the nod once they were adamant about keeping Pocic at OC (why not try Dodds or Clapp), and Teuhema got injured, but they confused me when they put Malone out there.

I would also like to see Brumfield on the field at some point.