[BostonCard]

Gosh, you're in a quibbling mood.  I would simply observe that we rotate our entire 2-deep DL every game.  Not so for the DBs.  And if you think one tackle can effectively back up both spots, feel free -- but AT Hall has started at both LT and RT, and how has that worked out?  

I would stand with the point both CTCard and I made that 1/3 of our recruits can be linemen and we would not be missing anywhere else.

We rotate our entire 2-deep DL because there isn't much of a drop-off between the starters and the backups.  Last year and the year before, we pretty much didn't (and we spent much of our time in a 2-DL formation).

I'm not sure what your point is about AT Hall.  The fact that he has played both LT and RT, if anything, support the idea that in a pinch one guy can back up multiple positions on th eline.  Hell, Devery Hamilton is currently backing up Fanaika at LG as well as both tackle positions.  And whatever you may think of Hall, we have had guys move between positions on the offensive line successfully in the past: Kyle Murphy moved from RT to LT.  David Bright moved from LT to LG.  David Yankey also moved between tackle and guard.  The point is that even though the ratio of back-ups to starters is the same, 5 decent back-up offensive linemen gives you more depth than 1 decent back-up QB. 

BC

[BostonCard]

Gosh, you're in a quibbling mood.  I would simply observe that we rotate our entire 2-deep DL every game.  Not so for the DBs.  And if you think one tackle can effectively back up both spots, feel free -- but AT Hall has started at both LT and RT, and how has that worked out?  

I would stand with the point both CTCard and I made that 1/3 of our recruits can be linemen and we would not be missing anywhere else.

We rotate our entire 2-deep DL because there isn't much of a drop-off between the starters and the backups.  Last year and the year before, we pretty much didn't (and we spent much of our time in a 2-DL formation).

I'm not sure what your point is about AT Hall.  The fact that he has played both LT and RT, if anything, support the idea that in a pinch one guy can back up multiple positions on th eline.  Hell, Devery Hamilton is currently backing up Fanaika at LG as well as both tackle positions.  And whatever you may think of Hall, we have had guys move between positions on the offensive line successfully in the past: Kyle Murphy moved from RT to LT.  David Bright moved from LT to LG.  David Yankey also moved between tackle and guard.  The point is that even though the ratio of back-ups to starters is the same, 5 decent back-up offensive linemen gives you more depth than 1 decent back-up QB. 

BC