Originally Posted by Dante84 (Post 17895882)

If Hump's biggest issue is conditioning as the game goes on, but he's decent when in the first half...

Is it a terrible strategy to have him start the first half, and slide Thuney in for the second half if/when (before) he starts to drop off?

I know a mid-game shuffle is normally not ideal and typically done out of desperation after poor performance or injury.

But if that's the gameplan all along, and everyone is ready/on the same page, could that be a net-positive? Essentially a LT by committee approach.

Originally Posted by kccrow (Post 17895971)

I was thinking about this too. He's got 12 more days to be ready for a huge game. I would never think that's enough time to be 100% in football shape but he could be better than he is now. When he has his wind, we saw that he's far better than anyone else at LT, including Thuney. Can he last an entire game in 12 days? Reid isn't one to fumble around with unknowns in a game but it seems like it would be beneficial to at least try and then move Thuney over if the wheels start coming off. You know you're getting better play for at least part of the game at two positions. That also puts him one step closer to lasting the next game. I honestly don't see how it hurts us more than it doesn't.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17895786)

I guess the biggest question is....why not?

Or at least, why don't they want to stick with that sort of offense? I mean this quick-hitter stuff is WORKING. And the downfield chemistry with Worthy is still not there. No reason to expect it to show up at this point.

Just do what you did for those 3 weeks. You can win with that.

If the reason they don't want Thuney is because they don't want to run the offense that his presence necessitated, I just have to ask why they're so opposed to that? I get that it's not sexy but if Watson is back healthy and with the return of Omenihu, this defense should be at/near where it was last post-season.

You don't NEED sexy.

Originally Posted by Raiderhater (Post 17896031)

I don’t understand how the offensive performance with Morris and Kingsley didn’t/doesn’t necessitate the scheme changes. It’s difficult to argue with a one loss record (I won’t count yesterday), but one has to wander what our offense would have accomplished if those two got the help that Thuney has received.

Originally Posted by JPH83 (Post 17896018)

I dunno man, I really don't think what he's shown is better than what we've seen from Thuney. Sure his Pro Bowl years would be incomparably better, bet that's not what he's shown, and we really don't know he can deliver that.

I just struggle to see how you can start a guy with that little time over a winning team and an OL that has worked UNLESS he really shows out. The wheels didn't start coming off with Thuney, surely he gets the nod to start there.

Originally Posted by kccrow (Post 17896040)

He absolutely stoned Bonitto that entire first half last night. I don't think I can agree that he didn't look much better than Thuney. When the wheels came off, now that's a different thing. But man, if you get that an entire game then you're winning easy. Reid will do what's right though, I trust that.

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief (Post 17895933)

So, in watching that tape DJ looked halfway decent, and all these comments about them having to change the offense for Thuney make you think they want to go with Humphries. I really wonder if they have a plan as of now, or if they are still figuring things out. They didn't exactly put anyone in a position to succeed yesterday, so you have to think they aren't overly concerned or excited over what they saw and weren't going to put much stock in the film that came out of it because of the situation.

Maybe they've already seen enough in practice and the film room to know he's the guy. Obviously, if you really want to put the best group out there, it's going to include him, at least on paper. I hope he's up for this, because this isn't the Arizona Cardinals anymore. I know he's used to big games in college, but this is an entirely different beast.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17896037)

My personal opinion is that our team is so good that they actually use much of the regular season as a giant warmup. That's not to say they're out there trying to actively lose games, but they take the regular season to give guys a chance to grow into roles and accept a few bumps along the way. When we get toward the end of the season, they give up on some of those experiments and start focusing on what works (scheme changes) so that we're ready to roll in the postseason.

Maybe that's a naive take and they've been trying their hardest all along, but there's no question that we've had plenty of times when we've looked like shit in the regular season these last few years only to turn it on when we get to January.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 17895994)

I think I might watch the All 22 tonight if I get bored enough.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 17895991)

We will be fine either there way.

It sure would be nice to see this offense at full, full strength in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17893968)

Really?

I don't think he played a single snap at LT.

I only ever saw him at LG.