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Originally Posted by Dante84
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.
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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.