Thread: It's Confirmed......It's Competition at LT Again.............

This is old news. We've been hearing about this for the past 24 hours. But I'm sort of glad to hear it because I think that it is wise to give CWill the opportunity to take the job away from the slacker Webb. CWill at least works hard and DOES NOT MAKE EXCESSIVE STUPID PENALTIES LIKE WEBB.

In the Lovie Smith world of glasses "half empty" and "half full" I'm seeing this one as "half empty".

This foolishness should have been resolved more than a week ago and maybe it would have been if they hadn't moved CWill over to RT to give Carimi some rest when we had two other OT's who could have done that instead.

The excuse was that Tice couldn't trust two inexperienced guys to protect Cutler in last Thursdays game and I admit I bought into that but then they never even played Cutler anyway. So when that decision was made then why didn't they start using Brown and Brandon in the second quarter and move CWill back to LT and let him alternate series with Webb then? Not enough practice reps before the game? Whose fault is that?

God damn but I'm getting sick of this "Chinese Fire Drill" cluster fuck of a game plan concerning this line. Fine, let CWill have the majority of the LT reps this week and start him next game. If he outplays Webb by a wide enough margin to think he should be the guy then leave him the fuck there and start giving Webb reps as the swing tackle. If he doesn't win the LT spot convincingly after next weekend then put CWill back at LG, move Spencer back to RG to compete with Louis and leave Webb the fuck at LT with Brown backing him and Carimi up.

Christ we're not trying to land the Mars Rover here. Just start the same five we began last year with. We really didn't bring in or draft anyone capable of starting over the five we started last year anyway so what's the problem? If Carimi and CWill hadn't gone down we may have ended the year with a fairly decent line. So put 'em back on the field just that way and let them pick up where they left off.

There's waaaaaayyyy more drama going on here than needs to be.

Originally Posted by Dagan81

This is old news. We've been hearing about this for the past 24 hours. But I'm sort of glad to hear it because I think that it is wise to give CWill the opportunity to take the job away from the slacker Webb. CWill at least works hard and DOES NOT MAKE EXCESSIVE STUPID PENALTIES LIKE WEBB.

I know but I felt a rant coming on so I needed something to draw from. This is stupid. Lovie and Tice are acting like a two women who can't decide where to meet for lunch.

Originally Posted by soulman

I know but I felt a rant coming on so I needed something to draw from. This is stupid. Lovie and Tice are acting like a two women who can't decide where to meet for lunch.

I'm really kind of mixed up on this whole matter, soul. For starters, I really don't want Webb winning the competition at LT because of his work ethic. As he's made abundantly clear, he's more concerned with playing video games and stuffing his mouth full of tacos than he is with improving his technique at LT. At least CWill cares and really wants the position badly. And, CWill doesn't commit the stupid penalties that Webb does incessantly.

At the same time, I do understand the necessity to come to a final decision as soon as possible. Frankly, to add to your funny comment about Lovie and Tice not being able to make up their minds, I was going to suggest that they get a hotel room and put a "Do not disturb" sign on the door knob outside the room so they can fuck like two rats in a wool sock.

I hope they decide this soon; if Cutler gets hurt in preseason because of this crap, Tice is in the (metaphorical) crosshairs..

No matter which one we play there it isn't gonna be all that pretty.

CWill will get "bull rushed" to death by every DE he faces and the ground game will suffer but he won't make as many mental mistakes as "Beavis" Webb and he'll probably handle the speed rushers better.

The running game will benefit by having Webb play but he'll get faked out of his jockstrap by double moves at least a half dozen times a game and even if he limits his sacks Cutler will always have pressure coming from his blind side and that idiot Webb won't even be smart enough to yell "duck".

As far as this year goes it's pretty much a "can't win" situation whichever you put there. Neither one of them will give anymore than journeyman level play no matter what you do so since CWill is better off at LT I say just put him there and end this farce.

Webb is getting way too much benefit of the doubt and they can call it competition but so far it hasn't even been that. I think you could push Webb just as much or more with James Brown if they started giving him reps behind Webb. Just line 'em up like we did last year and start the season. If Webb falls flat on his ass then go ahead and move CWill outside then. For now I say screw it.

I know this would be against Tice's religion, but why doesn't he consider putting Carimi at LT and CWill at RT, leaving Webb as the swing T? CWill did really well at RT according to what I have read.

I'm guessing that when the dust settles we'll see Webb as our starting LT and Carimi continues at RT. I'm hoping we DO grab a veteran "training camp casualty" guy who can be our swing tackle - and C.Will is allowed to go back to LG where he played solid ball for us last year. This assumes that Webb can step up his game to where he is decent this season. Not great, but just average. I'd be ok with average. He'll get help and the play calling will help him out too.

Then in the off-season Emery (I hope) will fix the oline like he fixed our WR woes this past off-season.

Webb will be better than most people think. I base this on what I've seen so far, not on what the "experts" think. Just based on my own eyes. C.Will is not an NFL level LT in my humble opinion. I like him at LG though.