Thread: Gabe Carimi

I doubt Carimi will stay on the bench for long but with the way he's been playing who knows how long, long will be. One thing for certain though is that he's certainly no LT. He's barely adequate as a pass blocker at RT half the time. The other half he gets steam rolled or run by like he wasn't there.

I think the injury, the long recovery and his inexperience are all contributing factors to his woes as a pass blocker but his run blocking has been pretty stout. I don't think it's reached anywhere near that point yet but maybe his best spot will be on the inside who knows. Too soon to tell yet.

He'd make a great LG in my mind.


he is good at blocking the run and got a bit better in pass protection. I'd try it against the Seahawks with the mess or LG spot is.


Webb - Carimi - Garza - Louis (If good to go) - Scott

if no Louis, give Brown a chance. Spencer sucks and has problems himself

on the other side... it would open the need to get a starting RT

Switching Carimi all the way from RT to LG is a HUGE change in mid-season. There's a big difference going from tackle to guard. There is also a big difference going from the right side of the line to the left side of the line. Making BOTH of these changes in the middle of a season with a struggling rookie, is pretty stupid.

The guy is mixed up and struggling already. Watch what happens if you do a mad-scientist move like THIS in mid season. The Bears do some stupid moves, playing guys out of position. But even the Bears are not this stupid. Not mid-season with a guy who's basically a rookie.

p.s. This is how we sometimes screw up young players. I'll always wonder how things would have been different (better) if we had just put C.Will at one position and let him learn it. Musical chairs with your oline isn't a good thing.

"There is only one thing that I am sure there is an infinite amount of in the universe. Human stupidity."- attributed to Albert Einstein.

As for Carimi, there are likely still some effects from the knee injury. Notably, last year Carimi was playing at a heavier looking weight. This year he is looking pretty trim. Even if he as lost fat and gained muscle, (i.e. his weight is similar) this would still result in a change of his center of mass, so he would have to play differently.

I'm still of the opinion that he has the talent to play somewhere on this o-line, probably tackle. He may (however) need extra time... (silently)AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like I said in another thread. You bench a guy when he needs it. If it crushes his psyche, esp. for a lineman then you've got some serious problems. You work on your mistakes, prepare, and get ready when your called back up. It's called being a professional.