Originally posted by LasVegasWally:
Thoughts on article??
I read it this morning and didn't make much of it, there's a lotta guesswork at play in that article, although I'll concede its internal logic is sound provided the author's assumptions are correct. But the only guys that know that are in Santa Clara and they don't talk much.
The main takeaway for me was further (paper) confirmation that Puni will enhance the physicality of the line. Time will tell, though.
Between last year's dramatic differentials in success rates when going left (the physical side of the line) and going right (the side that gets blown up) coupled with having witnessed what happened in the early 90s when our small, fast, and shifty O-lines ran into larger, more physical and just as fast D-lines, I'm hoping that the Puni pick represents a shift in the priorities that we value along the O-line. We frequently get away with being smarter and quicker, but there are a few very important teams that can take those advantages from us with their physicality. It's difficult to be smart and shifty when you've been knocked on your butt.
That's how I see it, but I'm likely wrong, too. Time will tell.
[ Edited by BubbaParisMVP on Apr 30, 2024 at 10:52 AM ]
I'll just add that Puni and Kingston are a welcome addition to the OLine Squad, and look like good material to develop under Foerster. I think there is enough OLine talent there now, to absorb the loss of Trent Williams for a couple of regular games. Unlike last year when they pretty much lost every game that Trent Williams didn't play in.
