ckparrothead
Premium Member
I love Gabe Carimi. I love Anthony Castonzo. Both will be excellent players, I'm sure. And, there's room for both in the Dolphins short/long term plans.
Carimi seems like he might be more possible short term because he can play LG until Carey is out of the picture. But he's never played on the right side so long term I wonder about that viability. Or maybe they just keep him as a Steve Hutchinson LG to pair with Jake Long. That's the kind of left side of a line that can MAKE an offense pretty dangerous...if you think Carimi plays LG like Hutchinson. That's kind of a sizable IF though because Carimi hasn't played there.
Castonzo, I'm not really sure what you do with him short term. Make him a LG? Or move Carey to the interior and put Castonzo back on the side he started out his Boston College career at, the right side? I don't know. I'm not all about Carey moving in to Guards. I think Guards have to be more agile, more mobile than tackles. Tackles have to be big tall pillars with long arms that can kick slide. I think Guards have to be more directionally diverse. On that basis I would probably want Castonzo to be the one kicking inside, not Carey. Then long term Carey's out and Castonzo pairs with Jake...and a good tackle tandem also impacts an offense.
But the problem is obvious. If you don't have a QB to hang your hat on, you're wasting time. Is Henne that guy? After last year, I find that hard to believe. But, who knows I guess. Maybe things click. Maybe they plan to take a QB next year. But if that's the case, I have to say it again, you're wasting valuable time continuing to trifle with a guy you know is not the answer and not grooming a guy that could be the answer.
Carimi seems like he might be more possible short term because he can play LG until Carey is out of the picture. But he's never played on the right side so long term I wonder about that viability. Or maybe they just keep him as a Steve Hutchinson LG to pair with Jake Long. That's the kind of left side of a line that can MAKE an offense pretty dangerous...if you think Carimi plays LG like Hutchinson. That's kind of a sizable IF though because Carimi hasn't played there.
Castonzo, I'm not really sure what you do with him short term. Make him a LG? Or move Carey to the interior and put Castonzo back on the side he started out his Boston College career at, the right side? I don't know. I'm not all about Carey moving in to Guards. I think Guards have to be more agile, more mobile than tackles. Tackles have to be big tall pillars with long arms that can kick slide. I think Guards have to be more directionally diverse. On that basis I would probably want Castonzo to be the one kicking inside, not Carey. Then long term Carey's out and Castonzo pairs with Jake...and a good tackle tandem also impacts an offense.
But the problem is obvious. If you don't have a QB to hang your hat on, you're wasting time. Is Henne that guy? After last year, I find that hard to believe. But, who knows I guess. Maybe things click. Maybe they plan to take a QB next year. But if that's the case, I have to say it again, you're wasting valuable time continuing to trifle with a guy you know is not the answer and not grooming a guy that could be the answer.
