News: Left-Right-Left
Posted on September 30th, 2005 by Bassett
The Langer reports that Adrian Jones will be lining up at Left Tackle, while Fabini will move over to right, due to his knee injury from last week.
It's a smart move to move the ailing Fabini to right, where Bollinger will get a clearer picture of the pressure Fabini will or won't allow. What remains to be seen is how Jones will fare against Baltimore, a hefty first test…
I can't say I know what is going on in practice and I'm sure his grasp of the offense is limited, but wouldn't a healthy, natural right tackle like Scott Gragg be a better option than an injured Fabini? And what about Goodwin? Isn't he the omni-position back-up on the O-line?
With the Pennington/Fiedler and, to a lesser degree, Fabini injuries grabbing all of the headlines, no one seems to be concerned with the loss of Eric Barton. That's huge! Brown, his replacement, is very capable and I like how he's been playing when the Jets switch to the 3-4, but Barton has been outstanding for us.
Are the 2005 Jets the 2004 Panthers in terms of injuries?
I agree on Barton.
The OL issue will be interesting, because unless we acquire a starter in the offseason, that may be the alignment we are looking at next year.
Goodwin is mainly an interior lineman, I think, although he can fill in in an emergency. I guess the Jets must have more confidence that Fabini is more tuned in to the new zonal blocking system than Gragg.