Falcons: Totaly sucking today

[Beef]

Konz is the best backup guard we currently have, so it's understandable they are subbing Hawley for McClure when needed right now.

But I still really believe that Konz is the future center and we will either draft more guards or get an elite one in FA.

I really HOPE Konz becomes the center as well. The cohesiveness and stability of the line begins and ends with the center. When McClure gets pushed back into Matt, the pocket essentially closes from the inside out. It's worse than if an OT gets pushed back, actually. If an OT side collapses, the QB can still step up into the pocket. If the center collapses, the QB has nowhere to go but backwards or roll out to a side and shorten the field by half while throwing on the run.

And run blocking in the middle of our line is HORRIBLE. And again, a lot of that has to do with McClure. If his man is not pushed back and occupied, his defender has access to left or right to make a play or help contribute to it by closing either hole. If we're running inside tackles, the center has the most important job. The guards can't push their defender towards the center if the NT is still standing there.

We should all want Konz to be the center so we have a real pass and run blocker handling the most important job on the line. If the center does his job, everyone else on the line has an easier job.