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StickyBun · 10-01-2020, 10:55 AM

Per KFAN.

10-01-2020, 11:25 AM

Well I hope so... Our OG play has been awful.

10-01-2020, 11:32 AM

Full quote

https://twitter.com/PurpleForTheWin/stat...75361?s=20

10-01-2020, 11:37 AM

Elflein due to come back next week? I know, pretty sad when you're anxiously awaiting the return of Pat Freaking Elflein. But he should be a little better than Samia, especially in the run game.

10-01-2020, 12:58 PM

Well duh, pretty good chance some of OL get held out for Covid.

10-01-2020, 01:43 PM

So put Cleveland at LG, then get on the phone to Josh Kline and bring him back to play RG.Can't be worse in either case.

10-01-2020, 03:36 PM

I wonder what the long term plan is with him.

10-01-2020, 03:41 PM

Quote: @PurpleCrush said:
I wonder what the long term plan is with him.

I think it's guard, left guard. I don't think the team is considering using him at OT. I think the Vikings would like to see a Reiff-Cleveland-Bradbury-Elflein-O'Neill alignment healthy and get about 10 games under their belt together.

10-01-2020, 03:46 PM

Quote: @StickyBun said:

@PurpleCrush said:
I wonder what the long term plan is with him.
I think it's guard, left guard. I don't think the team is considering using him at OT. I think the Vikings would like to see a Reiff-Cleveland-Bradbury-Elflein-O'Neill alignment healthy and get about 10 games under their belt together.

If that's the case, I wonder how they'll address the line in the offseason.

10-01-2020, 04:06 PM

Quote: @PurpleCrush said:

@StickyBun said:

@PurpleCrush said:
I wonder what the long term plan is with him.
I think it's guard, left guard. I don't think the team is considering using him at OT. I think the Vikings would like to see a Reiff-Cleveland-Bradbury-Elflein-O'Neill alignment healthy and get about 10 games under their belt together.
If that's the case, I wonder how they'll address the line in the offseason.

That's the question. I think Sticky is right that this is the 2020 lineup they're shooting for. The question, then, is do they draft a LT in '21 to replace Reiff or move Cleveland there? Team hasn't really given any kind of indication about what the long term position will be for Cleveland. They were in the minority, but I remember a few media scouts who thought Cleveland would play guard in the NFL. Maybe the Vikings shared that opinion, I don't know. I do know it's not unusual for college left tackles to start at guard before moving outside.