Elflein to OG?
Center Brett Jones appears in line for another start Sunday in Green Bay after starter Pat Elflein was again limited in Thursday's practice.
Elflein is set to return "pretty soon," according to Zimmer. However, Zimmer would not commit to Elflein being the starting center when he's healthy enough to play. Elflein was a guard at Ohio State before he moved to center as a senior.
"It's way too early," Zimmer said Thursday. "I'm not going to make any determinations on anything like that yet."
http://www.startribune.com/safety-george-iloka-adjusting-to-a-limited-role-on-vikings-roster/493195501/
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
Undersized Center to really Undersized guard!!!!!! What the hell, why not.....
He might be a better G than C...as a prospect, that seemed to be the consensus...regardless, get him back and we add a nasty interior lineman...
Kind of a head scratcher article as it seems to insinuate that the team might be looking at Elflein for guard when there is no way that is the thought process. He's a center and a very good one for this team. Zimmer's point is its too early to say when he'll be returning to the starting lineup not IF he'll be returning to play center. Its possible that Elflein is eased back as the primary backup for one game.
What's wrong with having two starting linemen with the ability to play Center? Best players on the OLine, whoever is the next man up. It's not like there won't be any injuries on our OLine this season.
@"ArizonaViking" said: How can a 300 pounder be under-sized?He's not. I'm not sure why there are so many hang ups about size, especially when you use a zone blocking scheme, where smaller, quicker linemen are preferred.
@"MaroonBells" said:Guards need to anchor well and rely on strength more than other linemen.@"ArizonaViking" said: How can a 300 pounder be under-sized? He's not. I'm not sure why there are so many hang ups about size, especially when you use a zone blocking scheme, where smaller, quicker linemen are preferred.
Points for originality I guess but it sounds like unsubstantiated speculation. Imagine that.
i would be happy with him at G if hes one of the best 5 on the field
@"StickyBun" said: Kind of a head scratcher article as it seems to insinuate that the team might be looking at Elflein for guard when there is no way that is the thought process. He's a center and a very good one for this team. Zimmer's point is its too early to say when he'll be returning to the starting lineup not IF he'll be returning to play center. Its possible that Elflein is eased back as the primary backup for one game.Didn't read the article, but that was what I gathered from Zim's quote as well. Sounds like someone had an article to write and found a simple tweet sized quote to torture into a full article.
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