Upgrade or Downgrade? - Left Guard
by Jake Bertalotto on Jul 8, 2009 12:00 PM PDT
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PrintOur Upgrade/Downgrade series stays on the line today but shifts over to left guard, where Michael Lamb or Ryan Pohl will step in for the departed Adam Speer. The point of this poll is to weigh whether Lamb and/or Pohl will be an upgrade or a downgrade from Adam Speer when all is said and done. Since neither Lamb or Pohl are entering their senior year of eligibility, they still have more than a year to develop into the player that Speer was... keep that in mind as you vote. This is also an opportunity to sound off on who you like at this position... Lamb, or Pohl?
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Again, discussion on whether Pohl/Lamb will be an upgrade or downgrade is encouraged, but discussion on the competition between Lamb and Pohl is also encouraged.
--Jake (jake.buildingthedam@gmail.com)
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I'm interested to see who wins this battle
I’ve been excited about Ryan Pohl since he signed with us, he’s a big body with lots of potential to be a great player under Coach Cav. But I’ve also been hearing good things about Mike Lamb, so I suppose its anyone’s position to win. Does anyone know how they did during the spring?
As for the upgrade/downgrade thing, I think it’ll be a downgrade, but that’s nothing against either player. Adam Speer was a terrific offensive lineman for us, and is going to be missed. There will be some hiccups I’m sure, but both players have a chance to be as good or better than Speer was when all is said and done.
It seems like every year, at either offensive line and linebacker, we continue to produce guys that step in and take right where the predecessor left off. I am not considered about the losses of Levitre or Speer. And I think you’re going to see a huge “upgrade” vote for David Pa’ahaluhi at MLB.
I support Takimoto in his effort to support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
By considered, I mean concerned**
I support Takimoto in his effort to support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by The VD Special on Jul 8, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Add some weight
Lamb just needs to add some weight. He’s a Jesuit boy, and we all know those Crusaders play great done in Corvallis. This year though, I believe that it might be a bit of a downgrade. Just until one or the other gets all the reps in practice. In the ling run, if Lamb can put on the weight, he might be an all-pac10 guy
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