Sam Mustipher

[bearsfan1977]

I think he has played really well since taking on the C spot. Rarely hear his name called, which is good for an OLman. Line looks more stable. Bears may have found something here.

Daniels-Mustipher-Whitehair as the interior OL for next season? Drat OT in round 1 or 2 and I think the OL takes a big step forward.

 

[Aesopian]

Whitehair had a lot of snapping issues and Daniels was maybe big enough to be an NFL center but Mustapha has looked good in his first three starts.

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Montgomery said of the linemen. "Sam coming in and leading the charge is big. He came in [the NFL] the same year I came in. You'd think he been in the league 10, 11, 12 years the way he comes at you and takes charge. He's the general on the line and they buy in."
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[Sicario]

I was talking about this in another thread:

I thought may trading Whitehair and have the line look like this:

LT - Leno
LG - Daniels
C - Mustipher
RG - Bars
RT - Rookie

this gives us some youth and financial flexibility.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

I think he has played really well since taking on the C spot. Rarely hear his name called, which is good for an OLman. Line looks more stable. Bears may have found something here.

Daniels-Mustipher-Whitehair as the interior OL for next season? Drat OT in round 1 or 2 and I think the OL takes a big step forward.

No. He’s a backup for a reason.

 

[Sicario]

Who’s a backup? Mustipher? 2nd year player can’t develop into a starter??

 

[2Deep]

I said this in another post....I am very impressed with Sam. I think we have our interior line with Sam, Whitehair, Daniels set for years to come. We need to draft 2 tackles.

 

[Sicario]

I think the issue is what position would Daniels and Whitehair play? Do we move Whitehair again??

 

[bearsfan1977]

No. He’s a backup for a reason.

He may have been a backup til now because the coaching staff can’t fucking evaluate talent. Coward was starting for many games this season. Let that sink in.

 

[bearsfan1977]

I think the issue is what position would Daniels and Whitehair play? Do we move Whitehair again??

I think Whitehair is fine at G, probably better than he’s been at C.

 

[Sicario]

Would he be ok at RG? I don’t want to move Daniels? If not then trade him and start Bars. I think people seem to forget Mustipher and Bars played at ND together and their communication is spot on. Yea Bars and some break downs today but he has stepped up as well.

 

[msadows]

Would he be ok at RG? I don’t want to move Daniels? If not then trade him and start Bars. I think people seem to forget Mustipher and Bars played at ND together and their communication is spot on. Yea Bars and some break downs today but he has stepped up as well.

He'd probably be better at RG than LG.

Daniels is more of a finesse blocker, his game translates more to the left side. Whitehair is more of a power blower, should be fine at RG.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

He may have been a backup til now because the coaching staff can’t fucking evaluate talent. Coward was starting for many games this season. Let that sink in.

Lol ok . They need a veteran at center. Let him compete if he wins it, awesome. You know how you build a mediocre offensive line? By handing jobs to UDFAs and later round picks.

edit: the lions and Texans defense sucks.

 

[bearsfan1977]

Lol ok . They need a veteran at center. Let him compete if he wins it, awesome. You know how you build a mediocre offensive line? By handing jobs to UDFAs and later round picks.

edit: the lions and Texans defense sucks.

No problem bringing in competition for every position on the team. It is just a pleasant surprise to see how well Mustipher has been playing.

 

[Sicario]

Lol ok . They need a veteran at center. Let him compete if he wins it, awesome. You know how you build a mediocre offensive line? By handing jobs to UDFAs and later round picks.

Really? So Is Jason Peters a mediocre player?? I mean he was a UDFA.
You can have UDFA and later round picks be on the line if you can evaluate talent and develop them.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Really? So Is Jason Peters a mediocre player?? I mean he was a UDFA.
You can have UDFA and later round picks be on the line if you can evaluate talent and develop them.

How long has he been in the league? Lol christ

 

[DeerBrinker34]

I think the issue is what position would Daniels and Whitehair play? Do we move Whitehair again??

You play your best 5 guys, period. If that means moving Whitehair to RG in 2021 then so be it.

And I agree, Mustipher has been pretty impressive and so far looks to actually be an upgrade over Whitehair.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Lol ok . They need a veteran at center. Let him compete if he wins it, awesome. You know how you build a mediocre offensive line? By handing jobs to UDFAs and later round picks.

edit: the lions and Texans defense sucks.

Chase Roullier would be a good option at center. He has been solid for the WFT.

 

[Sicario]

How long has he been in the league? Lol christ

But that isn’t what you said. You said UDFA and late round picks. I didn’t know you excluded players that have been in the league for a few years. I was just responding with a hell of a player that was a UDFA.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

But that isn’t what you said. You said UDFA and late round picks. I didn’t know you excluded players that have been in the league for a few years. I was just responding with a hell of a player that was a UDFA.

Right. I mean the bears under pace have handed jobs out to those types of players with no competition.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Mustipher has been solid in the few games he's played. I'm just not sure if the team should just go ahead and hand him the keys next year. I would keep Daniels and Whitehair at the guard spots while pursuing someone like Chase Roullier in FA to fulfill the center spot. That way you'll still have Mustipher and Bars as depth.