Sorsdal as the backup RG/RT in the Big V role would be amazing if he is ready to make that jump
Manu as the developmental backup LT behind Decker is amazing. Maybe in a few years Manu will be the heir to the blindside throne.
Also:
Bromart being ready to be the run stuffing NT until Reader is ready…would be amazing too we had a revolving door there last year.
Finally, Hooker as QB2…is he going to be ready?
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The reports I’ve seen say that Sorsdal is the 3rd best Tackle on the team.
Everyone is hung up on the teams intention to turn him into a Guard, and they gave experience at Guard, but, that may never be his forte.
It would be silly to dump a solid Tackle because he was projected to be a Guard.
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That and he exclusively played OT in college.
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He’s RT2. If Deck goes down then Penei will slide over and Sorsdal will fill in. If Pe….not even gonna finish that thought.
That is mostly irrelevant. A ton of great NFL guards played OT in college. That’s where college teams put their best OL - especially at a smaller school like William & Mary.
If he can hold up at OT in the NFL, great. But he couldn’t have last year, and that wasn’t the plan. We’ve pivoted, and to his credit it looks like he’s lost the weight to be able to hold up out there.
In terms of a college OT who transitions to OG, I agree.
However, in terms of Sorsdal playing OT for the Lions, disagree.
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Fair enough, but it definitely wasn’t the plan. Now, we surely drafted him knowing it was a possibility in case he didn’t work out at OG - we like guys who can do a lot - so I won’t call it a 180 from last year. More like a 160. I really hope it works out, but he was so lead-footed last year inside it was hard to envision him doing anything on the outside. Of course the coaches know a lot more than I do, so hopefully his weight loss has totally changed his game in that respect.
Actually I think it was the plan
Cross train him as a RG/RT behind Big V for first year
…. just like Hooker & Teddy B
And Green & Marvin Jones
I think the plan all along was for him to be backup RT that can play RG
Unfortunately Vatai got injured so he got pressed into the lineup
And Manu is a LT that is learning Guard his first year, same as Sorsdal did
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Did he lose weight or just fat?
Mostly Fat.
I think he transformed his body adding a lot of upper body muscle and strength while also reducing the fat is his nid section.
Agree to disagree then. His college tape didn’t project as a NFL OT at all, again because of the lead-footedness. Especially last year. Maybe we hoped it would improve once he got in better shape, but surely we wouldn’t have been planning on it.
It was bad weight, though he was only 304 when he tested which is pretty light for an OT, so redistributing it was his only option. It’s one of the main reasons I thought it wouldn’t be possible. To get athletic enough he’d have to get down to 280 or so - I thought - which is obviously too light to hold up.
I’ve always been an advocate of Sorsdal playing both positions on the right side, but long term, his chance to start would be at RG.
Brad and Dan love guys with positional flexibility, and it is invaluable on the O-Line where only 7 or 8 guys are active on game day.
Sorsdal was drafted to be a guard, his arms are too short AND he is not athletic enough to be a STARTING Long Term High End OT. He really struggled, even at guard, because of his slow feet and lack of fitness.
It appears he took the coaching to heart and over the offseason worked on his agility and fitness.
He seems to be the primary right side sub (G/OT) and could be the heir to RG spot next season.
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I hope that Sorsdal has an outstanding preseason and then he never plays in the regular season. Same with Hooker 
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I agree except for the 6th O-Lineman formations.
He may take Skipper’s role their as well.
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