How does a center snap the ball prematurely? Did he not wait to ensure everyone was set a full second before snapping?
"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:
I think that was the ruling. So it was really the fault of whichever player(s) were not set when the ball was snapped.
Yeah I'm not buying into this at all, unless maybe Spitz asked for the trade.
For starters he's coming off a back injury. How often are teams interesting in a guy coming off of a back injury unless they were great at one point? Spitz has been good at time but not great.
Colledge and Bulaga showed to be better than Spitz at LG that's why he's working at C only. Also because his back might not be totally healthy and the Center position is where Spitz has the most upside as he's kinda close on to the small size for OG. And he bring more power than most C.
If someone is traded it's going to be Barbre or Dietrich-Smith. I think both are good back-ups (well Barbre at OG) but with this depth it's going to be hard for them to make the roster unless the coaches keep extra OL which I don't want as the Packers have talented players at TE and FB to keep extra of first. (WR also has talented guys but I just want 5 of them not the extras.)
"beast" wrote:
I'm not especially eager for Spitz to get traded, but the Packers could get by without him, with Bulaga, Lang, and Dietrich-Smith backing up the interior O-line positions.
Spitz may have some trade value because he's a proven commodity. Not great, but serviceable. Barbre and Dietrich-Smith, on the other hand, are virtually worthless as trade bait because they may not make the roster anyway. You can't get something for nothing.