Is the tackle position starting to sort itself out with Anthony Adams, Dusty Dvoracek and Marcus Harrison?
As you’re watching men work and battle for positions, you don’t jump to conclusions. Just let it play out. You don’t get too high or too low on a guy early. We’ve got time and I want it to play out. I want to see how guys react today in practice after a very physical practice last night. I want to see who’s mentally tough enough to go in and do it again, concentrate and not make errors, and play the defense the way it’s supposed to be played. It was believed that Israel Idonije would be playing end in camp, so why is he lining up mostly at tackle? I like the position flexibility. You always have to give a guy a second position. Sometimes a nose tackle will play a three or a three will play the nose. When you suit up maybe seven players in a game, guys have to play other spots. What allows Idonije to be such a versatile player? He’s real smart. He can run. He’s athletic. He can bend real well. With each technique there’s a lot of carryover from a tackle position and an end position in t
