I have said on a few occasions that it was to improve his draft status. At least two articles have stated he is 2nd or 3rd rounder as a lineman but a first rounder as a center. With this performance to date, he is losing ground on both fronts...
________________________________ From: John Vega <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 11:06:26 AM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] for what it is worth... On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:46 PM, Randy Platt wrote: Well, I have been saying that moving Pouncey to center was a bad idea since >it was first announced. I was willing to give the staff the benefit of the >doubt, even after a couple of games because not everyone was healthy (Nixon) >or available (Johnson). 3 games later, everybody is available and healthy, >we still have 3 guys out of position (Gilbert, Nixon, Pouncey), and we are >still struggling. Time to regroup. Does anything think that the move to center was: 1. an effort to upgrade one of the tackle/guard positions 2. to cover for an ineffective Robey 3 a promise made to Pouncey so he would return for his senior season -Zeb-- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
