Pat Coogan

Uh, the best line that Indiana has had under Kurt Cignetti, maybe, uh,

I mean, I think the last, yeah, I, you could, I would say they're more similar than, than anything, because I think, you know, there were some guys they lost that I had real concern that they weren't going to be able to replace one of them being Pat Coogan, you know, because of what he brought to the table.

But, you know, most dad does a great job coaching and I don't think, I think he can have a cardboard cutout.

put in there and he could probably teach him how to block inside zone and duo because that's yeah exactly it's like a

There's a lot of role, there's a lot of...

Maybe Pat Coogan's a starter next year.

I had that.

Like, there's just little things-

And certainly is the guy that I would consider the favorite in the clubhouse, especially now that he's also on the roster.

The third option that I would consider a wild card, but I wouldn't totally rule it out, and nor would Robert Sala earlier this week when asked about it, is rookie center Pat Coogan, who they drafted in the sixth round this year, now has exclusively worked at center for the Titans in training camp, in the preseason, and all that.

He did start an entire season at guard for Notre Dame and he played it, you know, at a high level that they eventually shifted him to center where he would stay the rest of his career, both at Notre Dame and Indiana.

But I do think it's somewhat notable that he's got a whole year of college experience under his belt at Notre at guard.

And if you're ranking these three players of which ones are, you know, who's the best player? Who's the one the Titans have the most hope for? It's Pat Coogan, because they actually used a draft pick on him.

And the growing belief is they see him as their future starting center.

They're just kind of, you know, developing him behind the scenes, if you will.

But when Robert Sala was asked earlier this week, who are you starting at center? He said, well, we're going to keep that information close to the chest, you know, naturally.

And he is apparently going to get a chance after they've had multiple injuries.

There is also a possibility that Pat Coogan, who is the backup center and might, in fact, take over that center role at some point this year, could play some guard in this game and get started there.

That would also be a possibility.

But whoever it is, that is a wonderful opportunity for Nnamdi Matabike to win some one-on-one matchups.

Robert Sala wouldn't say who would be starting, said he wanted to keep that close to the vest.

It was also floated to him, maybe Pat Coogan play.

And if he did play, would Pat Coogan play center and bump, I don't know, Schlotman to right guard? Or would you put Kugan at guard where he doesn't have as many reps.

I mean, he doesn't have any NFL game reps, but even in the preseason, he was playing almost exclusively or maybe I think exclusively at center.

Anyway, Sala wouldn't comment on who's going to get the job.

So...

Maybe that makes a bit of an argument for Moffey based on experience and he's played a lot in the NFL.

Now, the third option is Pat Coogan, who I initially didn't believe there was even a chance that it was going to be Coogan.

But PK goes...

You know, when it comes to Pat Coogan, if he were to be in the lineup, is he in the lineup as a center or a guard? And Robert Sala gives him a sly smile and says, yeah, I'm not going to be able to answer that question.

Shut your mouth.

What are your guesses there, guys? Who starts and goes? I don't know.

Then they had signed Antonio Mafi, who has, what did I say yesterday, seven career starts? Seven starts,

mm-hmm.

and they also have Pat Coogan on the roster.

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