If anyone has ever played the video game Tetris, you notice every block comes in different shapes and has to be shifted to keep the game going. The same could be said about the Eagles' offensive line as it is currently constructed.
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As they prepare to take on the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, the Eagles will roll out a third different starting lineup along the offensive line. The injury to left guard Isaac Seumalo has forced Matt Pryor to move to right guard and second-year offensive lineman Nate Herbig to shift to left guard.
Herbig, who has seemingly come out of nowhere to become a starter this season, looks like a solid NFL guard. According to Pro Football Focus, Herbig was ranked 19th out of 82 guards in overall grading and 12th overall in pass blocking. Herbig has also given up just one sack and two hurries this season.
For Herbig, playing next to Lane Johnson, and now Jason Peters, has driven the guard to elevate his game and match their intensity.
“To me, they’re both elite in my eyes, and I’m out there at practice with them every day,” Herbig told reporters Friday. “Jason Peters is a Hall of Famer and just having his knowledge and the confidence he plays with, being next to that like I feel like it rubs off on me. When we have a double team, or we’re on the same page, it gives me a lot of confidence because I know that I better personally pick my stuff up to play at his level.”
Herbig told reporters that the position switch would flip everything he does, from his hands down to his stance, forcing him to be more conscious of those things, especially since they are the opposite of what he has done the last two weeks.
Herbig also was a key component in holding All-Pro Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald in check last week, assisting in the double-teams against the respected tackle. While the Bengals defensive line does not have anyone the caliber of Donald lining up for them, Herbig said he would not take the Cincinnati defenders lightly.
“It doesn’t matter who it is because I feel like for me personally, if I’m too overconfident, that’s when I get beat,” Herbig said. “It’s when I feel like my back is against the wall that I have to be perfect and locked-in. I hear the play call, the cadence, everything, and know exactly what I’m going to do with my footwork before the play. That is what helps me. I don’t think that that’s so much confidence is as much preparation.”
The guard said his position transition and early success are the product of a mindset he had as a kid growing up in Honolulu, HI, telling himself that he has to find a way to get a task done no matter what. He is using the same mantra to prepare to make the switch to left guard.
“Since I was young, I just felt like if you don’t make any excuses for yourself, then that’s a good way to live your life,” Herbig said. “When moving me to left guard, I’m excited. It’s a new opportunity and a new challenge. I’m just not going to make any excuses for myself. I’m going to go out there and try and do my job the best that I can.”
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