Tag: Harry Hiestand

Watch: NFL Films Feature Highlights Quenton Nelson

It’s hard for an offensive guard to become a player that changes the direction of a franchise.  Yet, after being taken sixth overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, Quenton Nelson has done exactly that for the Indianapolis Colts.

It’s hard for an offensive guard to become a player that changes the direction of a franchise.  Yet, after being taken sixth overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, Quenton Nelson has done exactly that for the Indianapolis Colts.

After countless highlight blocks and dominating plays while at Notre Dame, Nelson made an immediate impact in Indianapolis last season.

NFL Films did a feature on Nelson, finding video from his youth and playing various sports long before his days at Notre Dame, that show you a side of him you’ve never seen.

The Colts don’t appear to be headed back to the post-season this year but for some reason I have a strong belief that they’ll be right back to being a contender again next year when they enter the season on opening day with a much better setup at quarterback than the way they entered this season.

Until next time, RUN THE DAMN BALL.

Harry Hiestand clarifies why Bears switched Cody Whitehair and James Daniels

The Bears decided to switch Cody Whitehair back to center and James Daniels back to left guard to provide balance on the offensive line.

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Following Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy didn’t provide any clarification as to why they decided to switch Cody Whitehair back to center and push James Daniels back to left guard.

But when offensive line coach Harry Hiestand met with the media Monday, he provided as much context as we’re likely to get publicly.

While Nagy nor Hiestand would blame Daniels for the offensive line’s struggles this season, they did point to his inexperience as a reason why they made the switch. Although you have to wonder what took so long to make the decision with the line struggling as long as it has been all season.

Hiestand said having Whitehair at center “balances us out and gives us a steadying factor in there.”

While communication calls seemed to be more effective with Whitehair at center, he wasn’t without his faults. He struggled with snapping the football, something he hadn’t done since the Pro Bowl back in January. Mitchell Trubisky saved some of those poor snaps, but Whitehair vowed that it’ll get better as he gets back into the swing of things.

As for whether Daniels could eventually wind up back at center, it sounds like the Bears are comfortable with him at left guard for now.

“Right now he’s where [he] is best for us,” Hiestand said. “But you never know with that.”

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