With the Salary Cap it is impossible to have a superstar at every position. The big picture is that we have alot more talent at key positions than most teams in the NFL. The Patriots have dominated with alot of Players that are not household names. We have one of the best OL coaches in the game. If he thinks we are weak he is going to make his feelings known. Let's be patient.
Give the OL a chance!
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Re: Give the OL a chance!
um... do we really have a choice.. they are not going to sign a LT that has actually shown he can stay healthy and play well just because i say so...
they wont do anything until the line fails us again and our new qb is killed.. then maybe they will look at drafting a rookie that wont be ready to play as a rookie next year."All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." ~ Gordie Howe
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Re: Give the OL a chance!
Originally posted by Pride
been saying this for months!
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Re: Give the OL a chance!
McNally improved things a great deal last year (more than people realize if you go look at the stats) and this year we have Bennie Anderson at LG who is massive. Now WM has more options than to just run to the right always. He can actually look straight up and see if Anderson has also made him a hole. The line is improved in the running. Passing won't be as bad as people think. McNally can teach good technique. People always look for something negative on the team. And with a cap, that's always going to be the case. We can't just get anyone. I'm sure if they Bills could afford Verba, he would already be on the team. They may still get him if they can work something out, but that's how the cap works and every team has to deal with it. I don't see anybody questioning whether we should have signed Schobel this past year instead of saving the money for a good LT??? And I guarantee that if we pay everything we've got to Verba, and then can't afford NC next year, people will be b*tching about that too and blame TD. No matter what he does, TD gets the blame...which just goes to show how the cap affects what is done with the roster and how uninformed people are in its complex management.
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Originally posted by mysticsotoNo matter what he does, TD gets the blame...which just goes to show how the cap affects what is done with the roster and how uninformed people are in its complex management.
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Some of you just don't get it. Yes, it's true that we can't have superstars at every position, but the line is the foundation. It protects the RB and QB and allows them to use their talents. Having superstars at these positions or WR makes very little difference if the offensive backfield is constantly running for their lives (or injured because 300lb DT's live in our backfield).
McNally is, without a doubt, the best O-line coach in the game. But as R. Rich said at the DC Zone Lunch, "you can't make chicken salad out of chicken ****". You need something to start with, and we don't really have that. Gandy is another team's reject, Anderson has yet to prove himself at pass blocking, Ross Tucker isn't terrible but isn't great, and Mike Williams is improving but is still a work in progress. It doesn't look good for our O-line this year, and it's a shame because the rest of this team seems poised for a decent playoff run.
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Originally posted by OpIv37Some of you just don't get it. Yes, it's true that we can't have superstars at every position, but the line is the foundation. It protects the RB and QB and allows them to use their talents. Having superstars at these positions or WR makes very little difference if the offensive backfield is constantly running for their lives (or injured because 300lb DT's live in our backfield).
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Re: Give the OL a chance!
Originally posted by OpIv37Some of you just don't get it. Yes, it's true that we can't have superstars at every position, but the line is the foundation. It protects the RB and QB and allows them to use their talents. Having superstars at these positions or WR makes very little difference if the offensive backfield is constantly running for their lives (or injured because 300lb DT's live in our backfield).
McNally is, without a doubt, the best O-line coach in the game. But as R. Rich said at the DC Zone Lunch, "you can't make chicken salad out of chicken ****". You need something to start with, and we don't really have that. Gandy is another team's reject, Anderson has yet to prove himself at pass blocking, Ross Tucker isn't terrible but isn't great, and Mike Williams is improving but is still a work in progress. It doesn't look good for our O-line this year, and it's a shame because the rest of this team seems poised for a decent playoff run.
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Originally posted by mysticsotoHow come the Pats do well on their O-line without superstars? Very few people even know any of the starters on their line...and yet, they prove time and again to be solid. Could it be that Brady's pocket presense makes them better? Our O-line improved when Flutie came in over Rob Johnson. Why was that? Could it be that a QB that can move makes the line look better? Isn't that what we are moving toward now? We had 38 sacks last year - a drastic reduction...and I predict even less this year...
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Originally posted by OpIv37was it Flutie's mobility, play design, or football experience? When Flutie was here, almost every pass play was a shotgun or bootleg cuz he was too small to see over the OL. I have to think that the play calling and Flutie's experience (which JP still lacks) were a huge part of it. If the O-line isn't ready, it's going to destroy JP's confidence and then we're in deep ****.
The sky isn't falling. Mobile QBs can buy themselves time by side stepping or stepping up into the pocket to avoid the pass rushers. According to Bledsoe, he can run a foot race faster than Brady (still not sure about that) butthe slight intangibles that Brady brings with his pocket presence...knowing when to take a step up and avoid a pass rusher's angle of attack...like the Visa commercials say...priceless.
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