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I thought there was a decent chance we were going to make a small reach for Trevor Penning. I wonder where he was on the list. He checked all of Pete's boxes.
Not all of those sacks were on him. PC has already said Geno needed to step up into the pocket against Denver. those 2 sacks were more on him than on Cross. He's given up I think 3 maybe 4 sacks in 3 games. He's held up well aside from those. The most devastating sack was given up by our Center on 3rd and 9.I thought Abe Lucas was a first round talent. I still don't know how he slipped all the way to the 3rd round.
Cross is really good but two big time warts are showing right now:
1) His play strength is not holding up against the bull rush. He needs to get stronger and bigger. In time, I think he will.
2) He needs to be in better condition. He's gassed by the 4th quarter and he's giving up sacks during the most important parts of the game. In turn, it is leading to sloppy footwork. You can see it with the sack he gave up to Chubb in the first game, he was leaking by the 4th during the 49ers game. He also gave up a sack late during the Falcons as well.
I'm not so sure that's a good idea. Remember how good Damien Lewis looked at RG (his natural position through college) before he got moved to LG and looked a lot worse?I think we may want to look at Lucas at LT and Cross at RT.
True but a quick look may not hurt.I'm not so sure that's a good idea. Remember how good Damien Lewis looked at RG (his natural position through college) before he got moved to LG and looked a lot worse?
I was never a fan of let’s shuffle offensive lineman around just cause we can.I'm not so sure that's a good idea. Remember how good Damien Lewis looked at RG (his natural position through college) before he got moved to LG and looked a lot worse?
Eh, not so sure I agree with you. Pocic says hi also...The team really should stop messing with things when they work, they have a nasty habit of doing that and then throwing away the baby with the bathwater when it doesn't work out.True but a quick look may not hurt.
Agree, 100%I was never a fan of let’s shuffle offensive lineman around just cause we can.
How about you play the players you drafted at their respective positions they have played in college, and possibly since high school?
Developing their skills at one spot for years and years and years, and then just swapping them because there are “holes” at another spot, more times than not, does not work for both sides.
Never understood that a player that has shown success at a certain spot, would be better at another spot? That seems like backwards thinking.
Let’s keep Cross at LT and Lucas at RT.
I guarantee you, that’s the position they feel most comfortable playing and will have the most success at.
And when we draft our QB next season and he is left handed we will have shot ourselves in the foot.I think we may want to look at Lucas at LT and Cross at RT.
Well, I sure hope so. I like both Cross and Lucas and they both are showing a lot of potential. But the odds are that one of them isn't going to make it. I'll be happy if just one of them blossoms into a solid starter.They got their bookend Tackles for the next decade.......in the SAME DRAFT. Nicely done front office, nicely done.
It's a misnomer that the Best DE stays to one side always.3 games in, he was the steal of the draft...you can't beat perfection.
Cross is going against the top DE that the opposing team could afford...you have to let a little slide considering he is a rookie.
Nick Bosa is a good example of a DE who moves around. Also, in 3-4 the LBs are pass rushers. Having said that, he is correct that the LT generally faces the best pass rushers, because they come in from the QBs blind side.It's a misnomer that the Best DE stays to one side always.
I heard Pocic is playing well in Cleveland. Maybe they should have resigned him instead of Blythe?I think the weakness in our O Line is on the interior. I would start by bolstering the center position instead of buying the "best deal" available on FA market. But guards are where you get the running game going strong. Right now that just is not happening. Our RBs are taking the heat, but they aren't the ones who create holes to exploit. Walker made a nice run last week, but ran 67 yards to gain 21.
I think Blythe is a Waldron guy. He was with the Lambs when Waldron was a coach.I heard Pocic is playing well in Cleveland. Maybe they should have resigned him instead of Blythe?