Does Britt stir the drink on the O Line ?

[justafan]

He might be but every player is accountable for his play,and several played like crap.They went into the season with 3 tackles that would have a tough time making teams let alone starting.Infedi looked like he hadnt played since the 8th grade.
It seems like instead of 1 ok center and 4 people that barely played like starters we had 5 who arent ready for prime time.


The D missed 4 starters and played well enough to win.

 

[razor150]

He might be but every player is accountable for his play,and several played like crap.They went into the season with 3 tackles that would have a tough time making teams let alone starting.Infedi looked like he hadnt played since the 8th grade.
It seems like instead of 1 ok center and 4 people that barely played like starters we had 5 who arent ready for prime time.


The D missed 4 starters and played well enough to win.

We are essentially missing 2 starters on offense, Prosise and Britt. Prosise is a borderline starter who probably wouldn't have been starting when the coaches felt comfortable with Rawls health. So basically missing 1 in reality. Yeah, some of the players like Lockett and Wilson are nicked up, but the unit as a whole is pretty healthy. Despite that the offense fell totally apart against a bad defense. That is pathetic.

The problem with the offensive line isn't just that we have bad starters, but even worse depth. We have 1 good lineman, and he was the one out.

 

[Largent80]

Glowinski is never mentioned by anyone here except in talking about other players.

He is basically playing his first year after being carried the entire year last year.

So far when he isn't average at best, he stinks. He obviously is the beneficiary of Britt being a complete surprise at center this year when he does play mediocre. He is just another body so far.

One would expect to see improvement from him but he was TERRIBLE yesterday, and I mean terrible with all caps.

 

[HawKnPeppa]

The tackle play was some of the worst I've ever seen on a football field. A lack of Britt making the protection calls can account for some of that but a dearth of talent on the OL makes for the lion's share.

Not buying it. 'Lion's share' is because of Britt's absense. Pete acknowledged as much. You gotta have control of the 'fingers' on the 'hand.' Britt being out affected the entire line...Directly with the guards, but the ripple effect carries to the tackles when the guards don't get proper steering. With all of our rooks, that ripple becomes a tidal wave.

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[HawKnPeppa]

It definitely played a role with communication issues as multiple times guys went through literally untouched. Part of this is Ifedi having a new center to his left and guys alternating on his right. Having said that a lot of this game was just flat out getting beat over and over. The tackles were atrocious but Ifedi regressed big time and was probably just as bad. He looked slow and hesitant a lot yesterday. Strange game for him, maybe he's hurt?

But to answer the original question I do think missing Britt cost us points yesterday.

Slow and hesitant means unsure because he's not getting proper direction. That causes uncertainty and second guessing. It's not rocket science.

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[HawKnPeppa]

Britt wasn't the only issue. Sure it's better to have him there but the tackles got absolutely eaten alive. They still need to do their jobs. I think blaming the horrible line play on Britt not being there is a weak excuse. They suck regardless.

OH good gawd!

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[HawKnPeppa]

He might be but every player is accountable for his play,and several played like crap.They went into the season with 3 tackles that would have a tough time making teams let alone starting.Infedi looked like he hadnt played since the 8th grade.
It seems like instead of 1 ok center and 4 people that barely played like starters we had 5 who arent ready for prime time.


The D missed 4 starters and played well enough to win.

Talking about OL with a DL frame if reference shows a severe lack of knowledge. Ever wonder why the DL rotates players and OL doesn't? Chemistry is critical on OL. Not nearly as important on DL. Love it when people bash just to bash.

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[justafan]

He might be but every player is accountable for his play,and several played like crap.They went into the season with 3 tackles that would have a tough time making teams let alone starting.Infedi looked like he hadnt played since the 8th grade.
It seems like instead of 1 ok center and 4 people that barely played like starters we had 5 who arent ready for prime time.


The D missed 4 starters and played well enough to win.

Talking about OL with a DL frame if reference shows a severe lack of knowledge. Ever wonder why the DL rotates players and OL doesn't? Chemistry is critical on OL. Not nearly as important on DL. Love it when people bash just to bash.

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I never said anything about the DL.The D played well enough without 4 starters.Bennett and Thomas are more important to the D than Britt is to the offense.

I believe continuity plays a part in the Ol. If you think Britt is the key to Fant,Gilliams or Sowells success I just disagree.They would have been smoked yesterday regardless.Maybe you think they are good enough but I think it was a wreckless way to enter the season and it has shown up in several games.

First Cable says Gilliams the LT,then Sowell beats him out,then a guy that never played the position in his friggin life beats them both out.But somehow losing Britt is the reason behind the lack of chemistry and the sorry performance yesterday.
So if it sounds like I am bashing its because I am.There is probably 1 less knowledgeable person posting in this thread than you think.

 

[Ozzy]

It definitely played a role with communication issues as multiple times guys went through literally untouched. Part of this is Ifedi having a new center to his left and guys alternating on his right. Having said that a lot of this game was just flat out getting beat over and over. The tackles were atrocious but Ifedi regressed big time and was probably just as bad. He looked slow and hesitant a lot yesterday. Strange game for him, maybe he's hurt?

But to answer the original question I do think missing Britt cost us points yesterday.

Slow and hesitant means unsure because he's not getting proper direction. That causes uncertainty and second guessing. It's not rocket science.

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Well he also had an arm brace on during the game and afterwards so its reasonable to assume he could possibly be hurt too. Science and all.

 

[CodeWarrior]

The tackle play was some of the worst I've ever seen on a football field. A lack of Britt making the protection calls can account for some of that but a dearth of talent on the OL makes for the lion's share.

Not buying it. 'Lion's share' is because of Britt's absense. Pete acknowledged as much. You gotta have control of the 'fingers' on the 'hand.' Britt being out affected the entire line...Directly with the guards, but the ripple effect carries to the tackles when the guards don't get proper steering. With all of our rooks, that ripple becomes a tidal wave.

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You're right, our tackles were consistently winning their one on one matchups.

 

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