PFF doesn't think much of the Seahawk's O-line

[bileever]

 

[BASF]

First, PFF are hacks. They think Ryan Neal was an All Pro level player last season and all he could get was a vet minimum one year deal in free agency.

Second, Lewis graded higher last season at Left Guard than he did at Right Guard and there are still people who want to move him back. Wake up people.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

That's ok, I don't think ANYTHING about PFF

 

[bileever]

Yes, I think that this ranking is BS because it doesn't take into account the progression you expect from the tackles after getting a year of experience or the fact that we replaced one of the worst centers in the league with a better one. Even using PFF's metrics, Brown (64.8) was better than Blythe (54.7).

Still, I do think that our O-line is a work in progress and not close to being among the best in the league. Hopefully, Oluwatimi and Bradford come in and become significant upgrades for us.

PFF also downgraded the 49ers O-line 11 spots to #18:

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I'm more surprised that people take PFF seriously, still.

 

[toffee]

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I disagree with PFF's down 3 from last year, Center was our biggest hole last year and I do think that Evan Brown would be an improvement. Instead of down 3, UP 3 would be more logical. That being said, I do think that PFF's thought process may not be wrong, our two young tackles played well, ok well enough, but not exceptional. our guards are mediocre, our new center should be an improvement but not like we signed an all pro center.

The saving grace is that we have bunch of youngsters, they could and should improve with experience.

 

[keasley45]

Lazy article. You cant evaluate positions in a vacuum. Our tackles began to fail in part because the interior play was so atrocious. Blythe was incredibly smart, but woefully undersized. As bad as our interior was, spacing is forced to tighten up, offsets change, and a tackle that is young and playing more games than he ever has is doubly taxed because he has to line up further inside than he should to help the guards, who are tight to help the center. There's a ripple effect.

Better Center play means better spacing, means fewer doubles, means better inside to outside play. Means a much improved line.

This is just lazy analysis.