jammerhawk":2jpwgzcj said:
Baby steps, but some progress.
Reality:
LT- rookie back-up level player playing a new position.
LG- new player to the team (1st year in new system) playing a new scheme with an injury that restricted him in preseason.
OC- experienced player
RG- Experienced back-up level player in first season with a new team playing with a new group after being the #2 in pre-season
RT- 2nd year player playing in new position as a pro with uncertain new players on his left
there is no question that the OLine play has been weak, but the above can offer some understanding why they have struggled to start the season. Do not forget that the team pays their Oline the least of any team in the NFL.
Hopefully the progress will continue.
Jville thanks for posting thelinks to the interview.
Nearly all of the issues you identified have to do with experience or being moved. Pete and John last season finally admitted they made a mistake with too much youth / lack of experience.
They set out to fix that, yet here we are again with nearly the exact same problem.
Similar problem existed in 2015 also. Why would any reasonable person still be patient, our players get older each year.
Lastly, if we are all suppose to know this, what does that say about our leaders that seemingly don't when they play musical linemen every year?
"We always kind of double-trained guys, and we’ve seen how it’s paid off, especially in the last two years,” Cable said. “Most of the time, it takes a little more effort, a little more time from the coach’s side, because it’s a bigger investment. You’ve got to do more and work more.
“There’s also the ego of a player who says, ‘By God, I’m just a right guard, and that’s all I’ll be.’ That’s OK. They can go play for somebody else. They come here, and it’s one of the first things we tell them. We’re going to ask you to do a couple things. They know where they sit right away.”