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09-16-2013, 11:17 AM | Topic Starter |
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So who are the goats on our offensive line and how do we fix it?
And no, I don't mean the acronym for "Greatest Of All Time".
If you ask me, Branden Albert was the only one yesterday playing what Romeo would call good football. The difference in line play between when Albert was on the field and when Stephenson was filling in for him was night and day, and that's just at one position. Fisher's problems have been noted by other people. He's still getting held upright in unbalanced stances half the time, which makes him pretty easy to push back into the pocket. Only thing I imagine we can do there is hope he figures shit out as the season goes on. Perhaps even look to next offseason as a time when he can really get this bullshit out of his system for good. In the middle, though, I have no clue what the hell is up. All I know is yesterday the DTs for Dallas allowed no pocket formation of any kind. I can probably count on one hand the number of times Smith had more than 2 seconds to survey the field, step up, and make a throw. Our passing game flourished the most when we rolled him out, or he escaped the collapsed pocket and improvised. God, I never thought I'd hear myself say that about Alex Smith. Weird. Hudson's hit or miss. I just get the feeling he's not the right type of center to play in the NFL. Never has been. Allen's just meh. Asamoah, like Hudson, is hit or miss, and the mistakes he makes sometimes are inexcusable for the expectations we placed on him as a future starter. He's been doing this for much longer than Hudson or Allen, so he should be a significant notch above them in play, but he's not. So let's hear your theories. Some of you offensive line junkies (I'm looking at you, milkman) should feel free to diagnose exactly what's wrong with these guys instead of my casual observations of "Hudson sometimes doesn't do a very good job." Also, with the problems we have going for us right now on the line, I'm beginning to think we need Albert longterm. We probably can't afford him, and we probably won't keep him, but we still need him. If an anchor like him drops out next year, our line's gonna be ****ed pretty hard. |
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09-16-2013, 11:18 AM | #2 |
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Also, in before "DRAFT A GUARD IN THE 1ST ROUND"
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09-16-2013, 11:56 AM | #3 |
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09-16-2013, 11:18 AM | #4 |
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Schwartz to RG, Asomoah to LG, (should happen but can't given 1.1 selection) Stephenson to RT.
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09-16-2013, 01:20 PM | #5 |
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you're a moron
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09-16-2013, 11:20 AM | #6 |
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I think it just needs time.
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09-16-2013, 11:25 AM | #7 |
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09-16-2013, 11:27 AM | #8 |
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Im here. O lines take time to gel......
It will be fine.
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09-16-2013, 11:21 AM | #9 |
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Fisher was getting owned on bull rush yesterday. Line coach needs to spend quality time with him and work on getting leverage right.
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09-16-2013, 11:28 AM | #10 |
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I've never been high on Hudson. Asamoah is turning out to be a bust. I think our line is better with Schwartz in there.
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09-16-2013, 11:29 AM | #11 |
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Anyone remember Albert's second game in his career against Atlanta?
It takes some time. |
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09-16-2013, 11:33 AM | #12 |
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That's the thing. Asamoah and Hudson have HAD time. They don't have to be Pro Bowlers, but they should be better than this.
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09-16-2013, 11:37 AM | #13 |
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That means they'll probably need to be replaced. Asamoah's a free agent in 2014 regardless, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if he's not around next year. |
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09-16-2013, 11:38 AM | #15 |
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