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Ugly Duck
09-25-2004, 05:19 AM
They list KC at #2, Donks at #5, Oakland #6. You might get a kick out of this explanantion of why the Donks line is so good:

"There is a negative stigma attached to the Broncos' offensive line, which has a reputation for leg-whipping and cut-blocking teams to death in order to make up for a lack of size and bulk strength."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1887354

Hammock Parties
09-25-2004, 05:21 AM
The Packers? Bullshit. It's good, but not great. Chad Clifton is nowhere NEAR Willie Roaf as a LT.

KC Jones
09-25-2004, 06:19 AM
The Packers? Bullshit. It's good, but not great. Chad Clifton is nowhere NEAR Willie Roaf as a LT.

In his prime yes, but tape from the Carolina games might suggest otherwise.

Hammock Parties
09-25-2004, 06:38 AM
In his prime yes, but tape from the Carolina games might suggest otherwise.

He was only going against MIKE RUCKER. And it's not like he got dominated. When our offense was rolling in the first half he was doing a great job.

Ebolapox
09-25-2004, 07:21 AM
He was only going against MIKE RUCKER. And it's not like he got dominated. When our offense was rolling in the first half he was doing a great job.
1) mike rucker is one of the better DE's he'll face all year--don't diss rucker, he's a pro bowl caliber DE

2) what game did you watch?? roaf got jobbed

3) 'when our offense was rolling'... you mean the opening drive?? that's the ONLY drive we dominated at ALL--so you're basically saying he sucked all game, correct??

-EB-

Hammock Parties
09-25-2004, 07:39 AM
1) mike rucker is one of the better DE's he'll face all year--don't diss rucker, he's a pro bowl caliber DE

2) what game did you watch?? roaf got jobbed

3) 'when our offense was rolling'... you mean the opening drive?? that's the ONLY drive we dominated at ALL--so you're basically saying he sucked all game, correct??

-EB-

1) Rucker is very good. That was my entire point. It wasn't like Roaf was being dominated by some scrub.

2) Jobbed? He got beaten on a few plays. He won his share of the downs.

3) Our offense had almost 200 yards in the first half.

HolmeZz
09-25-2004, 09:10 AM
Packers line is getting 0verrated because of the Monday Night game at Carolina.

We're widely regarded as having the best OLine in football.

whoman69
09-25-2004, 09:36 AM
Doesn't matter how good GBs Oline is if Green fumbles, as he did against Chicago. Teams are going to figure out the leg whipping and cut blocks for Denver, and you can throw in the chop blocks as well as they often have a guy on the ground to trip someone while someone else is pushing from above. The refs don't call it because the guy on the ground is not hitting the player, just allowing himself to be tripped over.

cdcox
09-25-2004, 09:43 AM
Packers line is getting 0verrated because of the Monday Night game at Carolina.

We're widely regarded as having the best OLine in football.

I remember the Packers offensive line being the best we played all last year. We were tackling pretty well going into the game, but it seemed everytime we got a hand on A. Green, our player would be engaged with a Packer blocker and Green would break free.

KC's offensive line was definitely the best in the league the last 2 years. Within the scheme they run blocked to perfection, and in pass portection provided Green enough time to play a couple games of chess. So far this year, they have not been nearly as dominant. And I think that more than anything accounts for the slow start for the offense. They definitely need to improve their performance if they want to retain their claim as the best unit in the league.