Worrisome things: Offensive Line

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by SNR

I expect that to go over as well as kicking Mike DeVito over to CB and sticking Brandon Flowers in at NT

Yeah, that sounds reasonable...

Kush is a center and Hudson, well, Hudson I'm not sure what he is, maybe Johnson is a better, bigger fit... Hudson seems all finesse to me, our interior push in short yardage last year was a joke.

That starts with the center, he's too light and doesn't play angry enough.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by scott free

Yeah, that sounds reasonable...

Kush is a center and Hudson, well, Hudson I'm not sure what he is, maybe Johnson is a better, bigger fit... Hudson seems all finesse to me, our interior push in short yardage last year was a joke.

That starts with the center, he's too light and doesn't play angry enough.

I mean, I was absolutely exaggerating. The image of Mike DeVito playing in Sutton's press man scheme as a CB is hilarious to me.

Kush did very little to impress me in the San Diego game. Most of the successful push that you saw on the interior line that game was due to Rishaw Johnson. Kush could move and get in position for upfield blocks just fine, but always at the expense of slowing down the line enough to let the running play develop. And in pass coverage he was inadequate, and that's putting it gently.

You couple that with moving Hudson to LG, a position he hasn't tried to play since his rookie year in training camp, and I see some disastrous results. That's far worse than just replacing one guy with another and minimizing the depletion that one injury can have.

It's why Stephenson was so valuable last year. Our OL didn't miss a beat when he was in there partly because he could fill in so admirably on BOTH sides. We weren't shifting guys down and replacing this guy for that guy. We were just taking one injured player out and replacing him with Stephenson.

We don't have that this year. If Fisher goes down, Stephenson is going to have to bump back to LT, and a new RT will be the replacement. That means you're putting out a replacement at both OT spots. If Allen goes out, if Rok Watkins isn't on the team, you're gonna need Rishaw Johnson to learn both guard spots. Or Fulton. Or Linkenbach. Or SOMEbody.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by scott free

Left guard, right guard... if any of these guys are worth a fat **** it shouldn't matter.

Kick Hudson over to LG and stick Kush in there at C... fixed.

Dammit we agree again. Are you my brother
Posted via Mobile Device

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Dammit we agree again. Are you my brother
Posted via Mobile Device

[Mr. Laz]

we have a few options along the interior of the Oline, we must stay healthy though.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

we have a few options along the interior of the Oline, we must stay healthy though.

I have been told that drafting a good guard prospect would have been a stupid thing to do.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

I have been told that drafting a good guard prospect would have been a stupid thing to do.

Drafting a good guard prospect with the 23rd pick would have been a stupid thing to do.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Drafting a good guard prospect with the 23rd pick would have been a stupid thing to do.

Not really, especially with the structured contracts.

And S'ua-Filo has started at LT as well. The guy is pretty talented.

For a team desperate for quality line play/depth, it wouldn't have been a bad pick.

Better than getting a guy who can't do anything other than rush the passer playing behind two Pro Bowlers.

I look forward to Ford's special teams contributions.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Not really, especially with the structured contracts.

And S'ua-Filo has started at LT as well. The guy is pretty talented.

For a team desperate for quality line play/depth, it wouldn't have been a bad pick.

Better than getting a guy who can't do anything other than rush the passer playing behind two Pro Bowlers.

I look forward to Ford's special teams contributions.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Not really, especially with the structured contracts.

And S'ua-Filo has started at LT as well. The guy is pretty talented.

For a team desperate for quality line play/depth, it wouldn't have been a bad pick.

Better than getting a guy who can't do anything other than rush the passer playing behind two Pro Bowlers.

I look forward to Ford's special teams contributions.

Should we be drafting a 1st round offensive lineman next year when Hudson and Stephenson's contracts run out and we elect to save money to spend on more important players?

We had ONE hole in the starting offensive line going into the draft, and you advocated pissing away a 1st rounder on it. Are you a fan of doing this every time we let somebody go just because it wouldn't have been a bad pick?

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

I have been told that drafting a good guard prospect would have been a stupid thing to do.

Wrong. You've been told that drafting a "good guard prospect" in the 1st ****ing round would have been a stupid thing to do. Especially over a pass rusher.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Wrong. You've been told that drafting a "good guard prospect" in the 1st ****ing round would have been a stupid thing to do. Especially over a pass rusher.

Too late, bitch.

[Exoter175]

With Allen, Hudson, and Kush, I really find little reason to doubt the talent in our interior, the only issue I see is depth, and seriously Rishaw is not that good, some of ya'll overrate him heavily. Fulton adds a little interior depth, which is why I think he makes the team without breaking a sweat this year. I'm curious to see how well the Doc can swap ends.