Have we reached critical mass with Reiter and/or Wylie?

[O.city]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah, that was an argument I kept having when I was arguing to look at Garrett Bradbury in the 1st. The point was moot - he went too high - and he's struggled this year as well, but the argument was "We're fine at C" and I just didn't understand that.

I didn't think Reiter looked promising at all last season. I thought Wylie did and was hopeful that they could do a C conversion with him somehow. But Reiter looked weak and indecisive. I felt like getting Morse back was a big part of the reason Damien Williams looked passable after we cut Hunt. Morse's return coincided w/ Hunt's release and it wasn't an accident, IMO, that Damien looked like a solid RB when Morse was in the middle.

Reiter's a backup quality player and a guy we should've been looking to turf.

With the expensive players we've got here though, some times some guys like that are gonna have to play and be passable. He's just not.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by O.city

With the expensive players we've got here though, some times some guys like that are gonna have to play and be passable. He's just not.

Agreed.

Like you said - I have no issues with the decision to let Morse go. That was a harsh reality of a cap league; you lose guys like that to the cap and you hope that you gain guys like Mitchell Schwartz because OTHER teams lose them to the cap. It's the way the league works.

You just have to have credible replacements for them. When it was Hudson we lost, we got Morse. When it was Morse we lost, we spun the wheel on a guy who gave little indication that he was a real long-term option.

My frustration is with the blind spot Reid appears to have for him. Why does Andy think he's good? Why is he so inflexible here? And the answer is mostly that this is just who he's always been.

Andy doesn't **** with his OL. Usually you know who he's going to have starting games in week 17 (health permitting) based on who he has starting them in week 2 of the pre-season. It's frustrating but it's clearly his philosophy - continuity trumps all.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Agreed.

Like you said - I have no issues with the decision to let Morse go. That was a harsh reality of a cap league; you lose guys like that to the cap and you hope that you gain guys like Mitchell Schwartz because OTHER teams lose them to the cap. It's the way the league works.

You just have to have credible replacements for them. When it was Hudson we lost, we got Morse. When it was Morse we lost, we spun the wheel on a guy who gave little indication that he was a real long-term option.

My frustration is with the blind spot Reid appears to have for him. Why does Andy think he's good? Why is he so inflexible here? And the answer is mostly that this is just who he's always been.

Andy doesn't **** with his OL. Usually you know who he's going to have starting games in week 17 (health permitting) based on who he has starting them in week 2 of the pre-season. It's frustrating but it's clearly his philosophy - continuity trumps all.

In general, with the OL I think it's the way to go. When you have talented good players there that is, sometimes they just need time.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by O.city

In general, with the OL I think it's the way to go. When you have talented good players there that is, sometimes they just need time.

As a general rule, I agree. An good OL is always greater than the sum of its parts. Continuity is commendable.

But not when it's Mike McGlynn. And Reiter is approaching that level of suck, IMO. He's really creating problems out there.