Decided to post this after reading tweet from Mike Berardino that even Austin friggin' Spitler had a sack today. The kid loses 15 lbs. from being sick and still our O-line can't stop him. He's just the hair that broke the camel's back after that 10 sack performance in 30 play scrimmage the other day. I know we're supposed to "feed the wolf". It just seems our O-line is getting fed to them right now.
BTW-they suck!
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Would rather all this happen in the pre-season then in the regular season/playoffs/super bowl
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Yeah, I guess I'm just frustrated by trying to decipher the tweets. I'll have to reserve judgement until I see how they respond against Tampa.
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The Defensive line has total advantage in training camps.
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I do get the feeling of alot of mixed messages/meanings right now. You hear about a sub par player, beating a starter on a drill. Automatically you think, wow! this guy is having a great TC! Then there's the flipside... oh... but that means our starter must be struggling if that guy beat him. :lol:
I can't wait for Saturday when we get to see these guys in action, against another team. We're going to learn alot about alot of these players then.HULKFish and dolfan7171 like this. -
Too early to think the sky is falling IMO. Coach is moving guys in and out, evaluating different groups. I don't look for anything to really change in the first preseason game as they will be getting a feel for being in a game. Still taking looks at different personnel. I think they will be fine. Sparano is not worried about achievement as a group really yet. If the line is not solidified and is playing poorly by the third preseason game then we should have concerns.
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The interior of the offensive line was going to be in flux. Smiley was traded, Grove injured, and Thomas didn't really live up to fan hype. It seems like the coaching staff is almost determined to forge two complete starting units of offensive linemen.
With all the changes, there's bound to be miscommunication that leads to sacks and negative plays. It takes time for an offensive line to gel. Give them a chance to iron out the kinks before we start hitting the panic button.Frumundah Finnatic, HULKFish and the 23rd like this. -
A lot of pass blocking is communication. The unfortunate part about the line is that it is in its third year and 3/5ths of the line might be replaced.
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The Defense is just that good pandarilla, at least it is right now.
When a D blitzes from all angles, with anyone liable to blitz, the Oline is sort of outmanned to begin with, Sparano is really pushing those guys. -
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If there's a definition for overreaction, this thread has refined it.
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Nolans pissing our offensive line off so that when they get into a real game they crush the guys that try to get near Henne.
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Worry if we go 0-2 again in the regular season.PSG likes this. -
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Constantly rotating guards and centers and moving guys from position to position does little for line cohesion and consistency.Frumundah Finnatic, PSG and adamprez2003 like this. -
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Think of it this way Panda, Nolan's blitzing scheme will only help our offensive line prepare for teams like Jets this year. No problem putting up with struggles now if it tranlates to increased odds of beating those SOBs.
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The sky is falling! The sky is falling! OMG WTF are we gonna do? Does staples sell a version of the "Easy Button" that says "Panic Button"? Way to soon to be pressing it.
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not to worry:
got the talent & coaching
the Orca will step up game time
would not be surprised to see
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We have always heard about how important it is for the OL to gell.
That takes time .Right now we are trying to find out who should start and who should backup at what position.
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At any rate, I agree with most, that at this point in TC it's way to early to be panicking about any position. In fact, thinking that Wake is suddenly the LB we need him to be is just as silly as thinking that the OL is in shambles because of the number of sacks allowed so far. On the flip side, if the D is this far ahead of itself this soon, there has to be excitement about how good they can be going forward. We've all seen things not turn out the way they seem 12 days into TC, though... -
Yeah, I know, I just had a really frustrating day at home and when I read about Spitler getting a sack I just snapped. What's worse is that I won't be able to watch the game Saturday due to work. So I'll still be in the dark, but I trust everyone here will shoot me straight (probably not the best choice of words)...
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the Pod is progressing @ a phenomenal rate
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Hopefully all this tomfoolery will result in the best 5 linemen playing when things start for real Sept. 12. -
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On the plus side, you know Cobrajet is feeling much better about our D-line after his brief episode. I hope my little tirade turns out the same way...
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This is the thing. They do not always practice in full pads during training camp and sometimes they wear only light shoulder pads. The defense has total the total advantage to TEE off on them so I would not read too much into these reporters saying the Oline is sucking ... -
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chill dude