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Was any of our starting O-line on the field last night? If so, for how long?
Wasn't the whole starting O-line out there for a few series?
Was any of our starting O-line on the field last night? If so, for how long?
The starting OL was on the field for I believe the entire first half. But I'm not sure how engaged they were. For the first time this preseason they didn't look in sync or coming off the ball hard. You hate to say it, but I kinda think they mailed it in a bit.
Hmmm ... this has me thinking two things:you could see that in the pre-game shot of the team walking through the tunnel onto the field. it wasn't very energetic.
2) Beck's poor showing last night could be a direct result of said poor OL performance in addition to the play calling and 2nd string WRs
Just a thought
We might have to accept that neither Beck nor Grossman are really great QBs but are instead good enough for now.I keep hearing a lot of people fault Grossman for getting nervous in the pocket and making poor decisions, but I have seen Beck make the same mistakes with less pressure.
We might have to accept that neither Beck nor Grossman are really great QBs but are instead good enough for now.
We have to hope that we'll be in a position to nab one of the top 3 QBs in next year's draft. That plus interior OL should be the top priorities during the 2012 offseason.
Hmmm ... this has me thinking two things:
1) I'm concerned that we will have consistency in a unit that is borderline improved over last year - we need to have better performance in the OL over 2010
2) Beck's poor showing last night could be a direct result of said poor OL performance in addition to the play calling and 2nd string WRs
Just a thought
I am not even concerned much about the top 3 in next year's draft, just that one of these 2 QB's separate themselves from the other. If either of them did that, they would be more than serviceable in my mind.
I keep hearing a lot of people fault Grossman for getting nervous in the pocket and making poor decisions, but I have seen Beck make the same mistakes with less pressure.
While I tend to agree, I think the difference is Beck knows he can make things happen scrambling, so he tends to move with less pressure at times. He racked up a fair number of rushing yards in college, so he's always ready to tuck and run.
What concerns me is not that he scrambles too easy, although that is a concern, I am more concerned with the poor decisions he made with time last night.
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