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**papachaz** · 09-28-2011, 11:41 PM

(09-28-2011 10:29 PM)phocis850 Wrote: He will be rusty and is a newbie. My hopes aren't set that high.

^^^^^^^^^
this - he's been inactive all 3 games so far hasn't he? what about, 'we'll put the best men out there', so someone who hasn't even been activated yet this year is suddenly the best one to put out there? i have to question it personally

before the flaming starts, i have to admit i was excited about drafting him off the line of the team that won it all that year. I think he will make us a damn good lineman. maybe it is the TC injury that's held him back, i hope that's it. I want the line FIXED! i'm certainly looking forward to seeing what this offense could produce if Matt actually gets to stay upright

Toronto_Dirty_Bird · 09-28-2011, 11:58 PM

A TE on the left side would also help Matty get some time

**atljbo** · 09-29-2011, 12:47 AM

(09-28-2011 11:41 PM)papachaz Wrote: ^^^^^^^^^
this - he's been inactive all 3 games so far hasn't he? what about, 'we'll put the best men out there', so someone who hasn't even been activated yet this year is suddenly the best one to put out there? i have to question it personally

before the flaming starts, i have to admit i was excited about drafting him off the line of the team that won it all that year. I think he will make us a damn good lineman. maybe it is the TC injury that's held him back, i hope that's it. I want the line FIXED! i'm certainly looking forward to seeing what this offense could produce if Matt actually gets to stay upright

With the game day roster its a numbers game... Only around 7 O-Lineman are active... The 5 starters and 2 reserves... Svitek is the swing tackle and with McClure being injured we have carried 2 centers (Plus Hawley can play guard if needed) ... Most Likely Reynolds will be inactive this week.

**Radical** · 09-29-2011, 07:19 AM

(09-28-2011 11:58 PM)Toronto_Dirty_Bird Wrote: A TE on the left side would also help Matty get some time

We did that against Tampa. On one of the plays we did that, Ryan got ran over on a strip sack.

mdrake34 · 09-29-2011, 08:07 AM

(09-28-2011 10:36 PM)Radical Wrote: Best case scenario, we return to 2010 level of offensive line play, which is middle of the pack.

It's better than what we've got. We've got to overhaul the line in the offseason.

***phocis850*** · 09-29-2011, 08:19 AM

I'm worried that we are gonna be 6 games into the season before we see any real progress.

illmusic · 09-29-2011, 12:18 PM

(09-29-2011 08:19 AM)phocis850 Wrote: I'm worried that we are gonna be 6 games into the season before we see any real progress.

and that would probably have us 2-4 :-(

Phatty Wan Kenobi · 09-29-2011, 12:34 PM

Lombardi has been known to present assumptions as facts so I would think they would at least wait until after the last practice for the week to decide. I'm not terribly optimistic about starting the 2nd choice for RG but I commend the attitude of creating competition and desperate times call for desperate measures.

Statick · 09-29-2011, 01:51 PM

(09-28-2011 10:09 PM)mdrake34 Wrote: ...If he and McClure can fix the middle, maybe it will mask Baker's deficiencies.

God, I sure hope so.

If Johnson can help generate a pocket that Ryan could actually step up into and out of, that'll really help both Ryan and the offense.

**Radical** · (This post was last modified: 09-30-2011 12:39 PM by Radical.)

(09-29-2011 01:51 PM)Statick Wrote: God, I sure hope so.

If Johnson can help generate a pocket that Ryan could actually step up into and out of, that'll really help both Ryan and the offense.

Heck, it would be nice if Ryan could just take a snap without a linemen letting someone run right through/around them.

This isn't poor offensive line play, this is an all day jail break we're dealing with here. It's downright bad.