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Unless Fisher gets fired, yes.Will Sam still be our QB with whatever scrub replaces Long on the O line?
LT is non-issue.
Unless Fisher gets fired, yes.Will Sam still be our QB with whatever scrub replaces Long on the O line?
Unless Fisher gets fired, yes.
LT is non-issue.
Unless Fisher gets fired, yes.
LT is non-issue.
I'm still waiting to hear why our receiver's corps doesn't need an upgrade when the friggen tight end led the team in receiving.... and a first round rookie led the team in catches, and he played most of the time out of the slot , running short routes on top of it
Will Sam still be our QB with whatever scrub replaces Long on the O line?
It might not have been that way if Bradford had played more than six and a half games. Bailey might be our most complete and overall best WR, but we only saw him like two games as the starter, he looked very promising, and that was with Clemens. Schotty misused Austin early, but when he started to figure out how to use him (IND game most obviously), he started to use him in a more route diverse and effective manner, it was just too late for Bradford to exploit and take advantage of, we know from the past when Sam has the time, he throws a beautiful deep ball. Having time to survey the field could help salvage at least Givens or Quick, if not both. With Austin, Bailey and Cook, that could be plenty. Especially since we discovered Stacy and found the run-centric offense, which Robinson could have been purpose built for in a mad scientist's genetic engineering lab. Remember, with all the handicaps and obstacles, Bradford was pacing for 33 TDs, and should have been pacing for closer to 40 without all the early penalties and drops (young team growing pains, dumb mistakes and yips that wil get ironed out with reps and experience). How many TDs does Bradford need to throw?
Unless we are factoring Bradford to miss half the season (and if the risk is a concern, that all the more points to fortifying the OL), we shouldn't assume 2013's statistically depressed Bradfordless production should be extrapolated into seasons when he is expected to be the QB. If he goes down because the OL gets injured (which they always have throughout Bradford's career, that more than anything has been the main constant during his tenure), can we trust Clemens to leverage and harness Watkins? Shore up the OL, and Bradford can live to fight other battles in future seasons, where there will be other Patterson's and Jeffery's if needed.
So ? protecting his blind side doesn't increase his chance of getting hurt?
protecting his blind side would decrease the chance of him getting hurt...are you insinuating that Jake Long isn't going to be a ram for the next 3-5 years? cause that's what you draft a player for, especially high..not just for one season, it's to hopefully fill that spot for 5+ years.
I genuinely don't know, what I do know is that Jake hasn't played a 16 game season over the last 3 years and he most likely won't play a 16 game season next year. And our current #2 LT is practice squad player Sean Hooey, maybe we're happy with protecting Sam for 14 games a season and leaving it up to luck for 2 games.
I just have a hard time believing we have any receivers on our team that are going threaten teams with good cover corners... Just don't see it happening, and it hasn't. What scares me is 4 games against elite corners guaranteed every season - 2 vs PP, 2 vs Sherman.
when the line was healthier in the first meeting against the seahawks - they actually had a pretty good day.
The reason why we lost that game was mainly clemens.
i'd share your concerns if Long were a skill position, and had multiple injuries to the same area (A'la Danario Alexander) - but the fact is that recovering and getting onto the field is a lot faster for a o-lineman vs other positions...
First of all, in advocating Robinson, I'm not implying Watkins isn't special, I think he is.
But I think Patterson and Jeffery are special, too, and we can get WRs like that in the future more easily than a dominant future LT/guard.
Bradford played in the opener against arizona - and we did see how the passing game fared. Cook was constantly open, Givens/quick was not.Bradford didn't play in the three of the games against SEA and ARI, so we don't really know how the passing game would have fared. Austin was misused early, and we didn't have Bailey starting for most of the season and I think Cook can be used more effectively. Givens and Quick could be more effective if Bradford had more time to throw. We may differ on that and have to agree to disagree, but IMO it is hard to argue against these points. Things like Bradford missed half the season and Bailey only started the last few games are factual statements.
In the sentence... "when the line was healthier in the first meeting against the seahawks - they actually had a pretty good day."
The operative phrase there is when the line was healthier.
The front office is expecting Jones to be in the mix next summer... Dahl and wells i believe are cap casualties, Saffold may walk. I'm still for signing Alex Mack for Center, let him battle it out with Jones (who could be a guard) and drafting a guard as early as the 2nd. But do I think they're going to spend the #2 overall pick or even a top 10 pick on an offensive lineman because they're afraid Long won't be back? absolutely not, and snead has already literally said as much.Wells has been hurt in both seasons, Dahl was hurt last year, Saffold is constantly hurt (we don't know which of them will even be back or might be cap casualties - we will know by the draft, I might rethink this position later, we are getting ahead of ourselves a little, but what else are we going to talk about between now and the free agecny period ). Long is recovering from an ACL/MCL tear and was hurt a lot in MIA, Jones couldn't play as a rookie because he was recovering from a lis franc foot injury, we have no clue what to expect, if anything. I respect your opinion that you are more comfortable with that than our WRs, but you can probably apprerciate and understand how how others might not share that same level of comfort.
I agree they probably win with Bradford. And that was without Watkins or Robinson. So it still remains an unanswered question if we would have done even better with one of the other... in that game. But over a season, and future seasons, I think we need an infusion of talent, youth and depth on the OL, and Robinson proveds that. Watkins improves talent and depth (Givens or Quick become depth instead of starters), but they aren't going to change youth much, we are ALREADY super young, to a fault, arguably.
Please - this is hindsight. Jeffrey had his knocks well documented - work ethic, showed up 30-40 lbs overweight, etc. The concerns were legit... Patterson hasn't shown much as an actual wide receiver - more like a reggie bush type.
And there's better talent in the 2nd rounders at Guard more than likely vs Receiver
Bradford played in the opener against arizona - and we did see how the passing game fared. Cook was constantly open, Givens/quick was not.
Yep - and it wasn't just Long that was out either. 3/5 or 4/5 of the starting line was out. It's not like it was just tackles - which was the best position on the offensive line this season. Guard was the worst.
The front office is expecting Jones to be in the mix next summer... Dahl and wells i believe are cap casualties, Saffold may walk. I'm still for signing Alex Mack for Center, let him battle it out with Jones (who could be a guard) and drafting a guard as early as the 2nd. But do I think they're going to spend the #2 overall pick or even a top 10 pick on an offensive lineman because they're afraid Long won't be back? absolutely not, and snead has already literally said as much.
You can still judge Wide receiver play without having the starting qb..And just watching them, they were often on lockdown and very rarely separated.
Heck I'd rather have Clowney with our first pick, too. We could get Lewan and 13 win twice. LT is my third option, not even my second. It's times like this I'm glad Fisher's track record doesn't show him locking a T.