Originally Posted by
Darth CarlSatan
Alright Genius; you got it:
No excuses here today, let's get right in. In fact, I say let's throw every excuse right out the window.
Since we're talking QB's and pass protection, how does "opening up holes" factor in to this?
Because we are talking about o-line quality. Watch some time. You can see the o-linemen trying to open running lanes.
I never said the line was great at opening holes. But to say the team is incapable of "addressing the O-Line properly" is a no-win debate with you.
How do you figure? This is your first discussion with me on the matter, and you have already given up?
When you said "throw excuses out the window" di you mean so you could catch them and immediately use them?
Saying something is a 'no-win' debate sounds like the frontline of all excuses to me.
Of the five starting positions, we had one secured. The team added one through the draft, and none from free agency. (No, I don't count anything past the fourth round of the draft, and I don't count any of the waiver-wire garbage that mediocre teams have scraped off their boot as anything either.)
If that is how you address starting positions on an NFL football team, then you have no clue.
(For the record, that is how Herm addressed it, and he does have no clue.)
Should we have gone to the 08 draft and used every Ace Card to acquire Offensive Linemen? And if we had, would you now be 100% satisfied because of it?
Exaggeration is yet another excuse. Instead of actually using some common sense, you just act like nothing would ever be good enough for me, and throw your e-arms in the air in frustraion? Stop it! Act like a man.
No, no you wouldn't.
Here is another brilliant debate tactic. Assure me that you know me better than I know myself, and that I would never accept anything.
You and a thousand other people would be moaning and groaning about the vast amounts of swiss cheese in the defense and special teams.
I, and countless others, already are 'moaning and groaning' about those issues.
The key factor being Swiss Cheese; IT WAS EVERYWHERE. We had to spread the acquisition around, and I think "Dumb and Dumber" did a pretty fly job of making it happen.
Wait a second. I watched a pretty decent defense, for most of last season. And I watche dthe worst offense in the NFL. (Special teams too, but that is late-round stuff.)
If we're going to complain about the "lack of push/lack of domination" on Our Lines, let's complain about 31 million dollars that could have been used to address this.
Read around new guy. I do. But that is no excuse for ignore three starting positions on the offesne, not to mention several depth positions.
But to the matter at hand, the average "safety time before getting sacked/having to scramble" in the pocket is 2.5 to three seconds. You're going to tell me that our line can't manage THAT?!
BS! If that were the average then noone would pass, and we would be a whole lot better than we are. Don't make-up numbers. Do some research on the subject. I don't deal well with others' imagination. And the half-second difference between two and a half, to three is a s***load, when we are talking about finding an open reciever.
Or, is it the receivers? Orrrrrr......
Is it this franchise's Ultra Uber-Long History of being either to cheap to pull the trigger, or too stupid to evaluate talent at the position?
Survey SAYS!???:
"Door number two please"...
"CORRECT"!
If Quinn Gray turns out to be a flop, it won't suprise me one bit.
BUT...
If he turns out to be an Uber-Stud; you can bet your a** it was pure happenstance.
I've seen this scenario before. Two Chiefs Quarterbacks, one O-Line.
I'm gonna guess that that was a better o-line.
QB number 1 struggles for wins at the beginning of the season and eventually ends up on the bench with an injury.
QB number 2 steps in, lights a fire under everyone's a**, and steers his team to 1st-round, home field advantage in the Playoffs.
NEWS FLASH!
They Both Had The SAME...LINE.
Soldier UP, or get to steppin'.