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Post by frozendisc on Aug 24, 2019 20:33:22 GMT -7
I’d put Cardale at #2 over Tyrod. Better sign Gordon. Hope Okung gets back QUICK. Perryman didn’t look good. Brown still misses too many tackles. Artavis Scott looked ok. 8-8 team Bet??? The Hawks are playing starters, the Chargers are resting almost half of the starters (mainly their Pro Bowl skill and d-line difference makers). The concern for me would be these guys are the guys that have essentially played all of the preseason games, and they look lost..... So let us say you are correct, and the 'starters' go in to play G1, and they do great, what happens when they start to get injured? The depth is not looking good, at all, across the board.
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 24, 2019 20:35:15 GMT -7
And no way, no how is Taylor not the backup. Preseason overreaction. Yep, Cardale throws his once in a blue moon nice pass and everyone gets excited (well only AL really), but reality is Cardale is terrible.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 24, 2019 20:36:12 GMT -7
Bet??? The Hawks are playing starters, the Chargers are resting almost half of the starters (mainly their Pro Bowl skill and d-line difference makers). The concern for me would be these guys are the guys that have essentially played all of the preseason games, and they look lost..... So lt us say you are correct, and the 'starters' go in to play G1, and they do great, what happens when they start to get injured? The depth is not looking good, at all, across the board. The oline hasn't played a single preseason snap with Pouncey in the lineup. Massive difference with the oline as opposed to having Feeney finding his way as a backup center after being a life-long guard. Exhibit A: The fumbled snap on 4th and 1 with Taylor in the lineup, leading to a Hawks TD.
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Post by Chargeroo on Aug 24, 2019 20:38:55 GMT -7
Too many missed tackles. Jones looked good at QB. AL may be right about him after all.
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 24, 2019 20:40:45 GMT -7
The concern for me would be these guys are the guys that have essentially played all of the preseason games, and they look lost..... So lt us say you are correct, and the 'starters' go in to play G1, and they do great, what happens when they start to get injured? The depth is not looking good, at all, across the board. The oline hasn't played a single preseason snap with Pouncey in the lineup. Massive difference with the oline as opposed to having Feeney finding his way as a backup center. Keep selling that......someone might buy it. Just look at all of the pundits, they Love the Bolts, but worry about one thing....the bad OL. It is real, and come G1 we all will get to see it.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 24, 2019 20:49:17 GMT -7
I'm running behind on the game, but they just showed an Anthony Lynn "Mic'ed up" clip from a training camp practice where he is talking to RB Jeremy Cox. The quote:
"Ain't got no pads on, you need to hit the hole right now, you've to get your ass more decisive than that. You've got to read, see your read, and trust your read.
You're out here in shorts right now. Don't be jumping back, that's a bad habit. I want to see decisive running out of you. You ain't a Lamborghini, you're an F-150."
Love it!!
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 24, 2019 20:50:28 GMT -7
The oline hasn't played a single preseason snap with Pouncey in the lineup. Massive difference with the oline as opposed to having Feeney finding his way as a backup center. Keep selling that......someone might buy it. Just look at all of the pundits, they Love the Bolts, but worry about one thing....the bad OL. It is real, and come G1 we all will get to see it. Yeah, you're right. What's the difference between a Pro Bowl center (the QB of the oline) and a guy who has never played the position before. :rolleyes: Time to fold up the tent and call it a year.
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 24, 2019 20:57:45 GMT -7
Keep selling that......someone might buy it. Just look at all of the pundits, they Love the Bolts, but worry about one thing....the bad OL. It is real, and come G1 we all will get to see it. Yeah, you're right. What's the difference between a Pro Bowl center (the QB of the oline) and a guy who has never played the position before. :rolleyes: Time to fold up the tent and call it a year. That is the only one not playing.......you really think Pouncy makes any difference if the OG's and OT's can't do squat.... Even when/if Okung gets back, it isn't solved......the OL is sketch as hell.
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 24, 2019 21:04:41 GMT -7
Good thing we kept Cardale Jones, because Geno Smith looks terrible.....terrible like a future HOF player.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 24, 2019 21:08:54 GMT -7
No PR, no Allen, no Pouncey, no Ingram, no Bosa, no Davis, no Mebane ... What is that, five Pro Bowlers not playing tonight?
My advice is to relax. The Colts and Texans (two of their first three opponents) have issues of their own as do the Dolphins and Lions who constitute the opening quarter of the Chargers season.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 24, 2019 21:09:59 GMT -7
Yeah, you're right. What's the difference between a Pro Bowl center (the QB of the oline) and a guy who has never played the position before. :rolleyes: Time to fold up the tent and call it a year. That is the only one not playing.......you really think Pouncy makes any difference if the OG's and OT's can't do squat.... Even when/if Okung gets back, it isn't solved......the OL is sketch as hell. We heard that same tune during their 12-4 season in 2018. PR and Pouncey make a wee bit of difference, eh?
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 24, 2019 21:14:13 GMT -7
That is the only one not playing.......you really think Pouncy makes any difference if the OG's and OT's can't do squat.... Even when/if Okung gets back, it isn't solved......the OL is sketch as hell. We heard that same tune during their 12-4 season in 2018. PR and Pouncey make a wee bit of difference, eh? I want them to do well, but I will agree with the pundits on this, the OL sucks. The real games start soon enough, and at that point it will be all about winning, everything else is secondary.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 24, 2019 21:21:31 GMT -7
Can’t argue with the truth:
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Post by totallybolted on Aug 24, 2019 21:30:04 GMT -7
Joe, you were at the NO practices. From what I heard the Bolts looked good vs NO at those practices. Was that just the pass O, or did the run game look good too?
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Post by moekid on Aug 24, 2019 21:31:50 GMT -7
And no way, no how is Taylor not the backup. Preseason overreaction. Geno Smith is better than Tyrod too.
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