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I can't see the game. Is the pocket still collapsing? Are they doing okay against the pass rush?

Not having his best FG%, but he does throw downfield quite a bit.

I'm forced to watch the Rams/Colts game. Richardson is...limited.

Don't be surprised if CJ struggles in this Pittsburgh game. Word is they have more injuries to the o-line (if you can believe it) and they gotta face TJ Watt!!!

Wow. Makes Zavala's performance even worse than I thought.

Either way, somethings wrong with him now. He needs to re-focus or something.

Well he sure didn't win it at the Combine.

Ihttps://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/positions/OT/1/2022 https://www.pff.com/news/draft-top-2022-nfl-draft-rankings-offensive-tackles-evan-neal-ikem-ekwonu-charles-cross-trevor-penning My question to you is which of the three were considered the best pass protector?

I'd be surprised if Zavala starts next game.

Well that's clearly not true. Icky was usually ranked 2nd or 3rd. Pretty much always behind Cross. Granted, Cross isn't the run-blocker Icky is. And...c'mon Sertain is already All Pro and stays relatively healthy.

I haven't given up on Icky or Horn, but I think it's interesting... ...both drafts we had the opportunity to pick the absolute best CB and LT. We could have picked Patrick Sertain but we chose Horn. He's great when he's available, but we can't rely on his health. Then we could have picked Cross, the clear top pass protector, but we chose Icky because he has pancaked some dudes. And he's been weird so far this season. Hey, sometimes the scouts are wrong, but it's almost like we deliberately went against the grain.

Those of us who argued for CJ should root for his success in Houston. But we should support our new QB also. If Bryce doesn't end up panning out, there's probably some great young QB available a couple of years from now. I don't want to wait that long either...but, for now, what's done is done.

Hey some good news. Throckmorton played pretty well. Any chance we'll see he and Mays (or someone not named Zavala) at guard next week?

27 hurries total. Is that a lot for a game? Sounds like a lot.

Today Colin Cowherd complimented Stroud. Said he was surprised because he had "mixed feelings" about CJ. BULLCRAP! Colin practically predicted CJ would be "bust" because all OSU QB's are. Way to soften your stance, Colin! It is early, but hopefully CJ continues to prove all these people and the S2 test wrong.

I mean...I hate to be that guy, but one of my arguments was I thought Bryce held on to the ball too long at Alabama. He could get away with it there. Doesn't mean he can't adjust. I said the same thing about Trevor Lawrence.

These questions...Geez! Nobody thought to ask Reich if ANYONE recognized how bad Zavala was playing and if they considered making a change at LG? Hey, instead, let's ask 3 questions about Bryce!

Felt like a zero to me.

More than likely Bozeman was affected by the poor play on his left. BTW, if Zavala was this awful early on, why not put ANYONE out there in his place? They couldn't have been worse!

Must've been Zavala...just saw the PFF thread.

Does anyone know who was defending against Seattle DT Jarran Reed? Dude had 8 tackles and 1.5 sacks!

The only thing I can say is, on paper, Houston's o-line should look worse than ours. But yesterday, they didn't allow a sack. Like ours, their running game was terrible. But Houston never gave up on it. I feel like their coaching staff has made adjustments to their injuries. Our o-line looked horrible. Dalton was more successful than Bryce, but he made decisions quicker. And some of our receivers were actually open occasionally. CJ's receivers look good, but he also makes them look good. I don't know about y'all, but it seems like we have yet to see a clean pocket from our team. They can't protect the QB and they can't run the ball. So even though I wanted Stroud, there's no way I can judge Bryce right now.

I guess we have to play the hand we're dealt, but if I could vent: I'm the kinda guy that thinks when something works, don't "fix" it. Steve Wilks worked. His concentration on the run worked. Even Sam Darnold had his best run behind that o-line. The defense was stout. And we almost won the NFC South (if we didn't lose both starter CB's maybe we win the division). The future looked good. Especially with improvements from free agency and the draft. Now...I think Reich could be a good coach. But it feels like we're starting all over again. Why? Because there's something about Wilks that Tepper, or whoever, didn't like.

With Luvu now out, along with the other injuries.... This is the worst our D has broken. Sad.

Punch this in whatever it takes!