The NFL is no longer a quarterback league. It's an offensive line league.

[CRA]

Just now, The_Rainmaker said:

What man did you not watch the preseason & Greenbay game!! I have seen this kid play for 5 years in college and he is the real deal. He may not have full command of the offense or the coaches might be holding him back but he will be star.

P.S. Panthers sent Ken Dorsey to his pro day and where really interested in this kid.

not judging him off college ball and not letting that influence things.  RGIII made different throws at Baylor vs his rookie NFL season.

He might be a star. I think Dallas should stick with him when Romo gets healthy.  But he is playing good for a late round rookie QB......not playing good QB IMO.  Dallas is running the ball all game when they do ask him to throw it is usually a dink or one read throw.

[Khyber53]

The headlines are made in the skill positions, but games are won and lost on the line. It has always, and always will be, about the offensive line.

[The_Rainmaker]

8 minutes ago, CRA said:

not judging him off college ball and not letting that influence things.  RGIII made different throws at Baylor vs his rookie NFL season.

He might be a star. I think Dallas should stick with him when Romo gets healthy.  But he is playing good for a late round rookie QB......not playing good QB IMO.  Dallas is running the ball all game when they do ask him to throw it is usually a dink or one read throw.

I guess me and you are not watching the same game  but we'll see who is right down the road

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/0ap3000000722659/Top-11-passes-from-Sunday-of-Week-6

[CatMan72]

It's always been an offensive (and defensive) line league. 

Teams (like the Colts w/ Manning) have done good jobs of scheming around deficiencies on the offensive line to varying degrees, but it always comes back to how well the line can protect and run block. 

[jptaylor84]

So basically get cam a Dallas type Oline and he wins the SuperBowl every year right?


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[The_Rainmaker]

3 minutes ago, jptaylor84 said:

So basically get cam a Dallas type Oline and he wins the SuperBowl every year right?


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could have won it last year if we had better Tackles than JAGs 

[jptaylor84]

could have won it last year if we had better Tackles than JAGs 

Still need receivers who don't need 60 seconds to run routes and get open and catch. And a competent defense. The lines overhyped! Brady and Wilson and Manning to name a few have had average to poor line play the last few years stil made the playoffs and sb consistently.


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[sean705]

2 hours ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

hasn't offensive line been the key to any QB's success since I don't know .. the beginning of time? 

I think the title of this article should have been "Hacks who report on the NFL, no longer required to have a basic understanding of football"

[The_Rainmaker]

52 minutes ago, jptaylor84 said:

Still need receivers who don't need 60 seconds to run routes and get open and catch. And a competent defense. The lines overhyped! Brady and Wilson and Manning to name a few have had average to poor line play the last few years stil made the playoffs and sb consistently.


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Brown was getting open all day in the SB .

Wilson had pretty good damn OL all the way until last year ( Ugner, Okung, & Carpenter who where perfect fit for the run first team and the best secondary to stop this pass happy league and of course Beast Mode who demanded 8 man box always. It also doesnt hurt that lil Wilson is one of the most elusive QB to play the game)

Brady always had decent OL not top 10 but never in the bottom. They alway have good OT's aka Solider, Cannon, & OG Mankins  along with TEs that can help with pass & run blocking  oh yeah and shifty WRs that can get open.

Manning had shitty OL hence 1 SB win  and a meh post season record. 

[Mvp2014]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We're 4th in the league in offensive yardage despite Stew missing significant time and Cam missing the Bucs game.

As much as I bitch about Shula, offense ain't the problem. Sure, situational play calling is still baffling at time, but if we had an even average defense, we'd be .500 or better right now.

I agree our defense has been horrid but I think the numbers are skewed.  Maybe we have a lot of garbage time yards but all I remember is choke first halves, turnovers, and penalties.   Yards dont always tell the story.  

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Mvp2014 said:

I agree our defense has been horrid but I think the numbers are skewed.  Maybe we have a lot of garbage time yards but all I remember is choke first halves, turnovers, and penalties.   Yards dont always tell the story.  

The offense isn't as good as last year for sure, but it hasn't fallen off a cliff like the defense has.

[CRA]

1 minute ago, Mvp2014 said:

I agree our defense has been horrid but I think the numbers are skewed.  Maybe we have a lot of garbage time yards but all I remember is choke first halves, turnovers, and penalties.   Yards dont always tell the story.  

We are top 10 in just about every aspect 

[Mvp2014]

5 minutes ago, CRA said:

We are top 10 in just about every aspect 

Thats fine it just doesn't feel like a productive offense for 80% of the game.  Turnovers, missed blocking, and penalties seem to ruin all momentum.

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The offense isn't as good as last year for sure, but it hasn't fallen off a cliff like the defense has.

I can agree with that.  All we did is gain talent on offense with KB so I kinda expected us to be better when Funch  has a full offseason and KB comes back.  Oh well

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, Mvp2014 said:

I can agree with that.  All we did is gain talent on offense with KB so I kinda expected us to be better when Funch  has a full offseason and KB comes back.  Oh well

Honestly, I didn't expect much out of Funch. I think he's a JAG.  I hope he proves me wrong, but our QBs don't even both looking his direction on most plays.  They clearly don't have much confidence in him. Captain Munnerlyn basically confirmed with his post-game comments what I'd assumed, our opponents don't even consider him when they're game planning for us.

I was hoping KB would give us a bigger boost. Ultimately, my #1 concern was OT and that's been our biggest weakness so far. The protection has been marginal at best and we all know Shula sucks at making adjustments on the fly.