Left Tackle Breakdown

[Untouchable]

Good breakdown of Daryl Williams in the first two games of the season over at The Riot Report.  Essentially, the team needs to be able to run to make him a serviceable tackle.  Ellis pointed out on twitter after the Tampa game, that they stacked the box 90% of the time last week, daring us to beat them through the air. 

That was likely a product of both Cam's health and what was seen week 1 as the team not only failed to hold blocks for any period of time, but seemed to know that and got rid of it even quicker.

At the time you could attribute it to facing Aaron Donald and a good pass rush in LA, but that theory pretty much went out the window Thursday night. 

Anyway, the writer goes deeper into technique failings and the ways Williams uses to get around it.  Take a look at the article in the link below.

https://theriotreport.com/film-breakdown-the-problems-at-left-tackle/

[rhyslloyd]

Not that the rest of the line is any good, but it takes a real genius to take a guy who made All-Pro at RT and move him to LT when his replacement at RT is actually the better LT.  Brilliant.

[Mr. Scot]

Wade Phillips went into the Week 1 contest against us game planning around stopping Cam Newton.

Todd Bowles saw what Newton looked like in Week 1 and decided instead to game plan around stopping Christian McCaffrey.

Even with an inferior roster and players making loads of dumbass mistakes, it worked.

Until we've got something else to threaten opposing defenses with besides McCaffrey, I won't be surprised if it keeps working.

[Mr. Scot]

13 minutes ago, rhyslloyd said:

Not that the rest of the line is any good, but it takes a real genius to take a guy who made All-Pro at RT and move him to LT when his replacement at RT is actually the better LT.  Brilliant.

Moton is good.

Turner has been good in the past though there is some evidence that he's declining.

Williams is good when he plays on the right.

Little is unknown but looked bad in the preseason, then got a concussion.

As to the rest...ugh.

[ellis]

Williams’ lower body ain’t built for LT. 

[mc52beast]

Went into OTA’s thinking the o-line was finally a strength but low and behold it’s the same crap we’ve been seeing since Cam got here. Who’s bright freaking idea was it to move a proven RT to LT when you’re present RT is a better LT???  

Tepper has to be thinking that they should be fired based on this alone, not including the clusterfudge at qb 

[rayzor]

Breakdown is an appropriate word for this OL.

Pretty easily crumbled.

[Mr. Scot]

Said it a couple of times already: Ron Rivera seems ready to fight to the death (or to the pain) to keep Taylor Moton from ever playing another snap at left tackle again.

Heck, he's been so adamant on this point that I'd be scared if both Darryl Williams and Greg Little went down he'd go out and sign Amini Silatolu again.

I sincerely hope something changes his mind.

[Harbingers]

Why are we trying to make a RT into a LT? Dumbest fuging poo. Williams has been a brilliant RT when he’s healthy. His health is his biggest issue.

[Harbingers]

5 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

Went into OTA’s thinking the o-line was finally a strength but low and behold it’s the same crap we’ve been seeing since Cam got here. Who’s bright freaking idea was it to move a proven RT to LT when you’re present RT is a better LT???  

Tepper has to be thinking that they should be fired based on this alone, not including the clusterfudge at qb 

Hurney. 

[UncleWillie]

Williams needs to play LG and Little needs to start at LT.

[07579394]

Week3 is your turn,Little.

Even Daley maybe was better than Williams at that moment.

[Toomers]

   8 pressures and 3 sacks in a single game!!!!

  After a poor game against the Rams, where DW was the main reason for the “backwards pass” getting blown up. There was no reason to think he could play LT. Especially coming off surgery. 

[thennek]

 I don’t think Williams would be good at RT either. 

 He’s coming back from a serious knee injury, perhaps he should not even be starting at any position.