Grant Gordon of NFL.com says O-line IS a thing in so many words

[ForJimmy]

51 minutes ago, frankw said:

Man you know I am no Sam Darnold or Baker Mayfield fan but the run game helped out the oline a great deal last season and when that wasn't there those guys took some big hits.

I don’t think it was that bad. I remember stats of how Darnold was holding the ball towards the top of the league in terms of time. Icky went a long time without giving up a sack and that’s who people seemed to be concerned with. 

[NorthTryon]

The thing about OL is continuity. First of all, they are learning a new offense. Second, they are subbing guys in and out like crazy. At least Friday they let one set get more than one drive together. Third, Brady has looked pretty overwhelmed the last two weeks going against some premiere defensive tackles and add in Ickey's brain farts as someone put it. Lastly, again for the cheap seats, they are being crazy vanilla and I know winning preseason games are very important to fans, but scheming also takes in account the line shifts as well as the protections. Give this group some time to get fully healthy and gel. RG will look a lot better, Ickey will get some chip help, and there will be a game plan! Go to the hot mic thread and read how David Newton was caught talking about putting out bad OL press for clicks.  

[frankw]

Just now, ForJimmy said:

I don’t think it was that bad. I remember stats of how Darnold was holding the ball towards the top of the league in terms of time. Icky went a long time without giving up a sack and that’s who people seemed to be concerned with. 

Most people had high expectations for Icky as a top ten pick. He was asset more often than not. Generally the thorn for us has been interior pressure. I don't expect that to drastically change.

[ForJimmy]

13 minutes ago, frankw said:

Most people had high expectations for Icky as a top ten pick. He was asset more often than not. Generally the thorn for us has been interior pressure. I don't expect that to drastically change.

BC has been a pleasant surprise plus Corbett should be back soon. Bozeman is more than capable at C, but I wouldn’t be against trying to get Bryce a long term solution there next year to develop with him.