insomnia411
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I love the Porter signing and I'm not too upset about Mcmichael because he never reached his full potential and we needed the space for guys like Porter. I think that our defense is in very good shape and if we stay healthy next year we should be in the top 5 overall again. We have a very good combination of savvy vets and exciting young players with potential so I like what I see.
That being said, no one seems to be discussing the fact that our offensive line is in complete shambles. I understand the fact that our o-line play was flat out abismal at times last season, but the 2nd half play of our o-line compared to the 1st half of the season was like night and day. With Mcintosh at LT, James at LG, Hadnot at C, Shelton at RG and Carey at RT we were far from perfect but they looked competent and they had some games when they were pretty dominant. (Bears, Patriots)
Now this season wer'e starting all over again on the left side of the line by cutting James and Mcintosh. I understand that these guys weren't superstars and they may not have even been long term answers but the key to a dominant o line is continuity, and we have had none of that over the past 5-6 years. So what now? Are we all seriously penciling in Alabi at LT and (who the hell is our LG right now???) and feeling confident about it? Let's be serious. I really hope that I am wrong, and Cameron with Houck can pull a rabbit out of their hat and get some consistent play going. But if we go through the same offensive line HORRORS that we went through in the first half of last season it will be another very slow start and another mediocre season. Our defense can only do so much with our offense doing nothing but going in the wrong direction...
Here's to hoping that the o-line gels quickly!.. Whoever may be playing...
That being said, no one seems to be discussing the fact that our offensive line is in complete shambles. I understand the fact that our o-line play was flat out abismal at times last season, but the 2nd half play of our o-line compared to the 1st half of the season was like night and day. With Mcintosh at LT, James at LG, Hadnot at C, Shelton at RG and Carey at RT we were far from perfect but they looked competent and they had some games when they were pretty dominant. (Bears, Patriots)
Now this season wer'e starting all over again on the left side of the line by cutting James and Mcintosh. I understand that these guys weren't superstars and they may not have even been long term answers but the key to a dominant o line is continuity, and we have had none of that over the past 5-6 years. So what now? Are we all seriously penciling in Alabi at LT and (who the hell is our LG right now???) and feeling confident about it? Let's be serious. I really hope that I am wrong, and Cameron with Houck can pull a rabbit out of their hat and get some consistent play going. But if we go through the same offensive line HORRORS that we went through in the first half of last season it will be another very slow start and another mediocre season. Our defense can only do so much with our offense doing nothing but going in the wrong direction...
Here's to hoping that the o-line gels quickly!.. Whoever may be playing...