*** O-Line rant master thread ***

[Kebo]

Build the trenches.

 

[zach attach]

I was down with Sewell and would have been elated with him protecting Tua and paving roads for Gaskin.

 

[EasyRider]

Armchair QBacking are we????

Always the trenches first for me but all I heard on this forum is that if we choose Sewell they would burn the place down.

 

[allsilverdreams]

I guess we look to FA next year to fix the problem on the OL.
Don't see it getting better anytime soon with these guys and coaches.

 

[EJay]

Maybe so, but the problems we saw yesterday and in preseason wouldn’t have been fixed by drafting Sewell or Slater alone.

Now if they had also signed a really good FA or two to go along with one of those guys, that might have done the trick.

But then we’d still be complaining about the lack of playmakers…..

 

[daryl]

Even great rookies require coaching and the Dolphins have a giant blind spot which is their constantly changing offensive coaching staff.

 

[MiaFins31]

I was just about to post a thread about this. I’m watching Penei Sewell on that opening drive by Detroit. He’s in there at LT. On the 3rd down pass early in the drive and then just now on the TD pass by Goff to Cepheus... Sewell just locks his man down and give Goff time to scan the field and he went to his 3rd or 4th read on that TD pass bc he had the time to scan the field.

Obviously hindsight is 20/20 and Waddle has done nothing to disappoint us but you have to at least revisit this topic. Sewell looked great on that opening drive.

 

[BenchFiedler]

Build the trenches.

Whats the purpose of this thread now? Draft ended in April and it is what it is.

 

[superphin]

Too bad Sewell can't make up for the other 4 bums.

 

[Bob512]

I liked our pick.....

 

[emoticon]

Maybe so, but the problems we saw yesterday and in preseason wouldn’t have been fixed by drafting Sewell or Slater alone.

Now if they had also signed a really good FA or two to go along with one of those guys, that might have done the trick.

But then we’d still be complaining about the lack of playmakers…..

Like who? Will Fuller?

 

[ChitownPhins28]

It's a fair hindsight.

I thought our young guys would gel and be good enough. I thought the OL position group was better than the WR group. Miami, I felt, needed a potential Superstar.

We were wrong.

 

[gofins60]

Even great rookies require coaching and the Dolphins have a giant blind spot which is their constantly changing offensive coaching staff.

It also doesn't help when they seemingly keep drafting the wrong linemen, or when they sign Free Agents who aren't above average. You need competent veterans to anchor a line while the rookies learn and gain experience.

 

[Kebo]

It's a fair hindsight.

I thought our young guys would gel and be good enough. I thought the OL position group was better than the WR group. Miami, I felt, needed a potential Superstar.

We were wrong.

Not really hindsight. I was for drafting Sewell back in April.

 

[ChitownPhins28]

We might still be OK. Eich may shore up one of the T positions and we can double on the other side more often.
Tua made it obvious that he needs blindside protection, or, at least not Immediate Jailbreak to Tua's ribs.