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One Player May Have Solved Our OL Issues Tonight !!

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I have worried about our OL since OTAs. Who is going to step in at LT when Armstead goes down?? Tonight we got our answer. Our best LT tonight, our best tackle period, our best OLman even, tonight was Greg Little and it wasn't close. He played confident, balanced, wasn't reaching, his pass pro was 100% better than any time last year. He looked like a new player. This scheme was made for him. I don't think we miss a beat if he has to come in for Armstead.

Now here is the question, could he play that well on the right side and take over for Austin?? He is clearly better in pass pro, although about the same in run blocking. If he could be that good on the right side we could make Austin the swing tackle backup.

I was truly blown away with his play. I want to see the all 22 but from what i saw during the game I was very impressed.
 
KTOWNFINFAN said:
I have worried about our OL since OTAs. Who is going to step in at LT when Armstead goes down?? Tonight we got our answer. Our best LT tonight, our best tackle period, our best OLman even, tonight was Greg Little and it wasn't close. He played confident, balanced, wasn't reaching, his pass pro was 100% better than any time last year. He looked like a new player. This scheme was made for him. I don't think we miss a beat if he has to come in for Armstead.

Now here is the question, could he play that well on the right side and take over for Austin?? He is clearly better in pass pro, although about the same in run blocking. If he could be that good on the right side we could make Austin the swing tackle backup.

I was truly blown away with his play. I want to see the all 22 but from what i saw during the game I was very impressed.
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Little's problem has been staying healthy... much like Armstead.
He was a high draft pick and finally looks good in his 4th year. Enjoy him, because he walks next year.
 
Feverdream said:
Little's problem has been staying healthy... much like Armstead.
He was a high draft pick and finally looks good in his 4th year. Enjoy him, because he walks next year.
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After what we saw from Coleman last week, ok I can live with a one year backup that we can replace with the draft. If he plays the way he did tonight when Armstead goes down I am fine with one year.
 
gregorygrant83 said:
I think people are going to be suprised at how Jackson grades in this game. Gave up the sack, but also had several good reps including the long run by Mostert and pass protecting on th 50 yard pass to Hill.
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and honestly that sack wasnt 100% on him. He didnt get beat bad or whiff, he held up a reasonable amount of time, it was more of a coverage/holding the ball too long sack.
 
Little was solid. Makes me feel much more confident about the our T depth. I also liked how Diesch played. I thought he played as well as Little. AJ was good too. I didn't have that sack on him. He rode the end around like he's supposed to. Tua held the ball too long and then ran into the position to allow the sack. I think if I were making the final cuts, I'd keep Armstead, Eich, Williams, Hunt, AJ, Deiter, Kindley, Pankey, Little and Deisch. I'd rather give up the position at another spot.

I wouldn't expose Deisch to waivers. He was given a relatively high signing bonus so that makes me think they were competing with another team(s) to sign him. There is the advantage that he didn't play much this preseason so there isn't much film, but if another team wanted him as an UDFA there wasn't anything we saw tonight that would make another team think their assessment was wrong.
 
Crzynick25 said:
and honestly that sack wasnt 100% on him. He didnt get beat bad or whiff, he held up a reasonable amount of time, it was more of a coverage/holding the ball too long sack.
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It was more of a lack of awareness and lack of effort. He started the rep great, but the clock in his told him the ball was out so he quit on the rep. That can be fixed. But he does have a reputation of being lazy.
 
rafael said:
Little was solid. Makes me feel much more confident about the our T depth. I also liked how Diesch played. I thought he played as well as Little. AJ was good too. I didn't have that sack on him. He rode the end around like he's supposed to. Tua held the ball too long and then ran into the position to allow the sack. I think if I were making the final cuts, I'd keep Armstead, Eich, Williams, Hunt, AJ, Deiter, Kindley, Pankey, Little and Deisch. I'd rather give up the position at another spot.

I wouldn't expose Deisch to waivers. He was given a relatively high signing bonus so that makes me think they were competing with another team(s) to sign him. There is the advantage that he didn't play much this preseason so there isn't much film, but if another team wanted him as an UDFA there wasn't anything we saw tonight that would make another team think their assessment was wrong.
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I kinda see it as them being pressured to keep Iggy and now they have to use another slot on a 3rd QB. Gonna be hard to keep diesch. I would like to but if they keep Iggy and Kellen gets poached that is really gonna stink.
 
KTOWNFINFAN said:
I kinda see it as them being pressured to keep Iggy and now they have to use another slot on a 3rd QB. Gonna be hard to keep diesch. I would like to but if they keep Iggy and Kellen gets poached that is really gonna stink.
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I posted my 53 in another thread and I wasn't able to keep Diesch.
 
KTOWNFINFAN said:
I have worried about our OL since OTAs. Who is going to step in at LT when Armstead goes down?? Tonight we got our answer. Our best LT tonight, our best tackle period, our best OLman even, tonight was Greg Little and it wasn't close. He played confident, balanced, wasn't reaching, his pass pro was 100% better than any time last year. He looked like a new player. This scheme was made for him. I don't think we miss a beat if he has to come in for Armstead.

Now here is the question, could he play that well on the right side and take over for Austin?? He is clearly better in pass pro, although about the same in run blocking. If he could be that good on the right side we could make Austin the swing tackle backup.

I was truly blown away with his play. I want to see the all 22 but from what i saw during the game I was very impressed.
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If he is truly as great as you make him out to be, it’s a buy for me and then move him to RT.
 
narwal007 said:
If he is truly as great as you make him out to be, it’s a buy for me and then move him to RT.
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Makes more sense to me with his injury history that Little be the primary backup for both Jackson and Armstead. Otherwise Jackson is that backup and what he really needs is regular reps to continue developing toward his potential.

Not going to be room for both Coleman and Dietsch--maybe neither if we also keep Jones and Kindley. Having tough cut choices is what we want. If OL has that problem great now we just have CB to worry about in that regard.
 
KTOWNFINFAN said:
I have worried about our OL since OTAs. Who is going to step in at LT when Armstead goes down?? Tonight we got our answer. Our best LT tonight, our best tackle period, our best OLman even, tonight was Greg Little and it wasn't close. He played confident, balanced, wasn't reaching, his pass pro was 100% better than any time last year. He looked like a new player. This scheme was made for him. I don't think we miss a beat if he has to come in for Armstead.

Now here is the question, could he play that well on the right side and take over for Austin?? He is clearly better in pass pro, although about the same in run blocking. If he could be that good on the right side we could make Austin the swing tackle backup.

I was truly blown away with his play. I want to see the all 22 but from what i saw during the game I was very impressed.
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Inspiring. But, how many starters were on their D line consistently while he was looking good is the question. Hoping he continues to improve and be a change of pace for TA.
 
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