This OL!!

[mandal24]

We have ALL rightfully piled on talking about how absolutely pathetic this OL has played the last few years but today they looked pretty damn good. It wasn't perfect, I specifically remember Justin Houston having a few unblocked free shots on Tua but overall, Tua had, dare I say it, a pocket to throw from for much of the game. Tua, from a comfortable pocket, and with this offense is pretty unstoppable. That's actually why his first INT was shocking to me, lots of time to scan the field.

Not to mention, our run game, although not amazing, had some really nice holes to run through. It was a sight to see. (Edmonds on that clutch 4th quarter run was perfectly blocked) Guard/Center play seemed really solid.

Did we find something in Little? This was a guy that was given to us by the Panthers for scraps. Now he's out there blocking Tua''s blindside.
Does this coaching staff actually know how to coach up OL guys!?

 

[dolfan91]

This Offensive Line can pass block. They are good. It was noticeable during the pre season and seems to have carried over into the regular season. Williams appears to be a revelation at center.

 

[Danny]

they played well today.....we know it's going to take time for the O-line to gel but they did well today. If they keep this up our offense can be great

 

[gregorygrant83]

Little played well, but remember Jackson was looking good too prior to his injury. Props to the sscheme and coaching to get the young guys turned around.

 

[Dolph N.Fan]

I like Eichenberg, i give him a pass for last year with a clown coaching staff, I wanted miami to draft him on draft day so I was happy. At his natural spot at guard he's going to be just fine in Miami.

 

[superphin]

A lot of the credit goes to the coaches. Flores just couldn't put together a good offensive staff. I hope the 49ers gift us a top 5 pick and so we can add to the OL or defense.

 

[Mike McDaniel]

Can't even count how many times in the 2nd I was thinking "Tua! Throw...wait....you have time????..oh my a completion!!"

 

[TKAllDay]

My father In law ravens fan was saying tua has too much time .

 

[ChambersWI]

So the OL was credited with zero sacks (the one sack was credited to Smythe... and he did miss the block) and zero pressures

 

[Dark Matter]

Little played well, but remember Jackson was looking good too prior to his injury. Props to the sscheme and coaching to get the young guys turned around.

Better coaching, better scheme and the players are becoming more familiar with it. Hoping they can keep it up. Big test comes next week.

 

[mandal24]

Can't even count how many times in the 2nd I was thinking "Tua! Throw...wait....you have time????..oh my a completion!!"

Me too! The clock in my head was all screwed up

 

[1972forever]

This Offensive Line can pass block. They are good. It was noticeable during the pre season and seems to have carried over into the regular season. Williams appears to be a revelation at center.

They were extremely good in the second half. In the first half, not so much but nobody on the team was particularly good in the first half.

 

[dolfan91]

They were extremely good in the second half. In the first half, not so much but nobody on the team was particularly good in the first half.

I disagree. They moved the ball in the 1st half as well and gave Tua time. He just threw 2 ints to stop drives. But they held their own.

 

[1972forever]

Can't even count how many times in the 2nd I was thinking "Tua! Throw...wait....you have time????..oh my a completion!!"

Tua is as good as any QB in the league when he has time in the pocket. The problem in the past is he was under pressure most of the time he went back to pass.

On the last TD pass, it was suppose to be a pass to Hill but he was double covered and Tua felt the pressure and rolled to his left. Waddle was suppose to run a different route but saw that he had space in the middle of the end zone. Tua was able to anticipate where Waddle was going and hit him with the winning TD pass.

 

[1972forever]

I disagree. They moved the ball in the 1st half as well and gave Tua time. He just threw 2 ints to stop drives. But they held their own.

They weren’t opening any holes for the running game in the first half. Tua was trying to make plays in the first half because the defense was struggling to stop the Ravens offense.

The first INT was a pass that could have been caught just as easily as it was intercepted. So I wasn’t upset with that pass. The second INT was a bad pass by Tua but that happens in the NFL.

Overall the OL played their best game in quite some time but they played much better in the second half than they did in the first half. The Ravens edge rusher Houston came in on Tua basically untouched on four different plays in the first half.

The coaches obviously changed the blocking scheme in the second half and Houston seemed to disappear from the Ravens defense.