QuahHawk
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Do stats back the felling that Seattle's O-Lines have gotten better later in the season. It fells like later in the season and playoffs or offensive line struggles seems to go away.
The line seemingly gets blown up physically and our guys get pushed back! Like they don't have the power and leverage to hold the line. Is that really "gelling" issue??Basis4day":dpffq64t said:In interviews, Cable has said it can take a couple of weeks for the O-Line to gel and really run his ZBS efficiently.
He specifically says this happens each season, and is hindered by injuries.
TheLegendOfBoom":2jx9vxs5 said:The line seemingly gets blown up physically and our guys get pushed back! Like they don't have the power and leverage to hold the line. Is that really "gelling" issue??Basis4day":2jx9vxs5 said:In interviews, Cable has said it can take a couple of weeks for the O-Line to gel and really run his ZBS efficiently.
He specifically says this happens each season, and is hindered by injuries.
I remember listening to Brock and Salk and Brock was stating that last year with Carpenter, Carps physical strength was an asset to the interior not being pushed back. Maybe our run block has suffered since our road grading guard is no longer on the team. Carp was always a better run blocker than a pass blocker and maybe his size and strength of missing in our current setup?
So the question comes back, is the run game suffering because of a "gel" issue or is it much more than that?
Think about it!
jammerhawk":2q2s4o6r said:The Hawks OLines are seemingly the way they are at the beginning of each season (needing significant work) and here there are now 3 new players at their respective positions. I fully expect Britt to significantly improve with more reps and have been encouraged by the development of both Nowak and Gilliam. They are far from being good and only presently occasionally adequate in both passport as RW is pressured more quickly than he should be or what is regularly to be expected, however the number of times they get the protections right seem to be increasing.
The run blocking is showing progress.
The OLine will get better as the season goes on as long as they can stay somewhat healthy.
Of course this line is below average. It is made up of a 1st rounder, a 2nd rounder, 2 converted defensive players and an undrafted TE. Even at that I think this offensive line will end up better than last years. We did lose Unger and it sucks but he played 6 games for us last year, we won without him and I'm blown away by how people are suddenly in love with what was the most underachieving lineman in a long time in Carpenter. I do think Carpenter got better last year but would anyone have wanted to possibly sacrifice a player like Bobby Wagner to keep him? We would have overpaid for him like we would have the year before with Breno and McQuistan! I think they are doing things the right way and it might even get worse next year when Okung and Sweezy are ready for contracts.idahohawk":mebr20ar said:I don't buy it. This OL is below average at best. Even with measurable improvement the ceiling is average, and I'm not convinced we'll see improvement. With that being said, OL is the common thread from top to bottom in the NFL. Do GB and NE have top shelf OLs? If not, the are surely "above average," for sure.
Even though SEA has Lynch, Wilson, Graham, and Co., without at least an average OL, it won't matter. Perhaps Pete & JS took the "build a good enough OL" a step too far, but I hope I'm wrong.