Scottemojo
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Sweezy catches a lot of hell around here, I love both his potential and the way he is currently playing. He is going to be a huge part of what we do.
I know the line was a weakness last year, I have a hard time assessing how good or bad it was with McQ playing left tackle half the year. To my eye, the center position was a hot mess, I don't think Unger was healthy at all, and he got his ass kicked by Knighton in the SB. I don't see him ever being a plus player against good 3-4 NT types. I haven't herd he had surgery or anything, but he looked like he played the season with one arm.
Breno had a good year, I have to wonder if medical was why they let him go, he missed time for that knee and maybe the medical long term is worse than we know. I get the feeling his place also may have been one of the areas where cap space had to be made. I look for a 2nd year player like Bowie to get the gig.
McQ is the one I wanted gone, but he is a Cable guy and so he is still here. Of all our guys besides the hurt Unger, he was the one most physically outmatched all year. Even setting aside his failed LT stint, he was pretty bad at guard.
Carpenter I just have no idea. I suspect he isn't our brightest lineman, and he made so many glaring mistakes, losing his job in a playoff game no less was a big deal. He played well after that, and was pretty good in the Bowl. I don't know if it's motivational, physical, or mental, but he is easily the most inconsistent player on that line.
Our line suffered from some awful technique issues. Late in the year, holding was a chronic issue, with our guys getting called for anchoring their hands on guys shoulders a number of times. That seems like a coachable issue, but it just didn't stop. I don't know if the amount of play action we run has anything to do with it, but even in the Bowl those bad fundamentals killed a couple of big plays.
I know the line was a weakness last year, I have a hard time assessing how good or bad it was with McQ playing left tackle half the year. To my eye, the center position was a hot mess, I don't think Unger was healthy at all, and he got his ass kicked by Knighton in the SB. I don't see him ever being a plus player against good 3-4 NT types. I haven't herd he had surgery or anything, but he looked like he played the season with one arm.
Breno had a good year, I have to wonder if medical was why they let him go, he missed time for that knee and maybe the medical long term is worse than we know. I get the feeling his place also may have been one of the areas where cap space had to be made. I look for a 2nd year player like Bowie to get the gig.
McQ is the one I wanted gone, but he is a Cable guy and so he is still here. Of all our guys besides the hurt Unger, he was the one most physically outmatched all year. Even setting aside his failed LT stint, he was pretty bad at guard.
Carpenter I just have no idea. I suspect he isn't our brightest lineman, and he made so many glaring mistakes, losing his job in a playoff game no less was a big deal. He played well after that, and was pretty good in the Bowl. I don't know if it's motivational, physical, or mental, but he is easily the most inconsistent player on that line.
Our line suffered from some awful technique issues. Late in the year, holding was a chronic issue, with our guys getting called for anchoring their hands on guys shoulders a number of times. That seems like a coachable issue, but it just didn't stop. I don't know if the amount of play action we run has anything to do with it, but even in the Bowl those bad fundamentals killed a couple of big plays.