pittpnthrs":2omdnpea said:
Maelstrom787":2omdnpea said:
pittpnthrs":2omdnpea said:
Jackson is a good player and an upgrade at the position, but does he fix the entire issue with the line? As for recruiting help, guess who Russ hasent been,,,,,,,the newly resigned Pocic. The only signing Wilson didnt tweet about afterwards. Team needs a center.
I thought Moore played well last season and said as much during the season. The people that werent happy with him,,,I cant help that.
Team SORELY needed a better option at #3 WR position? Lol. That position was the least of the teams problems.
You're acting like Pocic is the worst center in the league. He's not. He's easily top-20 and arguably sneaks into top-15 territory. If that's the indisputable worst guy on the starting line, then you have a pretty talented offensive line.
The issue with the offensive line will be solved by coaching more than talent, because the line is already talented. The personnel is there. If you want to say an average-at-worst center is the teams biggest issue, go ahead, but it is totally illogical.
It's almost like talking to a 2002 NFL fan. This just isn't how the league works anymore. WR3 is a starting position, and has been for a long time. For you to brush it off as if its not a need is asinine.
Pocic is terrible. Guy gets bull rushed all the time. Wonder what Russ really thinks about him.
If the issues with the Oline will be solved by coaching then they are doomed. When was the last good Oline under Pete Carroll? You can count college too if you want.
Lol. You act like every successful team has 3 Pro Bowl receivers. A cheap free agent with Swain is all the team needed. There's also players on the team like Hart, Thompson, Kidsy, Ursua, etc, to fill in.
This place is something else. Check out the first page of Eskridges draft thread and you see people shaking their heads at the pick and then the rose colored glasses wearing fans come in and come up with everything under the sky trying to justify it.
1. You're literally advocating for snap judgment being more accurate than actual evaluation, which is pretty par for the course, honestly. Anti-logic, anti-reasoning, anti-analysis.
2. Ethan Pocic's main issue is run blocking. He's a perfectly capable pass blocker at center. Does he get bull-rushed at times? Yeah. That's part of being a center. Most centers do. Pocic let in 2 sacks and 3 QB hits last year, and surrendered 18 pressures.
All-Pro Corey Linsley let in 1 sack, 2 hits, and 4 pressures, on about 150 less reps. He's the best pass-blocking center in the league. Pocic lets in less than 1 more pressure per game, on a team that passed the ball far more than the Packers did, with a quarterback/scheme that holds the ball longer than Rodgers does. If your angle is that erasing less than 1 pressure per game on average is worth more than upgrading WR3, which sees the field on about 2/3rds of the snaps... I just don't know what to tell you. It's irrational. It certainly doesn't jive with building around Russ.
Furthermore, if your angle is that a mid-day-2 rookie is likely to be that much better on pass sets than Pocic, I mean... no. Just no. More likely to be a virtual wash than anything.
3. Three Pro Bowlers?
Would be nice, but no. 3 above average?
Absolutely necessary. Chiefs had Hardman/Tyreek/Watkins. Tampa had Evans/Godwin/Miller, which was already great before AB. You're so damn keen on building around Russ? HE NEEDS PLAYMAKERS. Not 2 receivers and call it a day. That's not how CHAMPIONSHIP teams work, and the playoffs isn't an indicator of success to you.
