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Urban's Interesting Statement - O Line pretty good

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(02-15-2021, 09:12 AM)Bullseye Wrote:
(02-13-2021, 10:00 AM)navyjagfan Wrote: I wouldn't read much into it.  It's a deep draft class and I would expect at least 2 OT and 2 G to be drafted.  We really only need 4 new starters on the OL, C is pretty much set.

That would be my hope, but as I ponder Meyer's words, taking them at face value, I think there will not be a heavy emphasis on OL in the draft.

(02-13-2021, 11:01 AM)Upper Wrote: The oline isn't that bad except that we have bottom tier players at both of the most important positions on the line.

So where does Cann fall along the spectrum?

Throughout his stay here, Cann has been identified as a problem by most persons here.

In fact, Norwell has been trashed here by a few over the years.

You identified the tackles as a problem, but what Cann and Norwell?

Cann finally went from being bad to serviceable. He's still a long way from being good and I'm hoping Bartch will make enough strides to beat him out for the RG position. With that said, I know we're not gonna fix every single position on this team in one season, but protecting Lawrence is an absolute must. If we can get every one of our starting O-Linemen and key backups to a "serviceable" level, I'm good with that. Not everyone is gonna be stars. It took Cann a long time to get to this level. 

Norwell was very good last year. He was by far, our best O-Lineman. Yes, he wasn't good for us early on in his contract, but he was better in 2019 and then really good in 2020. He was also excellent in Carolina, so he was a proven commodity when we signed him. I think he had to overcome a lot of the poor coaching we had/have on this team regarding the O-Line. Warhop is after all, the worst O-Line Coach in the league. We cannot afford to take a "wait and see" approach with the OT's. Neither has ever been to an even serviceable level. We finally have a potentially "elite" QB coming in and he must be protected from day 1. We haven't had this luxury for 25 years and we need to keep him healthy at all cost, especially his blindside.
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RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by MarleyJag - 02-13-2021, 06:43 AM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by Upper - 02-13-2021, 06:45 AM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by navyjagfan - 02-13-2021, 10:00 AM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by Bullseye - 02-15-2021, 09:12 AM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by TheO-LineMatters - 02-15-2021, 11:05 AM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by TheDuke007 - 02-15-2021, 03:30 PM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by Upper - 02-13-2021, 11:01 AM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by Predator - 02-13-2021, 12:42 PM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by Predator - 02-13-2021, 06:14 PM
RE: Urban's Interesting Statement - by Bullseye - 02-15-2021, 09:20 AM



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