(11-12-2022, 10:22 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Fortner has been bad in protection.

Watching the all22 each week it seems like every week he lets someone by quickly on 3 or 4 pass downs forcing Trevor to be unable to step into a pocket and move laterally to throw.

The unit as a whole is good in the run game (but not as good as ETN makes them look) and bad in the pass game (though Trevor evading sacks well makes them look better than they actually are)

*Taylor has been a very pleasant surprise in his contract year
*Scherff has been money and
* Bartch was mostly good before he went down. 
*Fortner has looked like a rookie in pass pro (he's the 22nd rated Center of 32 starters on PFF FWIW) but run blocked a bit better.
*Shatley has been pretty bad at LG in pass pro, but may be improving a bit under this new coach as he gets more time. I expect this week to be rough for him
*Cam Robinson has been good with the run and inconsistent with the pass pro - has given up pressure on a few plays that ended drives this year including a turnover
 
Lageman and Boselli can paint it however they want. They tend to do that at times. 
But - the left side is a liability too often for this situation to be "good enough" 
If Fortner develops in year 2 as a protector, Bartch comes back strong (maybe with competition from a draft pick) and they retain Taylor, they may be alright in year two working in Pedersons system. 

One thing I agree with Lageman on is that this system of Pederson's is legit. 
The execution has not been great in too many games - but the plays he has installed are quality NFL stuff that can move the ball against good defenses. The OL concepts are part of what's good and Rauscher seems to be doing good things with the players. 
 I want to see a better pocket more consistently. Would be a boon for the young QB.