(11-14-2023, 09:58 AM)Protozoa Wrote:

(11-14-2023, 09:38 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Right. So, time to earn your weight in gold as a coaching staff, no? 

Nobody wants to hear that [BLEEP], man. You know that. There's plenty of other teams out there right now hovering around .500 or staying just above it with similar issues or deficiencies. 

They're either depleted in the trenches and figuring it out with their skill position group or they're depleted at the skill position group and relying on their trenches to get it done.

According to this article, we're the 20th worst ranked offensive line in the NFL.

2023 NFL Midseason Offensive Line Rankings (the33rdteam.com)

Raiders are 5 - 5 now and 2nd in the AFC West. Broncos just upset the Bills last night. Steelers are 6 - 3. Commanders have the leauge's leading passer in yardage. Saints are 5 - 5 and leading the NFC South. 

All of those teams above have lesser ranked offensive lines than we do. So, again, figure it the hell out. We have just as much, if not, better skill position groups and a better offensive staff than some of those teams do. Along with a QB that's supposed to be "him" as the kids say these days.

So, let's [BLEEP] go.

They literally have Ezra listed as the starter at LG but I'm sure they are totally accurate about our line and put in a ton of effort for that list.

They mentioned the trade for him at the deadline, giving him an opportunity to rest with that injury and learning the system. They think the rankings would go up in our favor with him inserted in at LG, and, based on Little's performance against the 49ers with a whopping 10 career snaps at that position? Are they wrong?

I put more stock in these people than I would anybody else. If this offensive line is as bad as people paint it out to be? It should be 32nd overall and we're on par with the Giants and Panthers right now record wise. We're not though. So, again, figure it the [BLEEP] out is all I am saying. 

You can only get away with so many excuses before people start getting tired of it. These folks get paid thousands of dollars a week, millions of dollars a year to figure out how to win match-up's, get stronger weekly, work around areas of weaknesses, exploit opponents weaknesses, etc. 

We're 6 - 3 at the end of the day. How bad can it be really? What are we missing here?

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