(11-14-2023, 10:14 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(11-14-2023, 10:06 AM)Caldrac Wrote: 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?

What you're missing is how [BLEEP] good our QB, RB, and Defense have played to overcome that. Sure, the Board is full of jokers who can't see that, but it's the simple fact that the QB is repeatedly outplaying his line, elevating them if you will, ETN is doing terrific with almost no help, and the defense is keeping them in games with terrific play and turnovers. The first 8 games might just be about the best this team can be with the huge issue on the line. When we play Chris Jones or the 49ers it just become apparent that what works the other times isn't good enough. And, in the spirit of this thread, Zay Jones has 8 catches and 2 of them are for Touchdowns, losing that production over the season hurts.

My man, the oline has been bad, but our QB hasn't elevated [BLEEP]. He is not some superstar who elevates everyone's play. It has been the opposite thus far, he needs the world around him in perfect harmony to get going. The bad has been more prevalent than the good with Trevor this season. It's starting to become a concern. It is certainly fixable but you can't seriously sit here and say week 11 2023 you aren't worried about his regression. He is starting to stare guys down and this past game his mechanics are now suffering... It's not good, this past Sunday should concern you, bad O line or not. There are other QBs in the NFL right now dealing with mid/bad o lines and still producing. The Texans line, while better than our own, are no world beaters, and CJ Stroud seems to be doing just fine. The Commander's o line is down right awful, yet Sam Howell has played well minus 1 game. If they had a defense they'd easily be 6-4. Eventually the excuses need to stop for Trevor, at some point he needs to actually elevate the team, or we need to admit he needs help and isn't the elite superstar we'd hoped for. We can call this year the sophomore slump, since we mulligan'd out his rookie year due to the Urban disaster. Next year is do or die for Trev imo.

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