(08-28-2024, 10:20 AM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(08-28-2024, 05:10 AM)Caldrac Wrote: There's a whopping 14 padded practices allowed over the 17 week season I believe. A lot of the issue with poor offensive line play across the NFL is due to lack of contact in my opinion.

Iron sharpens iron. They want these guys out there pillow fighting all week which gives us guys like pillow Fortner and they're making a [BLEEP] ton of more money now to boot.

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This right here. I moan about the quality of Oline ayers the league over for years and years. Yes you have some great ones but it's by far the lowest quality depth wise across all skill positions. One is that nearly every college team plays spread O's so Oline players come into the league with limited skill sets but the lack of contact practices is a big reason.

You can do Oklahoma drills and basic contact practices but it's nowhere near enough. The league is so focused on safety and protecting players, especially QB's yet the guys paid to protect them don't get the practice to be better.

Agreed. It's a shame they haven't come up with a different way to work these groups separately. Offer better insurance premiums to them, or, give them a little extra kickback money for having to workout more physically during the year. The NFLPA could work something out with the league if they wanted to. 

If it's the concussion concerns, it looks like they're getting better with helmet protection. I know Jonathan Taylor was wearing that supportive cap over his helmet during the preseason. Give that support or newer technology to the offensive and defensive lineman group if it's a driving concern behind not practicing as much.

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