(09-16-2024, 05:34 PM)carp8dm Wrote: I get it that the old school folks want to blame the O-Line exclusively.  I'd just like to point out that there are many teams that have just as bad O-Lines as ours, but they can disguise those weaknesses with game planning and schemes, along with sound play calling based on scenarios (down, distance, score, etc).

Pederson seemed to have figured that all out in 2022.  We expected the same and better in 2023.  Instead, we regressed.  And in 2024 we look even worse.  At some point you have to acknlowledge that the O-Line has been what is has been for the last 3 or 4 years.  And yet, we were great in 2022.  Since then, not so much.

Yeah, blame Baalke.  But the ingredients have been there same as 2022.  But something changed in 2023 and continues in 2024.  I'm sorry, but if it's because Pederson decided to let go of the offense and let his OC do his thing, then it's time to reconsider things.

You know that is a good point. I’m listening to Jags happy hour and Tony Boselli makes a very good point. O line play in the NFL is at an all time low.. and because of that you are seeing QB play is at an all time low to start 2024… if you look around the league QB and O Line play is very very alarming. 

Boselli mentioned that in our joint practices against the bucs we had one day in pads and then one day in helmets only… says the trenches got no better that second day they might as well have just had chairs out there. And that in general NFL teams don’t prepare themselves for the physicality of the league.

The best coaching staff and teams will solve this problem the fastest and get it together in time to make a deep run…

Don’t think that’s our staff though. And I hope our team hasn’t fallen into here we go again mode whenever something bad happens because then the season is over.

I think we might already be there though.

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