Quote:My big thing is the level of expectation everyone has for this guy. There are improvements he is making. If you watch every game there is some contentback getting burned on a play that didn't come his way or some line backer getting pancaked *cough Merriman*. I think this scrutiny is starting to get out of hand. He is entering his third year and is a starting caliber player with still more improvement to make. That is a good starting point in the third year of a LT.


I understand analyzing the performance of a player but sometime it seems like some people take such a hard stance against a player they actually hope and want them to underperform just so their point would be proven. Some prefer this rather than the greater improvement of the team. No one has addressed those plays of Monroe getting handled that were posted in this thread but that's the guy everyone wants back lol.


I'm not saying Luke is dominating but not many third year players are. He is better than last year though and I can see that. We were upset he gave up a few hurries. Really?!? I'll take the no sacks lol

Just because you are critical of a player doesn't mean you want to see him fail. If LJ played like Joe Thomas all this season, id be first in line to buy his jersey.


I looked back at the top olineman of the draft 2010-present. Russel Okung, Trent Williams, Tyron Smith, Matt Khalil, Lane Johnson and Jake Matthews all had either hit stride, made a probowl, or showed huge potential by the end of year 3. LJ Doesn't come close to any of them, nor has he shown flashes of being able to be good as them. Russel Okoung missed the same amount of games as LJ his rookie year btw, and missed even more his following season.


The only two I left out were Fisher and Joekel. I've seen people on this board absolutely dump on Fisher, when he's played just as good/bad as LJ.


Btw... That bullrush he gave up last game counted as a "hurry". The dude fell into Bortles knee after destroying LJ. If Bortles wasn't atheltic or in a bad position, you would be singing a diff tune about these hurries.

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