Quote:Thanks, D6. Yes, Peterman was the turnstile I referred to. (-8.9 grade at PFF)

 

 I think Yarno could do well if this line had only one such guy - instead of 3 guys that struggle consistently on running and passing downs.  

Joeckel /  decent FA /  decent FA / Nwaneri / Pasztor could be just fine if not pretty good with Yarno coaching them IMO.   I think he's a good coach saddled with bad players right now. 

 

   My pleasure.

 

  For what it's worth,  I don't think Stephen Peterman was quite as bad as the PFF grade.   Yet,  clearly,  a major upgrade was something that made sense.   

 

   As it turned out,  the Lions drafted Kentucky G Larry Warford in Round 3,  after coaching him at the Senior Bowl.   Warford struggled early in training camp but since then has been better than anyone could have realistically expected as a rookie.   He's probably having a Pro Bowl caliber season.  Two weeks ago,  Warford was one of the 5 rookies nominated for Rookie of the Week for his performance against in Chicago,   If I recall correctly,  the Jaguars also had a rookie nominated that week for the award,  based on his performance in the win at Tennessee.   While the Lions Offensive Line and team overall took a major steps backwards in Pittsburgh,   I thought Warford had the best game of any of the Lions 22 starters on either side of the ball.   

 

 Larry Warford is a great example of what a talented young player can bring to a unit.   The same with last season's 1st Round pick LT Riley Reiff and 2013 UDRFA RT LaAdrian Waddle, who is the best Lions UDRFA I've seen in at least 30 years.   This despite Waddle not being as consistent in Pittsburgh as in other games.   If George Yarno ends up with a couple of highly talented young Offensive Lineman to work with,  coupled with a significant upgrade in Free Agency,   the Jaguars Offensive Line should be MUCH better at this time next year.    No one should blame Yarno for the current Offensive Line situation in Jacksonville........... which clearly needs multiple upgrades to go with Luke Joeckel when he returns in 2014.

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