How bout a little love for Oher

[csx]

Sacks arent the single metric to judge a tackle. Bell gave uo 11 and Joe Thomas gave up like 5. Theres not a ton of space between thise two numbers to go from best to worst. You have to also look at the plays that dont result in a sack and judge their effectiveness. A guy could give up a number on the high end of the scale and still be really effective on the other 500-600 or more snaps. Another thing to consider is that the snap count difference for a tackle can vary in the hundreds between individuals so if course one guy will give up more than another. Loook beyond total sacks allowed.

[BelgianPantherFan]

Oline did good in pass protection, run blocking... not so well.
Oher really suprised me, let's hope coach Matsko can bring out the best out of those guys.

[Ivan The Awesome]

It could be chalked up to it being preseason and some players to go 100% during this time. I just won't dismiss Ohers performance like that though. He played well and that's what we need. Cam looked so much better in the pocket. Some of his throws were even better now since he didn't have a lineman on his heels. I hope he builds confidence off this performance and carries the momentum into the regular season.  

[Verge]

He didn't look amazing, but he was certainly better than the trash game Chandler put together.

[TheRed]

It was a good test for Oher, he did well enough, hopefully he can keep improving.

As for Chandler, we better not waste a roster spot on him. The guy is a terrible left tackle, I don't care how nice he is.

[Jeremy Igo]

Gained hope for Oher

Gained concern for Chandler 

[yasuhara2241]

Will be honest, I think Oher and the entire oline looked really good. I think Cam was kind of shocked to have a pocket to throw in. 

I can't wait for Miami scrimmages because they got a great dline too so it will be a great test for our team. 

[top dawg]

When my wife got pregnant many moons ago,  I rushed to Walmart and got a pregnancy test. It was positive.  We had had such a difficult time getting pregnant,  I went right back to Walmart and got another one.  After the second positive,  I began to breathe and believe a little.  If Oher holds up against Miami,  then I will relax a little bit. 

[Mol3m4n]

Where is Gettlemanjack with his irrational hate? 

[caatfan]

When my wife got pregnant many moons ago,  I rushed to Walmart and got a pregnancy test. It was positive.  We had had such a difficult time getting pregnant,  I went right back to Walmart and got another one.  After the second positive,  I began to breathe and believe a little.  If Oher holds up against Miami,  then I will relax a little bit. 

After reading about him constantly getting beat in practice, I did a double check too- on his history.

1st team college All American in '08.

1st round pick in the '09 draft. 

Finished 2nd in AP offensive rookie of the year award.

Played both right and left tackle for the Ravens.

 

After confirming his pedigree and seeing him get a check mark for good play Friday, I'm convinced he really is pregnant a quality OT.