The Offensive Line

[CatTower]

Line looks serviceable.  Better than last year.  Hard to improve a lot with Kalil still on the payroll.

[Mage]

I think people are overreacting.  They had an off game against a great Patriots front seven that was blitzing their tail off.  Odds that we were gameplanning THAT much for it is unlikely.

Not to mention they still have to get chemistry together.  Williams missed 2018 and Paradis is coming into a new blocking system after recovering from surgery.  I don't expect them to be perfect early on but they will likely keep getting better every week.  

I'm just not concerned about it.  There's too much talent for them to not eventually figure it out.  

[MVPccaffrey]

The line is serviceable.  Probably closer to the top 3rd than the bottom third.  Most QBs than not in the league will be dealing with a worse line.  It's on Cam to stop holding onto the ball so damn long

[LinvilleGorge]

Honestly, right now it looks like straight trash. Hopefully game planning and more time to gel will help immensely.

[LinvilleGorge]

26 minutes ago, MVPccaffrey said:

The line is serviceable.  Probably closer to the top 3rd than the bottom third.  Most QBs than not in the league will be dealing with a worse line.  It's on Cam to stop holding onto the ball so damn long

Why are all the other QBs on the roster getting smacked around too then?

[TheRed]

32 minutes ago, MVPccaffrey said:

The line is serviceable.  Probably closer to the top 3rd than the bottom third.  Most QBs than not in the league will be dealing with a worse line.  It's on Cam to stop holding onto the ball so damn long

 

[uncfan888]

10 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Why are all the other QBs on the roster getting smacked around too then?

That guy hates cam. His name used to be mvp cam and then he changed it and started trash talking cam. Maybe cam slept with his girl or something 

[Seltzer]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

We would be better off starting Greg Little at LT and moving Daryl Williams to LG. Little has graded out better than Daryl in the preseason. 

I dont know why the coaches dont think this is a valid option since we are going to have to probably chip on that side regardless 

GVR deserves credit for giving his all, but his talent level is backup at best. 

Williams would be an upgrade at LG

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Seltzer said:

I dont know why the coaches dont think this is a valid option since we are going to have to probably chip on that side regardless 

GVR deserves credit for giving his all, but his talent level is backup at best. 

Williams would be an upgrade at LG

We seem hell-bent on trying to avoid moving guys on the OL. Little was drafted to be our future LT, so we only see him as a LT. I think we view Moton as our RT for the next decade, so we only want him at RT.

I hope it works out, but right now it looks like a dumpster fire. I would honestly have Moton playing LT, Williams playing RT, and Little playing LG.

[RumHam]

Wasnt rons excuse for not having moton at left tackle bc he was right handed? Yet williams is there when he excelled at the other? OL coach has to go

[saX man]

Williams is a grading RT. Moton is quicker and more agile. It’s glaringly obvious they need to swap. Don’t start Little and put Larsen at LG.

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[tiger7_88]

7 minutes ago, saX man said:

Williams is a grading RT. Moton is quicker and more agile. It’s glaringly obvious they need to swap. Don’t start Little and put Larsen at LG.

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I know Ron and Marty and the asst. coaches are “professional” football people.

But I’m with you, I totally don’t get moving the larger, slower, less-agile player to the left.

My guess, and I’m almost willing to guaran-damn-tee it, is that it 100% has to do with Ron’s precious run-game.

Cam’s health? PSHAW! 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, tiger7_88 said:

I know Ron and Marty and the asst. coaches are “professional” football people.

But I’m with you, I totally don’t get moving the larger, slower, less-agile player to the left.

My guess, and I’m almost willing to guaran-damn-tee it, is that it 100% has to do with Ron’s precious run-game.

Cam’s health? PSHAW! 

I think we're repeating the same mistake as last year where we fail to play our best lineup for fear of a specific guy getting hurt. Last year it was not playing Larsen at LG because we feared Ryan Kalil would get hurt forcing a change at both C and LG as Larsen slid over to C. This year it's not playing Moton at LT because we fear Williams will go down again forcing a change at both RT and LT as Little comes in at LT and Moton slides over to RT. It seems like we really want to allow Little to concentrate on one position (LT) and for a rookie I'm honestly okay with that.

[TPanther920]

Someone else said it, BB and the Patriots gave the rest of the league the game plan to beat the Panthers. Blitz. A lot. The Oline can't handle the pressure, force Cam to run for his life. Bingo. Get yourself a W.