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Rhule throws Sam under the bus.

Zod

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Just now, WOW!! said:

My point exactly.. No matter who's coaching or who the QB is.. You got to fix the Oline..

One of the main reasons I'm campaigning for Linderbaum with our first round selection.

The dude is the best offensive lineman in the draft. That's what was said about Rashawn Slater last season (was my primary choice followed by Fields), and he's been beasting out in LA.

Christensen has looked like ass as an LT tb100. As an LG? Ok there might be something there. In an ideal world, Deonte Brown turns out to be a mobile mountain at RG and then we're looking for a stopgap at LT (or get lucky developing a day 3 guy).

Charles Cross looks like a really, really good LT prospect though. I wouldn't be mad if the team went with him.

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21 minutes ago, Zod said:

He only does that to Cam. 

I actually remember him being critical of some of Sam's play and decisions earlier in the year...It seems so long ago.

There are a lot of things about Rhule and his performance that I (and most Huddlers) do not like. That said the way he "throws players under the bus" is one thing that doesn't bother me as much. When he says "He should have caught that...or so-and-so missed the block or didn't slide.. or the QB can't make that throw." I'm cool with it. He did it to Teddy and others last year. He has criticized multiple players publicly this year. 

I'm usually thinking something similar about those occurrences. I just wish he'd and the coaches would do more to help the players execute better. Its so obvious that the scheme is a big part of the problem. Its tough for the players to compete with opponents who have us figured out by the second series.

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