I have a question

[ladypanther]

So now...everyone (Panther staff) says we need to build the oline. Fitt says you build a team with the oline and dline.  What the heck were they doing last year?  Why did they just wake up and have this revelation?  Teddy was sacked a bunch. And why do you think he had all those short throwS?. Had to get the ball out quick. Anytime it was crunch time the oline crumbled. Then they went out and got a QB who was considered a failure who had played behind a terrible oline.  They did the same thing to him.  This just baffles me. Now they say it is important????

Edited January 11, 2022 by ladypanther

[MHS831]

I heard Rhule describe the kind of OL he needs for the Wide Zone Blocking scheme.  On paper, Elf and Erv fit the profile.  On the field, they sucked.  Maybe that is it?  Good question.

[TheCasillas]

Bc thats what needs to be done. Nothing else they can really say right now. They've been preaching oline since the begining of the season, especially Fitts.

Edited January 11, 2022 by TheCasillas

[Fox007]

2 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

So now...everyone (Panther staff) says we need to build the oline. Fitt says you build a team with the oline and dline.  What the heck were they doing last year?  Why did they just wake up and have this revelation?  Teddy was sacked a bunch. And why do you think he had all those short throw?. Had to get the ball out quick. Anytime it was crunch time the oline crumbled. Then they went out and got a QB who was considered a failure who had played behind a terrible oline.  They did the same thing to him.  This just baffles me. Now they say it is important????

Yea basically man...could have had no hindsight 20/20 guys in Slater(pro bowler already) and Brown and honestly several others that would have been better than some Miller/Jordan who may be the worst G combo imaginable 

[Growl]

It’s just a generic thing you say to try and satiate the bloodlust 

“we have to get better up front”

”we didn’t do a real good job executing”

”we as coaches have to do better”

by singling out this one obvious and specific but ultimately small thing and intentionally missing the forest for the trees, you hope to make people look away from the big picture massive misfires that could cost you your job. 
 

textbook PR maneuvering 

[frankw]

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Edited January 11, 2022 by frankw
wrong quote

[frankw]

3 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

Bc thats what needs to be done. Nothing else they can really say right now. They've been preaching oline since the begining of the season, especially Fitts.

Meanwhile they tried to trade for any corner available. How do some of you still gobble this stuff up? It's one thing to look on the bright side and another to just put on a blindfold.

[Fox007]

3 minutes ago, Growl said:

It’s just a generic thing you say to try and satiate the bloodlust 

“we have to get better up front”

”we didn’t do a real good job executing”

”we as coaches have to do better”

by singling out this one obvious and specific but ultimately small thing and intentionally missing the forest for the trees, you hope to make people look away from the big picture massive misfires that could cost you your job. 
 

textbook PR maneuvering 

poo works on Tepper though just no one else is buying it

[propagandamachine]

Glad that year was OVER... super glad... 

[MHS831]

4 minutes ago, frankw said:

Meanwhile they tried to trade for any corner available. How do some of you still gobble this stuff up? It's one thing to look on the bright side and another to just put on a blindfold.

What the hell are you talking about?  Speculation is not "gobbling this stuff up."  It tells me that they do not have anyone who can evaluate OL talent and they tried to wing it-they really thought Erving and Elflein would be solid starters, based on the timing and salaries.

Edited January 11, 2022 by MHS831

[Growl]

having a poor offensive line for a season is unfortunate but isn’t going to cost you your job

You can easily pass off a number of excuses to your boss

”well it was a rebuild”

”in the salary cap era it’s really hard for teams to field 22 great players”

“The Horn injury makes everything look worse”

but the kind of colossal and costly misjudgments they’ve made at the QB position can’t be excused or hidden or explained away, and in the NFL, you don’t usually get to make that mistake twice

Edited January 11, 2022 by Growl

[TheCasillas]

1 minute ago, frankw said:

Meanwhile they tried to trade for any corner available. How do some of you still gobble this stuff up? It's one thing to look on the bright side and another to just put on a blindfold.

Fitt said they were trying to trade for OL but teams werent trading them...

[frankw]

Just now, MHS831 said:

What the hell are you talking about?  Speculation is not "gobbling this stuff up." 

Their idea of addressing the oline was signing two discarded backups on the first day of free agency who were two of the worst linemen in the league. They cared so much about the oline and the health of their quarterbacks they went all in on their secondary instead. I simply do not understand how anyone can take them at face value now. This should have happened last year. In truth it should have began in 2020. They get no pat on the back for singing this song now.

[frankw]

1 minute ago, TheCasillas said:

Fitt said they were trying to trade for OL but teams werent trading them...

Yeah no poo it's almost like we should have done more early on before we reached desperation mode when it was clearly too late.