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Center now an area of concern?

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15 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Bozeman was supposed to be our starter(in theory) but now dinged up.

Elflein looks like garbage(again).

Is this our biggest area of concern heading into the season at the moment?

Should we consider dumpster diving to shore up the position?

What say ye?

Yes we need someone serviceable. 

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3 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

Yes we need someone serviceable. 

I hope Bozeman can be that dude or maybe Mays plays well early. I just know Elflein is probably gonna get schooled most of the year if we attempt that.

I don't have this faith that some do that we are suddenly an elite IOL and that will make up for a weak player or two. 

I view our IOL as almost all questionable so any mistakes are more likely to get magnified than covered.

Would love to be wrong but I don't have a good feeling about that unit.

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Just now, kungfoodude said:

I hope Bozeman can be that dude or maybe Mays plays well early. I just know Elflein is probably gonna get schooled most of the year if we attempt that.

I don't have this faith that some do that we are suddenly an elite IOL and that will make up for a weak player or two. 

I view our IOL as almost all questionable so any mistakes are more likely to get magnified than covered.

Would love to be wrong but I don't have a good feeling about that unit.

Mays would be the perfect solution but then we'd need Corbett or BC to make all the line calls 

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1 hour ago, Catsfan69 said:

Mays would be the perfect solution but then we'd need Corbett or BC to make all the line calls 

Yeah and that's a great example of what I mean. People look at these FA and draft moves on paper and assume it is all fixed. I don't see that. We didn't get a pile of All-Pro/Pro Bowl caliber, experienced vets nor a pile of blue chip prospects(save Ekwonu). We got some some guys that might work out or they might not.

That's another reason why these stupid "competitions" were so angering. If you knew largely what the lineup was going to be(and supposedly they did) why the fug are you not getting the maximum amount of reps as a UNIT to get their chemistry dialed in and figure out the strengths and weaknesses as a unit.

You have all fuging season to adjust personnel if someone isn't cutting it. You have limited amounts of reps to get a unit ready for the season. It's insanely shortsighted.

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19 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Yeah and that's a great example of what I mean. People look at these FA and draft moves on paper and assume it is all fixed. I don't see that. We didn't get a pile of All-Pro/Pro Bowl caliber, experienced vets nor a pile of blue chip prospects(save Ekwonu). We got some some guys that might work out or they might not.

That's another reason why these stupid "competitions" were so angering. If you knew largely what the lineup was going to be(and supposedly they did) why the fug are you not getting the maximum amount of reps as a UNIT to get their chemistry dialed in and figure out the strengths and weaknesses as a unit.

You have all fuging season to adjust personnel if someone isn't cutting it. You have limited amounts of reps to get a unit ready for the season. It's insanely shortsighted.

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1 minute ago, TheCasillas said:

Against the schedule we have.... ? Rhule should get another year if this team gets to the playoffs. I think we have a better year, but I dont think we are in the playoffs. 

Well why should he get another year? What NFL coach has had three straight losing seasons to start their career and then suddenly built a contending team? 

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Center has been a problem since Kalil left and I've been saying we needed to drop a high draft pick on one since then. It has been glaringly obvious that the line isn't just bad but is in dire need of a smart leader who can make protection calls and bring the unit together.

This concept is completely foreign to the Rhule Regime. Somehow.

Hopefully Bozeman can get back on the field and maybe he can do the job. I do have my worries that Baltimore did to us with Bozeman what Denver did to us with Paradis, all the while laughing that we bought yet another lemon from the used car lot.

I'm still holding out some hope for Bozeman, but if he isn't the guy, then bring Mays over and put him to work with on the job training.

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2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Well why should he get another year? What NFL coach has had three straight losing seasons to start their career and then suddenly built a contending team? 

i dont think in the scenario I just described he would have 3 straight losing seasons..? I believe I just stated if he got the team to playoffs this year with the schedule we have.... he should get a 4th year.. I dont think you can get to the playoffs this year with a losing record.

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1 minute ago, Khyber53 said:

Center has been a problem since Kalil left and I've been saying we needed to drop a high draft pick on one since then. It has been glaringly obvious that the line isn't just bad but is in dire need of a smart leader who can make protection calls and bring the unit together.

This concept is completely foreign to the Rhule Regime. Somehow.

Hopefully Bozeman can get back on the field and maybe he can do the job. I do have my worries that Baltimore did to us with Bozeman what Denver did to us with Paradis, all the while laughing that we bought yet another lemon from the used car lot.

I'm still holding out some hope for Bozeman, but if he isn't the guy, then bring Mays over and put him to work with on the job training.

At least we aren't heavily invested in Bozeman. 

He seemed to be pretty good for Baltimore but it was VERY strange to get him at the discount bin price we did. That did give me pause.

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2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

At least we aren't heavily invested in Bozeman. 

He seemed to be pretty good for Baltimore but it was VERY strange to get him at the discount bin price we did. That did give me pause.

Me, too. Me, too.

If this one doesn't work out, though, we need to draft center first next season. We'll never be able to coach up a franchise QB if he doesn't have a center that he can depend on. 

 

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