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  • Comeonman ComeonmanC Very Popular Reacting Well Posting Machine Collaborator First Post Week One Done One Month Later One Year In
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    ComeonmanC Comeonman wrote on last edited by
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    Bunch of fatass dime a dozen lineman. Saved you some time Ghools.

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    • The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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      The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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      So....here is a debate....is it better to have a golden boy QB....ala Andrew Luck....and to have a shit OL in front of him? (Indy ranked #22)....or to have a stolid OL...and have a mediocre QB behind them?

      Luck has been on the shelf a lot due to injury....because he gets piss poor protection. The Browns may have a good OL...but who the fuck is going to play QB decently?

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        Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
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        Talent is there, but it needs to gel...

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          C Clevfan4life wrote on last edited by
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          Love these preseason ranking before a single down of football has been played. Utterly worthless till we see the first primary edge rusher greenlighted into kesslers nuts when we can then confirm PFF is still handing out baggies of coke to its analysts

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            chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
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            Can't win without competent OL play, can't win without a QB. So neither is better in the end.

            I suppose a few teams have won with a great team and mediocre QB, but it's few and far between. Was dilfer even mediocre? Even Hall of Fame QBs can't win without a decent team around them, so I'll take a great OL for my money.

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              OrionO Orion wrote on last edited by Orion
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              I'll save Ghoul a post.

              Without good offensive skill players, a good OL is like putting a sweet sounding Corvette exhaust system in a Prius.

              Having said that...fixing the OL was something that 'could' be done...so, why not do it?

              Having a lousy player or two on the OL inhibits the ability of the skill players to produce.

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                gumby73G gumby73 wrote on last edited by
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                It's not about what you can put on paper.Paper starts dumpster fires. It's about what performance shows up on the field as a unit.Than what OL depth is behind that. Pound the damn rock with a defense that allows us to hang around on scoreboard. oops (damn it's still june)

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                  I'll save Ghoul a post.

                  Without good offensive skill players, a good OL is like putting a sweet sounding Corvette exhaust system in a Prius.

                  Having said that...fixing the OL was something that 'could' be done...so, why not do it?

                  Having a lousy player or two on the OL inhibits the ability of the skill players to produce.

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                  chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
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                  @orion said:

                  I'll save Ghoul a post.

                  Without good offensive skill players, a good OL is like putting a sweet sounding Corvette exhaust system in a Prius.

                  Having said that...fixing the OL was something that 'could' be done...so, why not do it?

                  Having a lousy player or two on the OL inhibits the ability of the skill players to produce.

                  conversely, having a crap OL is like having a sweet Corvette with a knocking rod.
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                    @orion said:

                    I'll save Ghoul a post.

                    Without good offensive skill players, a good OL is like putting a sweet sounding Corvette exhaust system in a Prius.

                    Having said that...fixing the OL was something that 'could' be done...so, why not do it?

                    Having a lousy player or two on the OL inhibits the ability of the skill players to produce.

                    conversely, having a crap OL is like having a sweet Corvette with a knocking rod.
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                    IbleedbrownI Ibleedbrown wrote on last edited by
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                    @choco said:

                    conversely, having a crap OL is like having a sweet Corvette with a knocking rod.

                    I got a knocking rod.

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                      C calfoxwc wrote on last edited by
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                      again, I say the offensive line is the engine of the car. Every other part depends on it to go.

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                        C Clevfan4life wrote on last edited by
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                        A good qb can in theory mitigate an awful o line, but we're talking peyton manning pre snap skills. A good o line can make an awful qb serviceable. Any nfl qb given long enough time for routes to develop will do ok

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                          Damnit..... PFF ranks us high - the kiss of death.

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                            MudflyM Mudfly wrote on last edited by Mudfly
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                            I dont buy into this whole PFF OL ranking thing, as it is not a true rating of the "line as a unit".....and is instead a math equation of the individual rating for each player.....and it does not account for a massive hole at RT.....which, as we learned last season with the center position, can nullify good line play from others(including HOFers)......also, PFF scores are cumulative and tend to go down as the season progresses....yet, they give Tretter a high rating for playing only 7 games......(which isnt a legitimate score, sorry_

                            So.....no score for RT and a slanted score at center and still ranked #2?.....ridunkulous

                            Heres an example.....you could have 5 players, each with a PFF score of 70.....making your line rating 350 pts

                            or....you could have 2 guys at 90, 2 guys at 50.....and 1 at 60....getting the same 350 pts.....

                            So, which is better.....the one with 5 equally rated "average players"....or the one with 2 stars and 3 dogs...?

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                              @choco said:

                              conversely, having a crap OL is like having a sweet Corvette with a knocking rod.

                              I got a knocking rod.

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                              Mr. Make-BelieveM Mr. Make-Believe wrote on last edited by
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                              @ibleedbrown said:

                              I got a knocking rod.

                              LOL!

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                              • The GipperT The Gipper

                                So....here is a debate....is it better to have a golden boy QB....ala Andrew Luck....and to have a shit OL in front of him? (Indy ranked #22)....or to have a stolid OL...and have a mediocre QB behind them?

                                Luck has been on the shelf a lot due to injury....because he gets piss poor protection. The Browns may have a good OL...but who the fuck is going to play QB decently?

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                                Mr. Make-BelieveM Mr. Make-Believe wrote on last edited by
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                                @the-gipper said:

                                So....here is a debate....is it better to have a golden boy QB....ala Andrew Luck....and to have a shit OL in front of him? (Indy ranked #22)....or to have a stolid OL...and have a mediocre QB behind them?

                                Luck has been on the shelf a lot due to injury....because he gets piss poor protection. The Browns may have a good OL...but who the fuck is going to play QB decently?

                                Much better to have Andrew Luck and a crappy offensive line, than to have the circus rotation of rejects the Browns have had at QB and an awesome O-Line.

                                Better to have an average QB and a great line than either of these... And better still to have an awesome QB and and an average line.

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                                • Mr. Make-BelieveM Mr. Make-Believe

                                  @the-gipper said:

                                  So....here is a debate....is it better to have a golden boy QB....ala Andrew Luck....and to have a shit OL in front of him? (Indy ranked #22)....or to have a stolid OL...and have a mediocre QB behind them?

                                  Luck has been on the shelf a lot due to injury....because he gets piss poor protection. The Browns may have a good OL...but who the fuck is going to play QB decently?

                                  Much better to have Andrew Luck and a crappy offensive line, than to have the circus rotation of rejects the Browns have had at QB and an awesome O-Line.

                                  Better to have an average QB and a great line than either of these... And better still to have an awesome QB and and an average line.

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                                  C Clevfan4life wrote on last edited by
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                                  @mr.-make-believe said:

                                  Much better to have Andrew Luck and a crappy offensive line, than to have the circus rotation of rejects the Browns have had at QB and an awesome O-Line.

                                  Better to have an average QB and a great line than either of these... And better still to have an awesome QB and and an average line.

                                  I wonder how muvh our "awful" o lines have ruined what may have been very serviceable qb's. Im not saying we had brady on our team and didnt know it

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                                    @mr.-make-believe said:

                                    Much better to have Andrew Luck and a crappy offensive line, than to have the circus rotation of rejects the Browns have had at QB and an awesome O-Line.

                                    Better to have an average QB and a great line than either of these... And better still to have an awesome QB and and an average line.

                                    I wonder how muvh our "awful" o lines have ruined what may have been very serviceable qb's. Im not saying we had brady on our team and didnt know it

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                                    Mr. Make-BelieveM Mr. Make-Believe wrote on last edited by
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                                    @clevfan4life said:

                                    I wonder how muvh our "awful" o lines have ruined what may have been very serviceable qb's. Im not saying we had brady on our team and didnt know it

                                    We had Couch and I'm pretty sure he would've at least been Andy Dalton caliber with some help around him.

                                    The right way to build a team is to not neglect any area. You don't have to be AWESOME EVERYWHERE, but you need at least okay everywhere and awesome in some respects.

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                                      It's not about what you can put on paper.Paper starts dumpster fires. It's about what performance shows up on the field as a unit.Than what OL depth is behind that. Pound the damn rock with a defense that allows us to hang around on scoreboard. oops (damn it's still june)

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                                      OrionO Orion wrote on last edited by
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                                      @gumby73 said:

                                      Pound the damn rock with a defense that allows us to hang around on scoreboard.

                                      Well, if you don't have a competent passing attack then that's what you HAVE to try and do. (which is hard to do when you can't scare anyone that you might throw)

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                                      • MudflyM Mudfly

                                        I dont buy into this whole PFF OL ranking thing, as it is not a true rating of the "line as a unit".....and is instead a math equation of the individual rating for each player.....and it does not account for a massive hole at RT.....which, as we learned last season with the center position, can nullify good line play from others(including HOFers)......also, PFF scores are cumulative and tend to go down as the season progresses....yet, they give Tretter a high rating for playing only 7 games......(which isnt a legitimate score, sorry_

                                        So.....no score for RT and a slanted score at center and still ranked #2?.....ridunkulous

                                        Heres an example.....you could have 5 players, each with a PFF score of 70.....making your line rating 350 pts

                                        or....you could have 2 guys at 90, 2 guys at 50.....and 1 at 60....getting the same 350 pts.....

                                        So, which is better.....the one with 5 equally rated "average players"....or the one with 2 stars and 3 dogs...?

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                                        IbleedbrownI Ibleedbrown wrote on last edited by
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                                        @mudfly said:

                                        I dont buy into this whole PFF OL ranking thing, as it is not a true rating of the "line as a unit".....and is instead a math equation of the individual rating for each player.....and it does not account for a massive hole at RT.....which, as we learned last season with the center position, can nullify good line play from others(including HOFers)......also, PFF scores are cumulative and tend to go down as the season progresses....yet, they give Tretter a high rating for playing only 7 games......(which isnt a legitimate score, sorry_

                                        So.....no score for RT and a slanted score at center and still ranked #2?.....ridunkulous

                                        Heres an example.....you could have 5 players, each with a PFF score of 70.....making your line rating 350 pts

                                        or....you could have 2 guys at 90, 2 guys at 50.....and 1 at 60....getting the same 350 pts.....

                                        So, which is better.....the one with 5 equally rated "average players"....or the one with 2 stars and 3 dogs...?

                                        This sums up my thoughts on the matter in a much more coherent way than l am capable of saying. And Tour's comment ahout how they need to gel.

                                        They gotta work well as a unit, and quite frankly some of them are new to each other. They gotta figure out how to block together, how not to step on each others' feet, and how hard they like a pat on the ass.

                                        it's like Voltron. They might individually be badasses in their own lion robots, but when coming together if they don't know if they are the left leg or the right arm, shit gets fucked up.

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                                        • MudflyM Mudfly

                                          I dont buy into this whole PFF OL ranking thing, as it is not a true rating of the "line as a unit".....and is instead a math equation of the individual rating for each player.....and it does not account for a massive hole at RT.....which, as we learned last season with the center position, can nullify good line play from others(including HOFers)......also, PFF scores are cumulative and tend to go down as the season progresses....yet, they give Tretter a high rating for playing only 7 games......(which isnt a legitimate score, sorry_

                                          So.....no score for RT and a slanted score at center and still ranked #2?.....ridunkulous

                                          Heres an example.....you could have 5 players, each with a PFF score of 70.....making your line rating 350 pts

                                          or....you could have 2 guys at 90, 2 guys at 50.....and 1 at 60....getting the same 350 pts.....

                                          So, which is better.....the one with 5 equally rated "average players"....or the one with 2 stars and 3 dogs...?

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                                          W wargograw wrote on last edited by
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                                          @mudfly said:

                                          I dont buy into this whole PFF OL ranking thing, as it is not a true rating of the "line as a unit".....and is instead a math equation of the individual rating for each player.....and it does not account for a massive hole at RT.....which, as we learned last season with the center position, can nullify good line play from others(including HOFers)......also, PFF scores are cumulative and tend to go down as the season progresses....yet, they give Tretter a high rating for playing only 7 games......(which isnt a legitimate score, sorry_

                                          So.....no score for RT and a slanted score at center and still ranked #2?.....ridunkulous

                                          Heres an example.....you could have 5 players, each with a PFF score of 70.....making your line rating 350 pts

                                          or....you could have 2 guys at 90, 2 guys at 50.....and 1 at 60....getting the same 350 pts.....

                                          So, which is better.....the one with 5 equally rated "average players"....or the one with 2 stars and 3 dogs...?

                                          You're right about the PFF methodology on this, but I'd much rather have a hole at RT than C.

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