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  • And, for the record, I'm sure Joe Thomas could have easily blindsided defenseless CB's away from the play and caught a few passes.

    So yes, he could have done everything Hines Ward did. Except cry, because he doesn't have a vagina.

    I'm awesome, and I fuck dolphins. Ghoolie 12/2/2012: I have absolutely no skills, training or pride

  • Its a little bit if both ghools. Yes o line is a position widely considered the least physical in the sport.

    But the offensive line wins fucking championships. Idk how the hell you call yourself a guru of football and still call the o line "dime a dozen".

    Every aspect of offensive play relies on the offensive line. You may have plays where the qb just hands the ball off, or the qb throws it to a reciever, or other skill position. They only touch the ball a select number of times, so their chance of impacting the play resides in the chance of them gettin their number called for the ball.

    The O line, whether its a run or pass, is still the crutch holding the offense up. They block for the RBS on run plays, and protect the QB on pass plays.

    Whatever aspect of the offensive strategy is being used, the O LIne can NEVER not be used. WRS have plays where they just kinda stand and fake blocking, RBs have plays where they fake play action and dont do anything. Even QBs have plays where they simply hand the ball off and watch. The O line has NO time like this ever in a game. They are important every single down.

    How in the blazes can you not comprehend that?

  • I am not worried about the O Line. Really. There is too much talent there. They just need to play together and gel. We have two vets and the rest are rookies or 2d year guys.

    I expect this game to be the worst game they will have all season.

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  • At 73 million or whatever Joe Thomas's contract is you bet your giant ass id be calling my buddies to brag about my son the o-lineman.

    Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind...

  • I think the point Ghoolie is trying to make (and I'm sure he'll chastise me if I'm wrong)

    is a variation of what USFBrown said a few posts ago--"Our O line is mostly 1 & 2 rounders

    and they can't block worth shit".

    Thus far, we don't seem to be getting much return on our investment.

  • he also stated that the GM should select STANDOUTS. well thomas was one (not picked by heckert) along with mack.

    you only get so many cards to play. yeah we could have taken kalil but he wasn't a RT nor was decastro. so what do you do, use your 1st pick on an OL or your third? thomas has been probowler but he was also our first pick of that year's draft. you want standout at RB, that's why he chose TR.

    my whole point before and after the draft was that our defense was maybe one first round pick (and maybe another in the later rounds) from being stellar. shore up everything on one side of the ball then go about doing the other side next year.

    god knows we weren't going to make the playoffs this year and with all the 'evaluation' years that keep going by wouldn't that make sense?

    so now we have a mediocre defense and a mediocre offense (so far). i know this is called building a team through the draft but when you got half of alabama and lsu's defense sitting there with 12 picks and we got squadoosh out of it, it kinda stings a little.

  • When it comes to the O-line (particularly the right side), I just don't feel like we're getting much bang

    for our buck. There aren't many O-linemen worthy of a 1st or high 2nd round pick, so if you take a lineman early

    I don't think it's too much to expect them to play lights out. The other night our line looked like a sieve--not

    worthy of the $$$ we're paying.

    I, too, wasn't blown away by our draft this year. If I'm wrong, I'll happily allow myself to pelted with rotten fruit.

    Sorry, but I've been a Browns fan since 1966--the fact that our number 3 pick has already had a knee procedure scares

    the shit out of me. Our QB looks like the 29 year old rookie that he is. I agree with Mik--there were players available

    in the draft that would have given us a frothing at the mouth defense. From what I've seen so far this preseason, quite

    a few very young player are going to have to play at a very high level this season or we're looking at 4-12. Or 3-13. Again.

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    I am not worried about the O Line. Really. There is too much talent there. They just need to play together and gel. We have two vets and the rest are rookies or 2d year guys.

    I expect this game to be the worst game they will have all season.

    @the-gipper said:

    I am not worried about the O Line. Really. There is too much talent there. They just need to play together and gel. We have two vets and the rest are rookies or 2d year guys.

    I expect this game to be the worst game they will have all season.

    check that >> more like four vets and one rookie. Lauvao is in his 3rd year and i believe both he and Pinkston played every snap last year. add a high pick right tackle to that pile and you'd think we'd be seeing more is all.

    frankly we're all counting on them gelling as the season continues because we have no other choice. and god forbid we have another injury ANYWHERE.

    Savage drafted Thomas, who aside from the pro bowl sadly hasn't pass protected for a franchise QB yet in his career.

    Mangini drafted Mack, who isn't a huge upgrade from Hank Fraley (no offense Hank) who in addition to calling correct assignments and holding his own against the Hampton's and Ngata's of the AFCN he also used to hustle over and help someone up off the field every single play as well.

    Steiny > Pinkston in pass protect, once the line gels hopefully = to or better in run blocking. keyword--hopefully.

    and Lauvao? he has his moments. i was always curious how he'd do between Thomas and Mack tbh (to be honest).

    screw it, they oughta just try Pittsburgh Pinks at RG next to Schwartzie and just throw the whole right side to the wolves >> let em sink or swim.

    learn on the fly, pass protect a few, and run the ball down their throats this next preseason game until something clicks.

    ^ ^ ideas like this are also why i'm simply a fan and the fat slobs in the FO are eatin so well...or is it favoritism, nepitism, and some spectacular marketing of themselves that always seems to get us here?

    not really rhetorical tbh. this inquiring mind really wants to know.

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