2019 Season Top Priority: O line

[wist43]

When I was bitching about the line last year, most of the homers on here were saying how great it is. Now all of a sudden you guys can finally see the light? I do agree that Lindsley and Bacteria are solid.

I've hated how MM went about putting together an OL from the beginning... I want more power running, pulling, trapping. Our OL was decent for a couple of years a few years back, but for the most part OL has been a weakness for almost all of MMs tenure.

[mraynrand]

When I was bitching about the line last year, most of the homers on here were saying how great it is. Now all of a sudden you guys can finally see the light? I do agree that Lindsley and Bacteria are solid.

Taylor played better last year, the stop gap RG was passable and RT quality always depends on Bulaga's health. Things have changed since last year. I don't think there's a poster here who would think last year's line was anywhere as good as Clifton-College-Wells-Sitton-Bulaga in 2010.

[mraynrand]

When I was bitching about the line last year.

You bitch about everything. One more complaint is just white noise.

[pbmax]

Well, that ain't Spriggs.

He was a huge swing and a miss.

So many wasted high picks... Gute needs to self scout the scouting dept and get rid of the scouts that are giving these bad evaluations.

One more offseason, one more camp. His pass blocking has improved.

Of course, his run blocking may have gotten worse. You can never be sure with my guy.

[pbmax]

huh? he's only been a top 3 LT for years. how could you not be "sold" on him?

That is nothing. Tex isn't sure that there actually are 50 states. He is pretty sure 2 of them are fictions.

[pbmax]

When I was bitching about the line last year, most of the homers on here were saying how great it is. Now all of a sudden you guys can finally see the light? I do agree that Lindsley and Bacteria are solid.

Linsley had a good year. Bach was a Pro Bowler. Bulaga was fine when healthy. Taylor had a good year last year and Evans filled in adequately, especially in pass pro.

This year, Bach is hurt, Bulaga is more hurt than normal, Taylor regressed and there is a cardboard cutout at LG. And SPRIGGS met with a shaman who promised him a breakthrough year but he was sold a bill of goods on that deal.

Why can't you see that its worse this year? Especially pass blocking?

[pbmax]

I've hated how MM went about putting together an OL from the beginning... I want more power running, pulling, trapping. Our OL was decent for a couple of years a few years back, but for the most part OL has been a weakness for almost all of MMs tenure.

Bullshit. For years you wanted road graders. Make up your mind!

[Bretsky]

One more offseason, one more camp. His pass blocking has improved.

Of course, his run blocking may have gotten worse. You can never be sure with my guy.

in Summary, Jason Spriggs cannot be counted on to perform in a remotely consistent manner

[mraynrand]

in Summary, Jason Spriggs cannot be counted on to perform in a remotely consistent manner

I really believe, with hard work, Spriggs could become the next Breno Giacomini.

[pbmax]

I really believe, with hard work, Spriggs could become the next Breno Giacomini.

Super Bowl winner. I'll take it

[Bretsky]

I really believe, with hard work, Spriggs could become the next Breno Giacomini.

Yup, or with some luck perhaps Allen Barbre

[mraynrand]

Adams III from Washington. Watch him dominate Looney

[Fritz]

Well, let's hope they don't let Spriggs go after all that work developing him just so he can go start for New England or Seattle for three or four years.

[texaspackerbacker]

That is nothing. Tex isn't sure that there actually are 50 states. He is pretty sure 2 of them are fictions.

That's God damned Obama, not me, that doesn't know how many states there are - nobody is better at geography than I am. (Careful - we don't want this thread to end up in FYI hahahaha).

As for Bakhtiari, as I tell folks often in FYI, I'm way bigger on observation than on theory or stats or rankings or whatever. And what I observe is Bakhtiari getting beat on blocks way too often - just not as often as Bulaga, Taylor, and that cardboard cut out.

[MadScientist]

When I was bitching about the line last year, most of the homers on here were saying how great it is. Now all of a sudden you guys can finally see the light? I do agree that Lindsley and Bacteria are solid.

Don't look at me, I've had this signature for this whole decade if not more. The line play has generally been substandard, masked by great QB play. This year they have been unmasked.