Heyer Injured

im a kool aid drinker. but our line, as it stands right now, scares the shit out of me

Eventually Vinny & Danny needs to realize you can't have a franchise QB with a terrible o-line. You also can't make strides with your receivers and QB if JC doesn't have a line. In the next a couple of years, we need to dedicate the draft to getting an all-star o-line simple as that.

Boy, I am really tired of the constant reference to the last 8 games as if the first 8 didn't mean anything and also as if this is the same group that hobbled to the finish line. Jansen is gone . Kendall, who took nearly every Wednesday off is gone, samuels is lean mean and determined, Dockery is his able bodied sidekick ready to fend off the dastardly advances of the evil doers in dallas philly ny or any other place that evil opponents may raise their heads. In the first 8 games we ran over teams, without samuels healthy and facing the top 1,2, 3, 5,8,etc defenses in a row we got run over. Its a NEW season, JZ understands better the wear and tear aspect and is leading this team onward. Please let's all agree that last season is over and the new one just begun. Look to the positives throughout camp, trust the koolaid is not spiked.

Thank you for your time, u may now return to ur regularly scheduled worry and disillusionment with our team.


So you are honestly happy with our offensive line? You know what I am going to do, smack your cup of kool-aid off the table.

Do you realize that our starting center, right guard and right tackle were off the practice field today? Are you serious? Samuels will be fine. Dockery is barely an upgrade over Kendall, no matter what anyone says.

You may be just fine with 8-8, which is definitely attainable with this defense, I am not.

im a kool aid drinker. but our line, as it stands right now, scares the shit out of me

This is a very reasonable post. The same line that crumbled and failed us last year is a year older, had several additional surgeries and is already falling apart.

Kool Aid is bad for you, it rots your teeth and makes you fat.

So you are honestly happy with our offensive line? You know what I am going to do, smack your cup of kool-aid off the table.

Do you realize that our starting center, right guard and right tackle were off the practice field today? Are you serious? Samuels will be fine. Dockery is barely an upgrade over Kendall, no matter what anyone says.

You may be just fine with 8-8, which is definitely attainable with this defense, I am not.

I don't know that happy is the right word. Just not panicked yet. Like I said, this is not the same line that finished the year. Dockery is younger, at least equal to kendall, samuels is healthy, heyer has a competent backup in bridges, jansen is gone. I am hopeful that rinehart will be more prepared,.

To me the center is the only spot we are just thin at.

if u look across the nfl at the best lines, I am confident most teams, are allowing there vet lines some grace time. I know dallas is, philly had both tackles held out the last two practices, I don't know about the giants. If we get to the baltimore game and our oline starters don't take the field as a unit for several series, then I will worry.

One final point, there just isn't much talent sitting out there that would upgrade your two concerns, health and age. Levi jones would, but as I said earlier he is waiting, otherwise who do we plug in that would be better than the youth we already have, and are trying to train (rinehart, williams the center, bridges).

I don't expect this line to be all-pro hogs style. But I expect that our talent positions, CP, Campbell, will be given enough time and holes to get a better job done.

By the way, the line about the koolaid was classic

Let's keep drinking at least until we see the group in action, I do have an extra cup if you want one :)

I think that getting a free agent tackle would be a smart move, especially one of L. Jones' stature. I also think that sighning Kendall for depth would be a good idea. I am all for "coaching them up" but if we want to legitimately compete in this division this year we can't leave the most important component of the offense to chance.

Campbell needs a fair shake before they run him out of town.

Yeah signing a O-Line is all well and good but we still have a salary cap to worry about. These Vet O-Lineman will not play for peanuts. How much do we have to spend on a quaility O-Lineman?

Our line is in big trouble at the moment. Someone might say this is jumping the gun, I would tell them to look at the last 8 games from last year...

Maybe this year our team will have more leads so other teams defense will be off balance against our offense. When we have a lead we can run the ball and use play action more.

im a kool aid drinker. but our line, as it stands right now, scares the shit out of me

Well if our O-Line scares you and your not sitting back there taking hits, than how will Jason Campbell feel? Thats why he is a QB and your a fan. We got to Man Up and go kicks some azzzzz.

Eventually Vinny & Danny needs to realize you can't have a franchise QB with a terrible o-line. You also can't make strides with your receivers and QB if JC doesn't have a line. In the next a couple of years, we need to dedicate the draft to getting an all-star o-line simple as that.

2010 Draft we go get some young O-Lineman just wait. Rome wasn't built in a day.