Commandos Pre-Season Game 1 Thread

People worrying about the OL have valid concerns, not a single person on the OL strikes fear in any defense, and Sam Howell is going into his first season as a starter with only one game played, no guarantee he just comes in and his play trancends the OL to a level beyond what they are currently capable of

Now It's the first pre season game so I can give a slight pass to some stuff, but I am not confident in the OL at all

The OL is all new this season and they need to gel. We just need them to be functional and be better than last year's line, and that should not be that difficult. Only elite lines are going to "scare" we don't have an elite o-line player, and most team do not. We also need an OC that understands the limitations of the o-line, and I know Scott Turner didn't do that last year.

Also, I find it interesting that everyone is giving the DL a pass. They are supposed to be the best unit in our team. I'm not going to panic, but it is disappointing to see them having a slow start.

I thought Howell showed promise. He looked way better than I expected.

The OL is all new this season and they need to gel. We just need them to be functional and be better than last year's line, and that should not be that difficult. Only elite lines are going to "scare" we don't have an elite o-line player, and most team do not. We also need an OC that understands the limitations of the o-line, and I know Scott Turner didn't do that last year.

Also, I find it interesting that everyone is giving the DL a pass. They are supposed to be the best unit in our team. I'm not going to panic, but it is disappointing to see them having a slow start.

Agreed. Of course panicking because of a first pre-season game is over the top...
But:

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-Oline is indeed concerning to some extent IMO, they only began to look decent when Cleveland took their 1s off the field...

-And yeah our starters on defense didn't look good either, especially, oh how surprising...*thunder rolls* the middle of our defense ! (I feel like there's a specific name for that specific squad, but can't find it right now).

-No pressure early was also disappointing.


I only watched the 1st half so far, so I'll be looking for some more positives on young players in the 2nd half, but:

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-I thought Sam Howell looked good, he had a couple of off throws, but he looked calm, and had a nice ball dropped by Bates early on
-Byron Pringle made a really nice catch late in the 2nd quarter
-Kamren Curl is playing physical already, he's gonna have a good seasons