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bedlamVR · 12-12-2008, 08:52 AM

Okay, I understand wht you are saying but I cannot help but feel that the blog is negative and typical of the types of things you read about a 1-4 team , in that it is onesided and blinkered .

I admitt the point that yes the Skins have been terrible at developing talent and bringing though our own guys compared to other teams in the same division, but equally you have to consider there is a reason for that and that reason is change .

Marty, Spurrier, Gibbs and Zorn have all had one thing in common, they have all on paper at least had a very servicable offensive line equipped with a top 5-10 LOT in Samuels good gaurds and at least workable ROT and C . None have come in and had to start rebuilding the line .

Equally most of these coaches have changed some of the possitional coaches and the blocking schemes . It is hard to develop anything anything if you are constantly changing the water .

I fully appreciate that Gibbs has failed the team in that he did nothing to build the depth at any possition squandering picks to win now, but he is the only coach that has been in the possition to build depth .

All the rest have only been in the possition to build for a maximum of 2 seasons .

I also have to question the timing, as I often do, of the post . Where was your insight in March, or September, or October . The issues of bringing through new guys were the same then as now, the diffence is we were running though teams and pass blocking quite well .

Depth is an issue given the injuries , it would be great to have Jake long in the wings waiting to jump in but how many teams really have that ? You can point to people like Winston Justice in Philly who was quite well rated comming out of the draft but has looked BAD in his early outings . When our depth was called upon in December last year the line stepped up, and that line included journy men and UDFA you dismiss in your post .

What is as important if not more so than depth is the system and the blocking schemes, some of which may be too complex and have our offensive linemen thinking rather too much than actually doing .. if the system is no good then no matter who you bring in you will strugle .

I actually think that having an injured Samuels out of the line will benifit the team asd they will absolutly know what they have at LT every play .

What your post does do for me at is this is possibly the most compelling case to have a GM to be able to oversea the ship in times of turmoil .

12-12-2008, 08:52 AM	#7
bedlamVR Special Teams Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 389	Re: Om Field: Breaking Down the Lines (Pt. 1) Okay, I understand wht you are saying but I cannot help but feel that the blog is negative and typical of the types of things you read about a 1-4 team , in that it is onesided and blinkered . I admitt the point that yes the Skins have been terrible at developing talent and bringing though our own guys compared to other teams in the same division, but equally you have to consider there is a reason for that and that reason is change . Marty, Spurrier, Gibbs and Zorn have all had one thing in common, they have all on paper at least had a very servicable offensive line equipped with a top 5-10 LOT in Samuels good gaurds and at least workable ROT and C . None have come in and had to start rebuilding the line . Equally most of these coaches have changed some of the possitional coaches and the blocking schemes . It is hard to develop anything anything if you are constantly changing the water . I fully appreciate that Gibbs has failed the team in that he did nothing to build the depth at any possition squandering picks to win now, but he is the only coach that has been in the possition to build depth . All the rest have only been in the possition to build for a maximum of 2 seasons . I also have to question the timing, as I often do, of the post . Where was your insight in March, or September, or October . The issues of bringing through new guys were the same then as now, the diffence is we were running though teams and pass blocking quite well . Depth is an issue given the injuries , it would be great to have Jake long in the wings waiting to jump in but how many teams really have that ? You can point to people like Winston Justice in Philly who was quite well rated comming out of the draft but has looked BAD in his early outings . When our depth was called upon in December last year the line stepped up, and that line included journy men and UDFA you dismiss in your post . What is as important if not more so than depth is the system and the blocking schemes, some of which may be too complex and have our offensive linemen thinking rather too much than actually doing .. if the system is no good then no matter who you bring in you will strugle . I actually think that having an injured Samuels out of the line will benifit the team asd they will absolutly know what they have at LT every play . What your post does do for me at is this is possibly the most compelling case to have a GM to be able to oversea the ship in times of turmoil .