a story on the O - Line

Touchdown · 05-13-2008, 04:26 PM

Seemed to me, most of the time Faine was calling "line plays" he was just annoying Drew and holding up the snap.

I think if he were really "any good" Cleveland would have never let him go for next to nothing, even with Bentley signed for them. They had nothing behind him, and he was a 1st round pick for them. Strange, no?

I liked Faine while here, but to be honest, his play never really instilled a lot of confidence from my perspective.

CantonLegend · 05-13-2008, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by Touchdown

Seemed to me, most of the time Faine was calling "line plays" he was just annoying Drew and holding up the snap.

I think if he were really "any good" Cleveland would have never let him go for next to nothing, even with Bentley signed for them. They had nothing behind him, and he was a 1st round pick for them. Strange, no?

I liked Faine while here, but to be honest, his play never really instilled a lot of confidence from my perspective.

actually to be honest i thought lecharles bentley was a better center than faine...we got the better deal tho b/c he got hurt and never played for them...if faine wouldnt have been calling the blocks then i think there would have been a lot more sacks...hes part of the reason our line did so well the past few seasons....dont take ne thing away from him..he is one of the better centers in the league

cajunasian61 · 05-14-2008, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

actually to be honest i thought lecharles bentley was a better center than faine...we got the better deal tho b/c he got hurt and never played for them...if faine wouldnt have been calling the blocks then i think there would have been a lot more sacks...hes part of the reason our line did so well the past few seasons....dont take ne thing away from him..he is one of the better centers in the league

While Faine might have calling the blocks for our line, Goodwin did a good job in the two games he started, and I feel that overall Goodwin will be a better run blocker from what I have seen so far.

Also the real reason we gave up so few sacks last year is because of Drew Brees. Brees is one of the best QBs at getting rid of the ball quickly when he sees a blitz is coming. The guy has outstanding awareness in the pocket. While I do think that our O-Line is good I think that Brees definitely makes them look better than they actually are. If we still had that retard Brooks back there we would still be giving up tons of sacks regardless of who is calling the blocks

05-13-2008, 04:26 PM	#1
Touchdown Rookie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 20	Re: a story on the O - Line Seemed to me, most of the time Faine was calling "line plays" he was just annoying Drew and holding up the snap. I think if he were really "any good" Cleveland would have never let him go for next to nothing, even with Bentley signed for them. They had nothing behind him, and he was a 1st round pick for them. Strange, no? I liked Faine while here, but to be honest, his play never really instilled a lot of confidence from my perspective.
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05-13-2008, 04:34 PM	#2
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: a story on the O - Line Originally Posted by Touchdown Seemed to me, most of the time Faine was calling "line plays" he was just annoying Drew and holding up the snap. I think if he were really "any good" Cleveland would have never let him go for next to nothing, even with Bentley signed for them. They had nothing behind him, and he was a 1st round pick for them. Strange, no? I liked Faine while here, but to be honest, his play never really instilled a lot of confidence from my perspective. actually to be honest i thought lecharles bentley was a better center than faine...we got the better deal tho b/c he got hurt and never played for them...if faine wouldnt have been calling the blocks then i think there would have been a lot more sacks...hes part of the reason our line did so well the past few seasons....dont take ne thing away from him..he is one of the better centers in the league

05-14-2008, 05:10 PM	#3
cajunasian61 Registered Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Evansville, IN (Where is that?) Posts: 64	Re: a story on the O - Line Originally Posted by CantonLegend actually to be honest i thought lecharles bentley was a better center than faine...we got the better deal tho b/c he got hurt and never played for them...if faine wouldnt have been calling the blocks then i think there would have been a lot more sacks...hes part of the reason our line did so well the past few seasons....dont take ne thing away from him..he is one of the better centers in the league While Faine might have calling the blocks for our line, Goodwin did a good job in the two games he started, and I feel that overall Goodwin will be a better run blocker from what I have seen so far. Also the real reason we gave up so few sacks last year is because of Drew Brees. Brees is one of the best QBs at getting rid of the ball quickly when he sees a blitz is coming. The guy has outstanding awareness in the pocket. While I do think that our O-Line is good I think that Brees definitely makes them look better than they actually are. If we still had that retard Brooks back there we would still be giving up tons of sacks regardless of who is calling the blocks