Left tackle move

Danno · 11-24-2009, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

i hate to do this cuz i almost always agree with everything you say, even if it is rare that you speak up

but when jammal brown was playing, we had our highest ypc average off the left tackle....jammal brown is more of a run blocking tackle than a pass blocking tackle and his holding penalties and sacks given up show that

he is in the elite group of LTs in the league regardless of which you think he does better(run or pass block) because he does both exceedingly well

the difference in the running game is the commitment to it.....last season we passed the ball 3 times more than we ran......this year it is nearly a 50/50 split with us starting to pass the ball a lot more these past couple games

strief looks to be a better fit at LT than bushrod just because of the quickness at the DE position that we have to play against over and over

bushrod is more of a run blocking tackle but he has struggled a lot this season in all aspects of his game

strief is a nice breathe of fresh air but im not sold on him either just from watching him last season

Agree 100% about Brown. He is probably top 10 in the NFL at LT. Both Bushrod and Streif are downgrades. Brown consistently graded out as a premier LT in this league. As a run blocker, few LT's can even come close to Brown.

Disagree about Strief/Bushrod though...

Tim Ryan said Strief matches up better versus power guys, while Bushrod matches up better against speed rushers, but its close either way. Neither are even close to Jammal Brown in either category IMO.

However Brown money >>> Strief and Bushrod money combined. We're probably trying to evaluate how high a draft pick to spend on a LT in 2009, or how much to offer one in free-agency.

11-24-2009, 05:25 PM	#7
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Re: Left tackle move Originally Posted by CantonLegend i hate to do this cuz i almost always agree with everything you say, even if it is rare that you speak up but when jammal brown was playing, we had our highest ypc average off the left tackle....jammal brown is more of a run blocking tackle than a pass blocking tackle and his holding penalties and sacks given up show that he is in the elite group of LTs in the league regardless of which you think he does better(run or pass block) because he does both exceedingly well the difference in the running game is the commitment to it.....last season we passed the ball 3 times more than we ran......this year it is nearly a 50/50 split with us starting to pass the ball a lot more these past couple games strief looks to be a better fit at LT than bushrod just because of the quickness at the DE position that we have to play against over and over bushrod is more of a run blocking tackle but he has struggled a lot this season in all aspects of his game strief is a nice breathe of fresh air but im not sold on him either just from watching him last season Agree 100% about Brown. He is probably top 10 in the NFL at LT. Both Bushrod and Streif are downgrades. Brown consistently graded out as a premier LT in this league. As a run blocker, few LT's can even come close to Brown. Disagree about Strief/Bushrod though... Tim Ryan said Strief matches up better versus power guys, while Bushrod matches up better against speed rushers, but its close either way. Neither are even close to Jammal Brown in either category IMO. However Brown money >>> Strief and Bushrod money combined. We're probably trying to evaluate how high a draft pick to spend on a LT in 2009, or how much to offer one in free-agency.