The Brown/Bushrod debate

hitta · 02-10-2010, 09:12 PM

Whether or not Bushrod or Brown is actually better right now is irrelevant in the discussion. Payton and Loomis have already tried trading Brown once before. The reason is the goal is to field the best football team, not have the best LT. I thought Bushrod did a heck of a job in his first year, and he is going to improve. Brown is better, but is his talent at so much of a higher level over Bushrod that it's worth keeping him and missing out on the chance to shore up our defense with some talent(Julius Peppers maybe or a 1st round draft pick). With the way our offense moves the ball, and with the way the offensive line held up without Brown, I'd say that O-line is the least of our worries.

CantonLegend · 02-10-2010, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by hitta

Whether or not Bushrod or Brown is actually better right now is irrelevant in the discussion. Payton and Loomis have already tried trading Brown once before. The reason is the goal is to field the best football team, not have the best LT. I thought Bushrod did a heck of a job in his first year, and he is going to improve. Brown is better, but is his talent at so much of a higher level over Bushrod that it's worth keeping him and missing out on the chance to shore up our defense with some talent(Julius Peppers maybe or a 1st round draft pick). With the way our offense moves the ball, and with the way the offensive line held up without Brown, I'd say that O-line is the least of our worries.

the short answer is yes

bushrod single handidly stalled out several of our drives this year. as papz and danno have clearly pointed out, there isnt anything out of the ordinary about jammal browns numbers. he is an elite LT and should be considered as a pro bowl front runner every year.

im not calling you out necessarily, but the people that think bushrod held his own have little to no idea about anything that goes on in the trenches. bushrod just needs too much help to consider him a long time starter

with help he is fine for a short term solution, but i dont even feel comfortable with him as a backup because of things like this......if he comes in it takes away from what we are able to do as an offense

i say we draft a versatile lineman like max unger(last year) so we have more flexibility for our backups. a guy that can play all the way from center out to the tackle position would be a huge addition to our depth

lynwood · 02-10-2010, 09:18 PM

Brown might have some low penalties compared to others but they came as drive killers. When we needed to keep a drive alive it would be a false start or a hold.

Anyway I say bring them both in and let them compete. Best guy wins. If you can keep both great!

02-10-2010, 09:12 PM	#1
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,339	Re: The Brown/Bushrod debate Whether or not Bushrod or Brown is actually better right now is irrelevant in the discussion. Payton and Loomis have already tried trading Brown once before. The reason is the goal is to field the best football team, not have the best LT. I thought Bushrod did a heck of a job in his first year, and he is going to improve. Brown is better, but is his talent at so much of a higher level over Bushrod that it's worth keeping him and missing out on the chance to shore up our defense with some talent(Julius Peppers maybe or a 1st round draft pick). With the way our offense moves the ball, and with the way the offensive line held up without Brown, I'd say that O-line is the least of our worries.
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02-10-2010, 11:56 PM	#2
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: The Brown/Bushrod debate Originally Posted by hitta Whether or not Bushrod or Brown is actually better right now is irrelevant in the discussion. Payton and Loomis have already tried trading Brown once before. The reason is the goal is to field the best football team, not have the best LT. I thought Bushrod did a heck of a job in his first year, and he is going to improve. Brown is better, but is his talent at so much of a higher level over Bushrod that it's worth keeping him and missing out on the chance to shore up our defense with some talent(Julius Peppers maybe or a 1st round draft pick). With the way our offense moves the ball, and with the way the offensive line held up without Brown, I'd say that O-line is the least of our worries. the short answer is yes bushrod single handidly stalled out several of our drives this year. as papz and danno have clearly pointed out, there isnt anything out of the ordinary about jammal browns numbers. he is an elite LT and should be considered as a pro bowl front runner every year. im not calling you out necessarily, but the people that think bushrod held his own have little to no idea about anything that goes on in the trenches. bushrod just needs too much help to consider him a long time starter with help he is fine for a short term solution, but i dont even feel comfortable with him as a backup because of things like this......if he comes in it takes away from what we are able to do as an offense i say we draft a versatile lineman like max unger(last year) so we have more flexibility for our backups. a guy that can play all the way from center out to the tackle position would be a huge addition to our depth
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02-10-2010, 09:18 PM	#3
lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	Re: The Brown/Bushrod debate Brown might have some low penalties compared to others but they came as drive killers. When we needed to keep a drive alive it would be a false start or a hold. Anyway I say bring them both in and let them compete. Best guy wins. If you can keep both great!