Bushrod and the rest of the O Line
 

Bushrod held his own against Jared Allen. Other than the sack the line did and excellent job.

Yeah... thats how champions play my friend....

Looked very good. I htink it says a lot that we hardly heard Alen's name all night

Jared Allen is a cheap shot artist and over rated.

Bushrod is a talented young player who's only going to get better. And he's already very good.

I agree they looked really good.

I agree with both of these assessments. I've been thinking for a while that Allen is overrated. I will give it to him that he is good, but he's not great like much of the media makes him out to be. He's a fun interview. That is all. What was it against the Packers HORRIBLE offensive line last year? 6 1/2? 7 1/2 sacks? Take those two games away and he put up mediocre stats the rest of the year. Bushrod dominated him all game long. His footwork and pass blocking has improved immensely since last year. Not that he was just terrible, and one game does not make a season, but you can tell he has learned a lot at the LT position. He kept Allen away from Brees which is what matters.

Did anybody else catch Allen's introduction at the beginning of the game. Most guys name their college, some name their high school. Allen, Culinary Academy. Love him or hate him, he is definitely a character.

He's great player. Bushrod played him very well.
Allen, Culinary Academy. Love him or hate him, he is definitely a character.
I liked it

Jared Allen's wife is currently enrolled in a culinary academy. I've got to say he is entertaining. The main thing is that Bushrod kept him out of the back field for most of the game. He looked a lot more comfortable this time around.

The best thing is, that Jared Allen got absolutely nothing done against bushrod in the NFCCG. Agreed the run blocking especially was awesome

Hard to find any faults. The sacks were on 8 man rushes. Every member of the o-line was pretty much on their game and handling business. It will only get better. I know Strief isn't 100% right now but I also have a lot of confidence in him filling in, and there is alot of promise in Charles Brown to provide depth. Great unit and one of the best we've had as a total group package.

Yeah the offensive line was BEAST. They really man-handled the Vikings D line. And they basically shut down Jared Allen, aside from the one hit he had on Brees.