Worried about the O Line??

saintsfan1976 · 08-21-2011, 08:04 PM

Are you?

jnormand · 08-21-2011, 08:05 PM

Yep

xan · 08-21-2011, 08:06 PM

Is that rhetorical?

lynwood · 08-21-2011, 08:09 PM

Yes

Danno · 08-21-2011, 08:14 PM

Yes I am. I know its only pre-season, but our O-line looked to have regressed last season and it looks exactly the same so far after 2 pre-season games.

I'm not gonna panic because we won 11 freaking games with this "regressed" O-line last year so even when they struggle they're probably still above average.

I like what I saw with Strief. He played better than I thought he would.

The optimist in me says Kreutz is still trying to get in sync with the rest of the line.

Charles Brown is built like a DE, not a LT and definitely not like a RT. He was as pathetic as I've seen a O-lineman look in years.

I haven't pressed the panic buuton yet, but I've damn sure located in on my dashboard.

strato · 08-21-2011, 08:17 PM

That.. and the D line being swiss cheese ..has me worried.

Danno · 08-21-2011, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by strato

That.. and the D line being swiss cheese ..has me worried.

I dunno. The D-line looked great one game, and bad the next. The O-line looked bad in both games.

Those zone blocking teams take time to gameplan against, which I'm sure we didn't do.

strato · 08-21-2011, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

I dunno. The D-line looked great one game, and bad the next. The O-line looked bad in both games.

Those zone blocking teams take time to gameplan against, which I'm sure we didn't do.

One thing to remember also we struggle against the 3-4...and Houston is way better this year on D...i saw it coming with Watt...the dude is an animal.

saintsfan1976 · 08-21-2011, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by strato

One thing to remember also we struggle against the 3-4...and Houston is way better this year on D...i saw it coming with Watt...the dude is an animal.

...Since '06 man. And I've stated it before, Payton clearly has problems playing the 3-4 defense.

Look I know it's preseason and on top of that, it's a shortened season, but the O line looks waaay more discombobulated than the d line.

strato · 08-21-2011, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

...Since '06 man. And I've stated it before, Payton clearly has problems playing the 3-4 defense.

Look I know it's preseason and on top of that, it's a shortened season, but the O line looks waaay more discombobulated than the d line.

Yeah and remember in 09.. Wade ran that Dallas D and had our number..but i want to give props to Houston...they look to be a force and should win that division...

I hope we practice against our 3-4 formations quite a bit..because i dont want a repeat on Sept 25..Im going to that one ...

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Yes I am. I know its only pre-season, but our O-line looked to have regressed last season and it looks exactly the same so far after 2 pre-season games. I'm not gonna panic because we won 11 freaking games with this "regressed" O-line last year so even when they struggle they're probably still above average. I like what I saw with Strief. He played better than I thought he would. The optimist in me says Kreutz is still trying to get in sync with the rest of the line. Charles Brown is built like a DE, not a LT and definitely not like a RT. He was as pathetic as I've seen a O-lineman look in years. I haven't pressed the panic buuton yet, but I've damn sure located in on my dashboard. saintsfan1976 likes this.

08-21-2011, 08:19 PM	#7
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Originally Posted by strato That.. and the D line being swiss cheese ..has me worried. I dunno. The D-line looked great one game, and bad the next. The O-line looked bad in both games. Those zone blocking teams take time to gameplan against, which I'm sure we didn't do.

08-21-2011, 08:21 PM	#8
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Originally Posted by Danno I dunno. The D-line looked great one game, and bad the next. The O-line looked bad in both games. Those zone blocking teams take time to gameplan against, which I'm sure we didn't do. One thing to remember also we struggle against the 3-4...and Houston is way better this year on D...i saw it coming with Watt...the dude is an animal. saintsfan1976 likes this.

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strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	That.. and the D line being swiss cheese ..has me worried.

08-21-2011, 08:33 PM	#9
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,972 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by strato One thing to remember also we struggle against the 3-4...and Houston is way better this year on D...i saw it coming with Watt...the dude is an animal. ...Since '06 man. And I've stated it before, Payton clearly has problems playing the 3-4 defense. Look I know it's preseason and on top of that, it's a shortened season, but the O line looks waaay more discombobulated than the d line.

08-21-2011, 08:36 PM	#10
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 ...Since '06 man. And I've stated it before, Payton clearly has problems playing the 3-4 defense. Look I know it's preseason and on top of that, it's a shortened season, but the O line looks waaay more discombobulated than the d line. Yeah and remember in 09.. Wade ran that Dallas D and had our number..but i want to give props to Houston...they look to be a force and should win that division... I hope we practice against our 3-4 formations quite a bit..because i dont want a repeat on Sept 25..Im going to that one ...
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