Saint O-Line Ranks Third.

QBREES9 · 01-23-2016, 12:17 AM

Ok, who's going to kick it off

Saints O-line Ranks Third by PFF - Canal Street Chronicles

Rugby Saint II · 01-25-2016, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Ok, who's going to kick it off

Saints O-line Ranks Third by PFF - Canal Street Chronicles

OK. I'll bite. We're third? Did they even watch our games?

darksoul35 · 01-28-2016, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

OK. I'll bite. We're third? Did they even watch our games?

Pump the brakes on the third but I did see great progress from last year going by the few games that they show in my raggedy region.

Rugby Saint II · 01-30-2016, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by darksoul35

Pump the brakes on the third but I did see great progress from last year going by the few games that they show in my raggedy region.

The O-line did play better down stretch which helped our running game after we were down to the third and fourth running back on the roster.

RailBoss · 01-31-2016, 03:02 AM

I will agree with the progress this season but third IDK.

SloMotion · 01-31-2016, 05:31 AM

Am I correct the Saints wound up with the 8th ranked offense for 2015? Do you finish in the Top Ten without a Top Ten ranked offensive line? I don't think so. The games I was able to see, the O/L did not look that bad. Detroit fans have had this similar debate for decades where their offensive line was highly ranked, but the team had a losing record. I even compare the much maligned Jeff Backus to Zach Strief, but don't let the thread dissolve into one player at one position.

I think offensive lineman are misunderstood. They are big-hearted, kind, protective, humanitarian souls whose sole purpose is to walk a wall and make sure nobody gets hurt. The reality of it is, they can only hope to hold out a defensive lineman (who are basically cruel, mean, sadistic, serial-killer types) for 3-5 seconds while a play develops. If they've done that, you can't really blame them for lack of offense, IMO. And ... when they're facing one of the top D/L in the game, you gotta' cut 'em some slack and look at the entire body of work, JMO. That's how they end up with a third, IMO.

So, in conclusion, maybe not third, but not surprised to see 'em in the Top Ten, eh?

01-23-2016, 12:17 AM	#1
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01-25-2016, 07:15 PM	#2
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	Re: Saint O-Line Ranks Third. Originally Posted by QBREES9 Ok, who's going to kick it off Saints O-line Ranks Third by PFF - Canal Street Chronicles OK. I'll bite. We're third? Did they even watch our games? RailBoss and darksoul35 like this.

01-28-2016, 08:39 PM	#3
darksoul35 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,041	Re: Saint O-Line Ranks Third. Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II OK. I'll bite. We're third? Did they even watch our games? Pump the brakes on the third but I did see great progress from last year going by the few games that they show in my raggedy region. SloMotion likes this.
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01-30-2016, 07:21 PM	#4
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	Re: Saint O-Line Ranks Third. Originally Posted by darksoul35 Pump the brakes on the third but I did see great progress from last year going by the few games that they show in my raggedy region. The O-line did play better down stretch which helped our running game after we were down to the third and fourth running back on the roster.

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01-31-2016, 05:31 AM	#6
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Saint O-Line Ranks Third. Am I correct the Saints wound up with the 8th ranked offense for 2015? Do you finish in the Top Ten without a Top Ten ranked offensive line? I don't think so. The games I was able to see, the O/L did not look that bad. Detroit fans have had this similar debate for decades where their offensive line was highly ranked, but the team had a losing record. I even compare the much maligned Jeff Backus to Zach Strief, but don't let the thread dissolve into one player at one position. I think offensive lineman are misunderstood. They are big-hearted, kind, protective, humanitarian souls whose sole purpose is to walk a wall and make sure nobody gets hurt. The reality of it is, they can only hope to hold out a defensive lineman (who are basically cruel, mean, sadistic, serial-killer types) for 3-5 seconds while a play develops. If they've done that, you can't really blame them for lack of offense, IMO. And ... when they're facing one of the top D/L in the game, you gotta' cut 'em some slack and look at the entire body of work, JMO. That's how they end up with a third, IMO. So, in conclusion, maybe not third, but not surprised to see 'em in the Top Ten, eh? Crusader and Rugby Saint II like this.

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