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purplefaithful · 10-04-2021, 12:26 PM

Really highlights how piss poor our pass-blocking is...

You give KC that kinda protection? We've got at least 2 wins on the board so far this season.

10-04-2021, 12:33 PM

Agreed.

I've watched a ton of games in sports bars over the years, especially since moving to Washington...and I'll look at the other TVs/games, seeing QBs that seem to have hours compared to what we're provided for the last decade.

Right now, we have the most consistently good QB we're had in forever, but we can't protect him, not even at mediocre levels.

If people want to fixate on his contract, they should fixate on how much of that money involves him being a pinball for opposing defenses.

10-04-2021, 12:41 PM

And its the worst kind of bad pass pro too....Right up the gut

10-04-2021, 12:56 PM

And it seems like they are nowhere near solving it.

10-04-2021, 02:04 PM

We have a lovely history of undersized centers being good, but not great.

Mick, Christy, Birk, Sullivan, and now BradBURIED

The strongest center we ever had, might have been the best when he was in his prime. Birk

Davis says he can play center, give him the playbook and let him back up the center position.

10-04-2021, 02:07 PM

I saw a ton of pressure from every angle but then I noticed very quick reads/decisions and super fast releases of the football by the QB's. I also saw some very smooth sidesteps from pressure that brady is known for and Mac did the same. Mac Jones was very impressive and was under constant pressure with zero run game. McDaniel called a very good game for the rookie QB especially when you add in no run game.

This whole Cousins/OL is like the chicken vs the egg argument. I am beyond caring which came first and want to scramble the eggs and fry the chicken.

This "is" and has been for years a wildly "inconsistent" team coached, managed and motivated (or not) by Zimmer.

I am not one for revisionist history which is always prevalent especially on blogs....but I think Zimmer was a very good hire at the time, he almost instantly turned a bottom 5 defense into a Top 5 defense. But after the Philly debacle I was done and off his bandwagon.

Now the Wilf's have some decisions to make at the end of the season starting with Speilman - do you keep him to find a new offensive minded (offensive in football terms) HC and QB - or do we clean house from Spelly down.

10-04-2021, 02:30 PM

Quote: @minny65 said:
I saw a ton of pressure from every angle but then I noticed very quick reads/decisions and super fast releases of the football by the QB's. I also saw some very smooth sidesteps from pressure that brady is known for and Mac did the same. Mac Jones was very impressive and was under constant pressure with zero run game. McDaniel called a very good game for the rookie QB especially when you add in no run game.

This whole Cousins/OL is like the chicken vs the egg argument. I am beyond caring which came first and want to scramble the eggs and fry the chicken.

This "is" and has been for years a wildly "inconsistent" team coached, managed and motivated (or not) by Zimmer.

I am not one for revisionist history which is always prevalent especially on blogs....but I think Zimmer was a very good hire at the time, he almost instantly turned a bottom 5 defense into a Top 5 defense. But after the Philly debacle I was done and off his bandwagon.

Now the Wilf's have some decisions to make at the end of the season starting with Speilman - do you keep him to find a new offensive minded (offensive in football terms) HC and QB - or do we clean house from Spelly down.

Speilman has had decent drafts. Obviously we've missed on our share, but so does every team. I wouldn't mind seeing him stay but I'm done with Zimmer. I supported him even through last year. This year they spent the money and still have a shitty defense.

I'd keep Cousins at this point. I'd pass on the Bradbury 5th year option (unless he's playing hurt or something we don't know about) and I'd let 1/2 the D walk away and go with newer ideas/concepts.