He was good last year as a run blocker. He was not good last year in pass pro. Now he’s just bad at both. He’s not 100% FWIW.
It's after 8 o'clock-- you know better than to ask about Dixon nowWhat about Dixon? Is he good to go?
I thought Brown and Jordan were bad, worse in run game, but generally bad.
the chances of Stanley or Bolles leaving Baltimore/Denver seem really unlikely. They will probably get tagged. If not, I don’t see the Pats offering a massive deal for Bolles (age) or Stanley (durability / inconsistency). Seems way too risky for Wolf.
I'm not so sure about these players getting the tag at their age/production. Its really rare for teams to tag players in their 30s. The Ravens also have very little cap space.
The last few weeks have shown some signs here and there of a hint at a future offensive line here, with maybe only a couple of pieces needed (rather than 80% rebuild). Agree with CD that Brown and Jordan were bad, but the former gets points for falling on that fumble. Overall their inconsistency is awful, and the bad plays are still uproariously bad, but they're now able to string together a few good plays. Reasons for optimism I guess.
My somewhat hot take..... the offensive coaching on this team has been good. The talent and injury situation is an apocalypse, yet they've combined O-line coaching and playcalling to make a servicable pass pro unit. AVP and Peters are doing good work.
To the eyeball test, the line has gotten better as the year went on. At least appreciably better in the last 3-4 weeks than the first few. It's all you can ask from the offensive coaching--making the best possible meal out of the groceries bought.
Oddly the run blocking has gotten worse as the pass blocking has gotten better. Stevenson had 59 yards after contact last game but only 48 yards net, meaning he was getting hit behind the line consistently. Could be the change in personnel.
I don't think it's that odd... 3/5ths of the line is different, and all of them are more passblockers than run blockers when compared with the players they replaced
Eh, who do you want to keep alive, Rham or Maye? Because "Both" isn't an option with current personnel.
I'm not disagreeing with you here. But for context:
My guess on the lineup change is that they were trying to get the run game going. Robinson is a better run blocker than Jacobs (or Brown, or Jordan) and Onwenu is the best run blocker.
I thought I saw something recently that he was progressing well, and is expected back this year, as well as Barmore. I'll try to dig it up.
Yeah and they pulled Robinson last week after 21 snaps. The interior line has sucked recently but as Lazar said, I'd rather give Sow some run to see if he can regain form rather than moving Onwenu to the left. Sow was at least decent last season before getting hurt in the final pre-season game this year. He's been a train wreck too but at least there is some track record of decent play.
Extra insane if their real LG is on his way back from PUP. I fear that this move may suggest we won't see Strange at all this year.
So obviously I know no more or less about what's in the coaching staff and front offices' heads than anyone else around here
Yes it's a good sign that they're getting green players enough experience to evaluate them (and that they've been aggressive in cutting deadweight). And they're lucky that their rookie QB is mobile enough so that the constant shuffling hasn't gotten him killed.
But one not so slight concern I have is precisely that Onwenu's play has been uninspiring at best this season. I'd much rather try and get him sorted out into what they believe to be his best position than to move people so that Robinson gets as many snaps as possible at RG.
I'm guessing they see something they like in Robinson as they keep pushing to get him in the lineup, only to find nope not ready yet.
