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So, I got to looking at rookie statistical performances so far, to see how our guys stack up against the rest of the league. Here are the rookie leaders in several categories: Passing: Weeden 2nd/5 in yards per game, 5th/5 in QB rating, 3rd/5 in passing TDs, tied 4th/5 in rushing TDs, 5th/5 in rushing yards, 5th/5 in INTs Code:
RK PLAYER TEAM COMP ATT PCT YDS YDS/A LONG TD INT SACK RATE YDS/G
4 Andrew Luck, QB IND 190 336 56.5 2,404 7.16 48 10 8 19 79 301
14 Brandon Weeden, QB CLE 185 336 55.1 2,088 6.21 71 9 12 14 67.9 232
16 Robert Griffin III, QB WSH 172 262 65.6 1,993 7.61 88 8 3 20 93.9 221
24 Ryan Tannehill, QB MIA 142 241 58.9 1,762 7.31 80 5 6 15 78.2 220
28 Russell Wilson, QB SEA 145 234 62 1,639 7 51 13 8 15 87.2 182
Rushing: Richardson 3rd rushing yards, t-3rd rushing TDs, t-2nd ru+re TDs, 8th among RBs in YPA, worst in fumbles, 3rd among RBs in runs for 1st down. Code:
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3 Doug Martin, RB TB 154 794 5.2 70 6 7 99.3 0 31
4 Alfred Morris, RB WSH 164 793 4.8 39 5 5 88.1 1 41
14 Trent Richardson, RB CLE 152 575 3.8 32 2 5 63.9 2 20
18 Robert Griffin III, QB WSH 81 529 6.5 76 3 6 58.8 6 27
28 Daryl Richardson, RB STL 62 335 5.4 53 3 0 41.9 1 14
37 Vick Ballard, RB IND 77 266 3.5 26 1 0 33.3 1 13
43 Brandon Bolden, RB NE 43 234 5.4 27 3 2 39 0 16
51 Shaun Draughn, RB KC 48 183 3.8 25 1 2 22.9 1 13
57 Russell Wilson, QB SEA 45 155 3.4 14 0 0 17.2 2 12
58 Robert Turbin, RB SEA 35 150 4.3 15 0 0 16.7 0 9
59 Andrew Luck, QB IND 27 148 5.5 19 0 3 18.5 0 14
59 Bernard Pierce, RB BAL 30 148 4.9 21 1 1 18.5 0 6
62 Ronnie Hillman, RB DEN 32 140 4.4 31 2 0 23.3 1 5
Receiving: Josh Gordon is 1st in receiving yards, 2nd in YPC, t-1st in receptions >20 yards, 1st in TDs, 2nd in receptions for 1st downs, 2nd among WR in YAC, 2nd in yards per game. Code:
RK PLAYER TEAM REC TAR YDS AVG TD LONG 20+ YDS/G FUM YAC 1DN
49 Josh Gordon, WR CLE 19 44 417 21.9 4 71 7 46.3 0 139 16
57 Kendall Wright, WR TEN 42 67 381 9.1 3 35 3 42.3 1 171 25
66 T.Y. Hilton, WR IND 24 44 355 14.8 2 40 7 50.7 0 103 11
69 Chris Givens, WR STL 13 32 333 25.6 2 65 5 41.6 0 134 8
101 Doug Martin, RB TB 20 33 245 12.3 1 64 2 30.6 0 207 8
103 Trent Richardson, RB CLE 31 43 240 7.7 1 23 3 26.7 0 241 11
107 Justin Blackmon, WR JAC 23 54 225 9.8 1 36 1 28.1 0 49 15
108 Coby Fleener, TE IND 21 36 222 10.6 0 24 3 31.7 0 92 10
114 Michael Floyd, WR ARI 18 36 207 11.5 1 37 2 23 0 37 12
120 Stephen Hill, WR NYJ 14 32 196 14 3 33 3 32.7 0 34 13
Tackles: Craig Robinson is 7th among rookies in tackles Code:
RK PLAYER TEAM SOLO AST TOTAL
3 Luke Kuechly, LB CAR 44 33 77
10 Bobby Wagner, LB SEA 45 27 72
17 Lavonte David, LB TB 54 13 67
51 Vontaze Burfict, LB CIN 32 22 54
57 Harrison Smith, S MIN 28 24 52
57 Josh Norman, CB CAR 34 18 52
66 Craig Robertson, LB CLE 33 17 50
75 Mark Barron, S TB 37 11 48
Interceptions: Craig Robertson is tied for 3rd among rookies in INTs Code:
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3 Casey Hayward, CB GB 9 4 37 20 0
6 Tavon Wilson, S NE 5 3 67 45 0
20 Craig Robertson, LB CLE 3 2 1 1 0
20 Alfonzo Dennard, CB NE 3 2 8 8 0
20 Leonard Johnson, CB TB 6 2 3 3 0
We do not have any rookie leaders for sacks or forced fumbles. What I think is interesting about this list is that we have a player in Josh Gordon of whom very little was expected this year and was considered to need the most work to be a valuable contributor, yet he seems to be a virtual lock for 1st-team all-rookie team, whereas Weeden and Richardson, expected to be plug-and-play players (as far as rookies go) would not even be second-team all-rookie guys. Schwartz is probably doing decently-well among rookie OTs, but clearly behind Kalil (who is blocking for league-leading Adrian Peterson on resurgent Vikings' squad) and Glenn (whose running backs average 5.4 yards per carry.) I can't say anything for the other rookie OTs. Any comments?
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well, for Weeden, he was clearly behind Luck & RGIII in terms of being a prospect, so that part is not surprising (that he wouldn't be anywhere near the all-rookie team). I think he has played as well (or better) than Tannehill thus far but behind those other two (and Carroll has put the shackles on Wilson before this past weekend - be interesting to see how that plays out).
Richardson, I agree. Much more was expected.
And Gordon (and Robertson) have been pleasant surprises.
I'd think that Winn would be under consideration for all-rookie DT, but he doesn't have the numbers (we don't ask him to in our defense).
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Craig Robertson isn't a rookie 
A little disappointed in Weeden's yds/PA...but considering his 1st start, the fact that he's leading the league in rain games and his short pass happy HC, I think he'll be fine there with time (and a HC change)...he did have 3 games with a yds/PA well north of 8, so he obviously has a high ceiling but a low floor too
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Yeah, that's true... Winn has done very well. I can't think of any rookie DTs that have really taken the league by storm this year. He definitely warrants consideration IMO.
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I was really high on Steven Hill and was disappointed when we passed on him, but I like Gordon a lot and am glad we spent the 2nd to get him. Weeden Ranked 14th overall bodes well for the future.
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well, that's in total yards. The Browns (therefore Weeden) rank 31st in the NFL in completion percentage, 30th in INTs, 31st in passer rating, 31st in yards per attempt, and in a 4-way tie for 26th in passing TDs. I'm not trying to criticize him, he is a rookie, but I can't really say the numbers paint a rosy picture of him, either.
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My boy Lavonte David is all alone in first with 54 solo tackles. I knew he'd be a tackling machine. What I didn't know is that Tampa Bay would be #1 in rush defense at this point allowing 77 yards per game. Man I would have loved to see him in Orange and Brown.  I will also say that before the season I liked what Tampa Bay was doing in the offseason and that they'd be the surprise team in the NFC. Loved the free agent signings and loved their draft. Watch out for them the rest of the way.
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their offense is ridiculous right now. YPA and YPC are both top10 in the NFL.
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Their other ridiculous stat?
24 red zone TDs.
We have 6.
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Any comments?
Don't Miss, that they are Not Missing Tony Pashos,/Cousins at RT, ... so Mitchell Schwartz is making himself usefull.
What happened to Ryan Miller, Hmm.
Can Deshaun Watson play better for the Browns, than Baker Mayfield would have? ... Now the Games count.
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What happened to Ryan Miller, Hmm.
He's a 5th round rookie Guard.
I don't know what you expected out of him this early really...
Am I the only one that pronounces hyperbole "Hyper-bowl" instead of "hy-per-bo-le"?
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And, the Browns are 2-7. Toss the other stats out the window of a moving bus going over a bridge........the Browns are 2-7.
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OK, here are the updated numbers (offense only, since we have no defensive leaders) Passing: Code:
RK PLAYER TEAM COMP ATT PCT YDS YDS/A LONG TD INT SACK RATE YDS/G
7 Andrew Luck, QB IND 235 412 57 2,965 7.2 48 12 12 22 77.2 297
17 Brandon Weeden, QB CLE 205 371 55.3 2,298 6.19 71 11 12 16 70.3 230
20 Robert Griffin III, QB WSH 186 277 67.1 2,193 7.92 88 12 3 22 101 219
23 Ryan Tannehill, QB MIA 179 308 58.1 2,120 6.88 80 6 11 19 70.8 212
26 Russell Wilson, QB SEA 157 253 62.1 1,827 7.22 51 15 8 19 90.5 183
36 Nick Foles, QB PHI 43 78 55.1 423 5.42 44 1 3 6 58.9 212
Weeden is 2nd/6 in total yards, 4th/6 in TDs, 6th/6 in INTs, 5th/6 in QB rating, 5th/6 in YPA, and 5th/6 in completion percentage. He has been sacked the fewest times outside Foles, but at this rate Foles will pass him quickly (assuming he continues to start.) Rushing: Code:
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3 Doug Martin, RB TB 197 1,000 5.1 70 9 7 100 1 38
5 Alfred Morris, RB WSH 184 869 4.7 39 6 5 86.9 2 44
15 Trent Richardson, RB CLE 180 670 3.7 32 2 5 67 3 21
18 Robert Griffin III, QB WSH 93 613 6.6 76 5 6 61.3 7 31
26 Daryl Richardson, RB STL 75 419 5.6 53 4 0 41.9 2 17
30 Vick Ballard, RB IND 105 386 3.7 26 2 0 38.6 2 21
Richardson is 3rd in total yards and YPG, tied for last out of the 6 in YPA among rookie rushers in the top 40 in terms of yards gained, tied for 3rd in rushing TDs. Receiving: Code:
RK PLAYER TEAM REC TAR YDS AVG TD LONG 20+ YDS/G FUM YAC 1DN
52 Justin Blackmon, WR JAC 33 72 486 14.7 2 81 4 48.6 0 56 24
55 Josh Gordon, WR CLE 24 51 470 19.6 4 71 8 47 0 143 19
57 T.Y. Hilton, WR IND 30 54 455 15.2 4 43 8 50.6 0 121 16
71 Kendall Wright, WR TEN 43 70 390 9.1 4 35 3 39 1 173 26
82 Chris Givens, WR STL 17 39 352 20.7 2 65 5 39.1 0 134 9
83 Dwayne Allen, TE IND 31 43 349 11.3 2 27 6 34.9 1 133 20
91 Doug Martin, RB TB 27 41 319 11.8 1 64 3 31.9 0 274 10
102 Trent Richardson, RB CLE 37 51 289 7.8 1 27 4 28.9 0 290 15
Gordon is now second in total receiving yards among rookies after Blackmon's monster game. His YPC average is only surpassed by Givens and is tied with Wright and Hilton for TDs. He is second among rookie WRs in YAC, 30 behind the leader Wright. Richardson is second among rookie RBs in receiving yards and first among all rookies with 290 YAC.
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OK, here are the updated numbers (offense only, since we have no defensive leaders)
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7 Andrew Luck, QB IND 235 412 57 2,965 7.2 48 12 12 22 77.2 297
17 Brandon Weeden, QB CLE 205 371 55.3 2,298 6.19 71 11 12 16 70.3 230
20 Robert Griffin III, QB WSH 186 277 67.1 2,193 7.92 88 12 3 22 101 219
23 Ryan Tannehill, QB MIA 179 308 58.1 2,120 6.88 80 6 11 19 70.8 212
26 Russell Wilson, QB SEA 157 253 62.1 1,827 7.22 51 15 8 19 90.5 183
36 Nick Foles, QB PHI 43 78 55.1 423 5.42 44 1 3 6 58.9 212
Looking at the stats, Weeden's completion rate, INT's, TD's and QBRating is on par with most of the other Rookie QB's. The only QBs that seem to be ahead of the pack from a STATISTICAL perspective is Griffin III and Wilson.
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It should be noted that Weeden has received far better pass protection than the other rookies.
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It should be noted that Weeden has received far better pass protection than the other rookies.
And the other QB's throw to much better, much more experienced and savvy WR's.
You can only play with who you play with.
I'm too lazy to do the math leg-work, but I do wonder how the comparisons hold up if you were to throw out the high & low game for each player and the recalculate... the only reason I say that is I suspect that Weeden's opening game of horridness against Philly really holds down his averages.
Browns is the Browns
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It should be noted that Weeden has received far better pass protection than the other rookies.
And the other QB's throw to much better, much more experienced and savvy WR's.
You can only play with who you play with.
I'm too lazy to do the math leg-work, but I do wonder how the comparisons hold up if you were to throw out the high & low game for each player and the recalculate... the only reason I say that is I suspect that Weeden's opening game of horridness against Philly really holds down his averages.
+1 on both points. Weeden has the far better O-Line, but the rest of the QB's have far better WR's.
It's sad when Cribbs is our oldest and most experienced WR, and just happens to be our 4th or 5th WR.
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It should be noted that Weeden has received far better pass protection than the other rookies.
And that Washington is 1st in the NFL in rushing ....
Seattle is 6th .......
Indy is 14th ........
Miami is 21st ......
and we are 27th.
We are the only team out of the 5 that averages less than 100 yards rushing/game.
We have 6 rushing TDs. Miami has 11. Indy has 8. Seattle has only 5, and Washington has 12.
The problem with this is that we traded up to the #3 pick to draft Richardson ..... and yet we haven't received the payoff for that move that we would have expected.
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And the other QB's throw to much better, much more experienced and savvy WR's.
You can only play with who you play with.
While true, I don't think anyone can refute how all the receivers bailed Weeden out against the Cowboys.
My point about the lack of sacks revolves around how lead-footed Weeden is, and how much time he's had in spite of being a statue.
In any other season we've used the lack of pass-protection as an excuse for the poor play of the QB. We can't do that this year. In fact, he's received above-average protection in that regard.
Ytown, you're right. We all expected better production from the run game. The ability of the line to pass-protect has been a surprise, but the inability to run-block has been equally as surprising. Too many fans believe that if you can succeed in blocking one aspect you should be good at the other. There are many teams where that isn't the case. Few offensive lines are good at both.
I think too many people are expecting too much out of Weeden, and I say that while remaining skeptical of his viability as a future starter. I would also say too many people are expecting too much out of Richardson. No RB can do it all by themselves, especially when heavily dinged.
Rookie RT, three rookie receivers, a rookie QB and a rookie RB...people's expectations are ridiculously high around here, considering all the rookies.
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It should be noted that Weeden has received far better pass protection than the other rookies.
And that Washington is 1st in the NFL in rushing ....
Seattle is 6th .......
Indy is 14th ........
Miami is 21st ......
and we are 27th.
We are the only team out of the 5 that averages less than 100 yards rushing/game.
We have 6 rushing TDs. Miami has 11. Indy has 8. Seattle has only 5, and Washington has 12.
The problem with this is that we traded up to the #3 pick to draft Richardson ..... and yet we haven't received the payoff for that move that we would have expected.
Of course, some will now redirect the blame back to the QB now, because at least 62.5% of Indy's rushing TD's are from the QB, and 50% of Washington's are as well.
We have a rookie QB, rookie RB, rookie RT and THREE rookie WR's and one 2nd year WR.
The overwhelming majority of our skill players have three or fewer seasons.
Browns is the Browns
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Weeden may be "lead footed", but he knows how to move in the pocket. He doesn't have to take off running when he can take a step p, or to his side, and slide into the solid part of the pocket. That is an important part of the pass protection evolving as well. The OL knows where he is going to be, and they know where he is going to move to if things break down. He's not running blindly in panic. That helps the OL a great deal.
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He didn't have that in college. Then it appeared he had developed that earlier this year. Then in the last few games he seems to have lost it again. He certainly looked as though he had no feel in the pocket yesterday.
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Before we start piling the woe on Weeden, Luck's 7 leading receivers are Reggie Wayne (who is awesome), Donnie Avery (who's never done anything but disappoint and be injured), two rookie WRs, two rookie TEs, and a rookie RB.
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Cool.. another let's make excuses for Weeden thread...
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how could you even include foles into this? he's played how many games?
Kapernick looks like a real QB Weeden is on life support.
his big arm has gotten a rookie low 6.12 yds/a his completion % is the worst out of all rookies
Weeden has probably had more time to throw the ball than any other QB in the league.
He had several times yesterday with 5+ seconds to throw the ball and he's taken a sack because he doesn't get rid of the ball.
Gordon will probably end up with 800-900 yards. that's not too bad last year our leading WR had 709 (little) the second most was 518 not exactly anything to write home about.
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The 49'ers have built their team to be the opposite of QB dependent. They run the ball, and play great defense.
Kapernick has also been in their system for a year and a half. They have a legitimate ability to run the ball at any time. Also, there is a natural letdown sometimes when a starting QB is out.
Kapernick has looked good so far ...... for one half of football ....... but he looked awfyl in the pre-season ..... and this is his first real action. Plus his being sacked already 7 times in only 41 pass attempts doesn't say much for his pocket awareness.
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Kaepernick has guys named Gore, Moss, Davis, Crabtree and Manningham on his side.
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and 3 first round draft choices on the Oline.
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A ton of people on this board laughed at the Niners for "wasting" a 1st round pick on Iupati. They aren't laughing now.
I think the Niners prove you aren't wasting money and picks if you invest heavily in your offensive line.
On the flip-side, you have the Bears. They went the budget route on the line so they could invest in other areas, and the Niners are destroying that line like no line has been destroyed in years. Cutler has been getting his ass kicked for two seasons, Aldon Smith has beaten Webb five or six times and Campbell just got knocked out of the game.
Hey...here's an idea...We've spent two 1st round picks and a 2nd rounder on our tackles and center. There are some 1st-round graded guards coming up in this draft. Wouldn't it be great if we managed to trade down, acquire more picks, get one of those guards, and some help at one of our many other areas of need...
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true but he looks like he belongs in the NFL. He isn't a bum and the niners traded up three picks to get him with the 36th pick.
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A ton of people on this board laughed at the Niners for "wasting" a 1st round pick on Iupati. They aren't laughing now.
I think the Niners prove you aren't wasting money and picks if you invest heavily in your offensive line.
And we have 2 first round picks in Mack and Thomas, and a high 2nd round pick in Schwartz, to go along with a 3rd in Lauvoa, and a former 3rd rounder in Greco.
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Yup, and we're still two good guards away from having a really good line. Sure, they are doing a solid job in pass-protection, but we're missing the maulers at the position. Most recognize we suck when it comes to getting a regular push on the line.
I won't carry the conversation in two threads, but there are a couple of 1st round guard prospects coming up in this draft that would go a long way in making us a dominant offensive line...
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A ton of people on this board laughed at the Niners for "wasting" a 1st round pick on Iupati. They aren't laughing now.
I think the Niners prove you aren't wasting money and picks if you invest heavily in your offensive line.
And we have 2 first round picks in Mack and Thomas, and a high 2nd round pick in Schwartz, to go along with a 3rd in Lauvoa, and a former 3rd rounder in Greco.
and for the first time in a long time we have a beast OL. Just wait, in another year or two when they have been playing together for a while they will take it to another level
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Just wait 'till next year, eh?
SWEET! I CAN'T WAIT!! 
***Gordon, I really didn't think you could be this stOOpid, but you exceeded my expectations. Wussy.
Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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Yup, and we're still two good guards away from having a really good line. Sure, they are doing a solid job in pass-protection, but we're missing the maulers at the position. Most recognize we suck when it comes to getting a regular push on the line.
I won't carry the conversation in two threads, but there are a couple of 1st round guard prospects coming up in this draft that would go a long way in making us a dominant offensive line...
we have one... they have given up the 6th fewest sacks in the NFL.
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and they are rated the 7th best OL in the NFL
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?a...TM&tabSeq=2
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Anyone that thinks we have the 7th best overall offensive line in the league is fooling themselves.
***Gordon, I really didn't think you could be this stOOpid, but you exceeded my expectations. Wussy.
Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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Yup, and we're still two good guards away from having a really good line. Sure, they are doing a solid job in pass-protection, but we're missing the maulers at the position. Most recognize we suck when it comes to getting a regular push on the line.
I won't carry the conversation in two threads, but there are a couple of 1st round guard prospects coming up in this draft that would go a long way in making us a dominant offensive line...
we have one... they have given up the 6th fewest sacks in the NFL.
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and they are rated the 7th best OL in the NFL
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?a...TM&tabSeq=2
ppppffffffttttt!!!! Those guys suck. They're not even average!
Oh, wait......
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
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Anyone that thinks we have the 7th best overall offensive line in the league is fooling themselves.
stats are fooling themselves.... oh wait stats and film don't lie
2 years ago our team used to look like the Bears OL does tonight .
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Yup, and we're still two good guards away from having a really good line. Sure, they are doing a solid job in pass-protection, but we're missing the maulers at the position. Most recognize we suck when it comes to getting a regular push on the line.
I won't carry the conversation in two threads, but there are a couple of 1st round guard prospects coming up in this draft that would go a long way in making us a dominant offensive line...
Actually, I think that they are doing their jobs. Unfortunately, because of injury or whatever, Richardson has not held up his end of the bargain. He is dancing instead of running DBs over. He runs tentatively instead of with authority. I see Hardesty, of all people, come in and explode through holes the OL opens, and wonder why he looks so much faster and more explosive than Richardson.
The OL has done a really nice job. They are getting better and better. They are opening holes. It's up to the RB to hit those holes once they are open.
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