Originally Posted by RunKC:
If Bolton and Gay are even solid players the defense gets much better immediately. Like way better.
Just look at how the Steelers defense was good with Shazier, collapsed without him and then got much better when they got the new replacements.
If I remember correctly, the way to attack our defense has been to get beneficial matchups on our LB's in coverage with a TE, RB, or slot WR, OR pick on a weaker CB (Ward, lately), and then go back and forth between the two all day.
If we can effectively eliminate their LB attack plan, they have no option but to default to picking on our weakest CB (which we can plan for) OR choose an even less successful option like running the ball (good luck keeping up with our offense) or throwing into Sneed/HoneyBadger/Thornhill. [Reply]
Chris Jones wrecking shit on the offensive line is just going to make the Oline gel quicker IMO. Is it too much to ask to see Jones go top vs Smith? [Reply]
Originally Posted by FAX:
Am I the lonely cow when it comes to concerns about Orlando Brown at LT?
FAX
After seeing what Chris Jones did to All-Pro Thuney?
Aside from losing a couple reps to Danna, I haven’t heard any other negative reports about Brown.
As I’ve said, Brown is admittedly a guy that relies on angles and timing. He’s probably not the kind of guy that is going to look great right off the bat. [Reply]
I've definitely got some reservations about the OL.
I've seen some Patriots' fans complaining about Thuney not being all that great and Brown will definitely have a learning curve coming from the Ravens offense (where Jackson rarely dropped back to pass more than 400 times) to ours (in which Mahomes will attempt 600 passes). [Reply]