I had to listen on the radio yesterday while driving my mom back to L.I. It sounded like the interior OL had a pretty good day. Both Banks and Cross mentioned it a couple of time, and Cross even singled out Cordle once for praise. What did you guys see?
These are three of the worst OL's in the entire NFL and they start for the Giants.
None of them played well yesterday. None of them will ever play well.
we are doing very well in GL/SY situations which is a great sign - underrated situational ability
This. I hate to say it, but Cordle was actually less bad than he's been. No world beater to be sure, but Diehl and Boothe are done. I was thinking about maybe bringing Boothe back as a backup center next year, but Cordle might be a less bad option. None however are good, and all should preferably be gone after this season.
It would be really nice if Mosley or Brewer could step up as well.
It would be really nice if Mosley or Brewer could step up as well.
Agree entirely...can't go into next season thinking that the interior oline is OK, because it's really not that good. It will be hard to get three new linemen in the middle of your offense, but it has to happen IMO. They are just not a good group in the middle. Conner has helped in the run game and it is masking some of the oline flaws too.
Like his versatility.
It may only take a new RG to make this O-Line look really good again.
Those 5 guys need to be able to work as a unit, trust each other, and be on the same page. They don't look to have any of that yet, although they seem to be getting better each passing week.
Boothe may be struggling because of Cordle. Beatty may be having problems because of Boothe's struggles. Cordle may be struggling hard because of DD. It can be a domino effect. My untrained eye says it all starts with DD being very bad.
It's all about flexibility. GM's with no flexibility pay up - ala Baas original contract while flexibility allows Reese to be opportunistic.
He still has his physical breakdowns, but the mental errors appear to be happening between Boothe/Beatty and Boothe/Cordle.
When things were man up, both Boothe and Diehl looked horrible in controlling their man. Beatty is curious, he looks good and terrible in the same set of downs. Pugh has been pretty solid.
I don't get the love for Hillis over Jacobs, Jacobs did his job well yesterday and got several yards more than needed in each 4th and 1. That includes being met in the hole on the last one. I'm not sure Hillis would have moved the defender like Jacobs did but I guess the grass is always greener.....
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It may only take a new RG to make this O-Line look really good again.
It may only take a new RG to make this O-Line look really bad again, too.
Agreed. That's quite possible. I don't think it is likely, though.
Boothe played well as usual
Cordle was ok
DD was getting abused (by power and by speed)
Pugh was fine