Is anyone else worried about Ereck Flowers?

xompared to whatever Newhouse and Jerry did out there today.

He's the least of my worries

Did you think he was number 73 perhaps?

so yes i am worried

I think your confusing him with Newhouse.

Especially for a rookie. I'm happy he is our LT for a long time.

has their hands on him. Player development it not one of our strengths.

not at all.

but it is getting overlooked because of others on our OL. I will give him the benefit of the doubt since he is a rookie but lets not make him out to be a solution for LT for the next decade just yet.

proverbial rookie wall. Landon Collins, too.

No need to bring him into this thread. Flowers had struggled the last few games. He didn't play well today (the whole O-line didn't), he was bad against Chandler Jones, he also didnt play well against Tampa.

time to gel. This line keeps getting mixed up with all the injuries. Tough to get any consistency. Flowers will be a good one.

drafted that high would be better than what he has shown so far.

The rest of them could all disappear and nobody but their mothers would notice.

hasn't played well recently, but has had a bum ankle, is playing LT, and is a twenty-one year old rookie.

It's a long grind.

He has the skills, right attitude and is physical. He needs to improve his technique and he will do that in time. He is not the issue right now. Newhouse had a terrible game. Skins also ran a number of stunts against this inexperienced line and that created havoc too. I think Reynolds did ok, however he didn't help on a few of those pressures off of stunts either. We need Pugh and Richburg back in a freakin hurry. Schwartz being out will not help the inexperienced line either.

Flowers would be an excellent rookie LT if he had 4 average or above-average guys playing next to him. And as a rookie RT - with 4 good guys alongside him - he might have been outstanding. He's 21 years old.

he was a high pick!

But seriously, I'm not sure he's an LT - as most prognosticators were predicting.

Hes a great RT.
Bobby Hart at RG. makes a nice young right side.

Hopefully, he is cut.

...he got thrown into the fire at that position. Not sure how one can be disappointed if he's not HOF caliber there just yet. If anything, I'm worried at how our veteran, SB MVP QB continues to look like a clueless rookie at times (and don't get me wrong, not bashing, I have the biggest man crush in the world on Eli) and even more so, I'm worried at how our coaching staff and FO continues to look even more like rookies given the performance of our overall product on the field. That's where you should be directing your frustration and bafflement towards.

They just weren't supposed to mean as much as they're starting to, thanks to losing the entire interior of the OL and Newhouse being Newhouse and not Beatty.

Next year, if things don't improve, is when to worry.

He's a 21 year old rookie playing arguably the second most difficult position on the field and you guys are bitching about him playing serviceable, sometimes excellent LT - and pretty much all penalty free - while fighting thru some ankle and lower body issues only missing a handful of snaps.

I really wonder sometimes if some fans actually have clue one of what they're watching or they just make shit up because they're idiots. Some of you guys out yourselves as completely clueless.

But he was limping around pretty obviously early in the game. I don't think he's close to healthy.

Flowers wasn't anywhere near as bad as the rest of the line.

In comment 12651015 B in ALB said:

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He's a 21 year old rookie playing arguably the second most difficult position on the field and you guys are bitching about him playing serviceable, sometimes excellent LT - and pretty much all penalty free - while fighting thru some ankle and lower body issues only missing a handful of snaps. I really wonder sometimes if some fans actually have clue one of what they're watching or they just make shit up because they're idiots. Some of you guys out yourselves as completely clueless.

Exactly. But I've stopped wasting my time with these guys. robbieballs has acted like Flowers stole his virginity this entire season. Every single week you can count on robbieballs destroying Flowers. Has he been perfect? Nope. But Robbie acts like he's beaten like a drum on every single play. It's out of control. If there is a thread on an offensive lineman, any offensive lineman, Robbie will be sure to stop by to shit on Flowers.

from the games I have seen he has done well for a rookie. he sometimes gets himself beat and will hold like crazy but I see a guy who knowingly needed technique work playing a very difficult position. Some of you lack the patience needed to allow him to grow. Walter Jones he will not be in one season. add to it the line is in flux due to talent or injuries and it will effect his play.

also this isn't the 75-Steelers you're watching so lighten the Fuck up

In comment 12651015 B in ALB said:

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He's a 21 year old rookie playing arguably the second most difficult position on the field and you guys are bitching about him playing serviceable, sometimes excellent LT - and pretty much all penalty free - while fighting thru some ankle and lower body issues only missing a handful of snaps. I really wonder sometimes if some fans actually have clue one of what they're watching or they just make shit up because they're idiots. Some of you guys out yourselves as completely clueless.

+1

He's the least of our worries. Sure he's hit a wall, but we have guys who should be changing tires as starting lineman and we're starting threads about Flowers? I feel pretty damn good about him moving forward.

yeah, that's being kind.

In comment 12651015 B in ALB said:

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He's a 21 year old rookie playing arguably the second most difficult position on the field and you guys are bitching about him playing serviceable, sometimes excellent LT - and pretty much all penalty free - while fighting thru some ankle and lower body issues only missing a handful of snaps. I really wonder sometimes if some fans actually have clue one of what they're watching or they just make shit up because they're idiots. Some of you guys out yourselves as completely clueless.

He's regressed since the beginning of the season. I'm not expecting him to be Jonathan Ogden, but I do look for improvement with game experience. I don't know if it's because of injury, him hitting a rookie wall, or team's having tape on him, but it's worrisome.

and teams have more film to watch of him. unless you know he won't get better, you shouldn't be worrying

He has had lapses in several games. But, overall, I think he is playing a decent LT, especially for a rookie. Most of the pressure today didn't come from his man, so I'm not sure about the complaints.

He's a 21 year old rookie playing arguably the second most difficult position on the field and you guys are bitching about him playing serviceable, sometimes excellent LT - and pretty much all penalty free - while fighting thru some ankle and lower body issues only missing a handful of snaps.
I really wonder sometimes if some fans actually have clue one of what they're watching or they just make shit up because they're idiots. Some of you guys out yourselves as completely clueless.

But you are wasting your time...they have an agenda of unhappiness they need to foist on to us.