Anyone else not panicking about the OL?

This offense is average. I think learning Solari's Zone blocking may be part of the reason.
God forbid we have injuries.

In comment 13093136 phillygiant said:

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In comment 13093069 Victor in CT said: Quote: Johnny5, this is spot on. I think their RBs are fine. They just need some consistent blocking. What are you talking about? Did you miss the Will Johnson signing?

What about him? He sure didn't make anyone forget Howard Cross as a blocker

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In comment 13093136 phillygiant said: Quote: In comment 13093069 Victor in CT said: Quote: Johnny5, this is spot on. I think their RBs are fine. They just need some consistent blocking. What are you talking about? Did you miss the Will Johnson signing? What about him? He sure didn't make anyone forget Howard Cross as a blocker

Has he even played yet?

In comment 13093702 Klaatu said:

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In comment 13093701 Victor in CT said: Quote: In comment 13093136 phillygiant said: Quote: In comment 13093069 Victor in CT said: Quote: Johnny5, this is spot on. I think their RBs are fine. They just need some consistent blocking. What are you talking about? Did you miss the Will Johnson signing? What about him? He sure didn't make anyone forget Howard Cross as a blocker Has he even played yet?

No, he hasn't. Not sure where the Howard Cross comment is coming from.

concern? sure.
confidence? not much reason.

It's a middle of the road line. This is where coaching comes in. Easy to coach if you have great players. when there are mediocre players/units, coaching has to account for it.

I've often heard the mantra that OL's need to have time together as a unit to perform better than the sum of the parts. last year was the first in a long time that the parts weren't getting shuffled around too much.

give them a game or two or three before you start panicking.

Honest question, because prior to this season I don't think I've ever heard of him, and I certainly don't remember watching him play the game of football.

In comment 13094136 santacruzom said:

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Honest question, because prior to this season I don't think I've ever heard of him, and I certainly don't remember watching him play the game of football.

Blocking FB/TE is generally not a glamour position, so he's not a player of note.

and not expecting more than 6 to 8 wins this year with this o-line. And that's if they all stay healthy. If Flowers or Richburg or Pugh goes down it's over.

It's really sad that for the third straight year we will not have a running game. And with no running game the passing game suffers as well but we don't have the greatest pass protection either.

So I'm not panicked just trying to set realistic expectations for myself.

That said, I'm still hopping for some o-line upgrades when the teams start making cuts.

But I should be.

checking in as a TE for pretty much all of Coughlin's tenure. That says they didn't go for anything resembling a blocking TE. I hope that goes away with McAdoo in charge. But it will take time for the change to take place.

Fans care about one thing from TE: catches. they pretend they care about blocking, but ultimately sexy TE = a TE who can catch.

if you assume the OL is no worse than last year, and you could just as easily assume it to improve on last year why would you be worried now?

I don't want to jinx anything but thus far the stars are aligning in the Giants favor. I'm not going to let pre-season play swing my opinion very far to one side---on paper the Giants are good. Simple as that. The cream usually rises to the top-all things being equal I love where the Giants are at right now.

In comment 13093401 Torrag said:

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...why ryan? Same players across the board. Both on the right side and same TE's. Thinking they will be 'better' makes no sense.

So a second year LT and a third year Center have no room for growth? Not to mention another year where all five starters continue to play together--second year running. No room for growth? Only regression I take it? Really?

In comment 13094221 fkap said:

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checking in as a TE for pretty much all of Coughlin's tenure. That says they didn't go for anything resembling a blocking TE. I hope that goes away with McAdoo in charge. But it will take time for the change to take place. Fans care about one thing from TE: catches. they pretend they care about blocking, but ultimately sexy TE = a TE who can catch.

I find a dominant running game with excellent blocking from a TE even sexier. We really need is a Seubert at TE. He used to play TE in HS/college. Find an undersized offensive lineman and teach him to catch and run routes!

OL struggled last preseason & was serviceable come the regular season.

And we just went against the Bills & Jets, two teams with damn good OLs.

for next year, every season its the same thing, next year. What makes people think next year will be better, based on what?