Carl talking about the evolution of the development of young OL due to practice rules changes.
Need to help Flowers.
Talking about how closely monitored teams are due to new practice rules that there are cameras at facilities watching who stays and how long. Comparing to other sports where basketball players can work on jump shots, etc.
When you're prospecting, OL are fundamentally flawed because they do not practice or play with fundys required in NFL. Says if bad OLs start hurting QBs, only then rules might change.
Has good feeling offensively they'll give the help where it's needed schematically.
Says defensively they need to pick-up O. If you are the defense you say you are, you get 3 and outs too.
Expects Beckham full go. Not on injury report.
DBs banged up but the front is as legit as it gets.
Carl doesnt question who calls plays. Wants them to have better feel collectively of whats going on in game.
West Coast guys like to have a script but you need to be able to adjust in-game.
Has good feeling offensively they'll give the help where it's needed schematically.
Says defensively they need to pick-up O. If you are the defense you say you are, you get 3 and outs too.
Expects Beckham full go. Not on injury report.
Well its about time there is a sense of urgency.
Solution has to be to change the WAY that we practice (more emphasis on group practice, less individual work).
Of course talent is the X factor. Top shelf prospects, guys like Martin, Conklin will come as advertised.
It's the flawed prospect who brings size and upside but maybe not fundamentals that you now have to be concerned with when picking OL.
Teams play upwards to 8 defensive linemen in a game but nobody plays more than five offensive linemen unless there is an injury or one guy is a blocking tight end. Why do you think that is the case? Center on 2 words: 1 Scarcity 2 Cohesiveness .
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It's not practice. It's the players.
Teams play upwards to 8 defensive linemen in a game but nobody plays more than five offensive linemen unless there is an injury or one guy is a blocking tight end. Why do you think that is the case? Center on 2 words: 1 Scarcity 2 Cohesiveness .
Absolutely, and that's exactly why there needs to be a change in practice time given to OL. Until there is a rule change, smart teams must adjust by giving all practice time for the OL differently than for other positions. It must be focused on execution, because the OL must be cohesive, working together.
Of course talent is the X factor. Top shelf prospects, guys like Martin, Conklin will come as advertised.
It's the flawed prospect who brings size and upside but maybe not fundamentals that you now have to be concerned with when picking OL.
All good players are fundamentally sound. Or, no poor players possess good fundamentals . Do you realize that? Mantle, Jordan, Jim Brown, Gretsky, Unitas, Nolan Ryan---all fundamentally sound. That's what "talent" means .
This whole idea on getting one player help changes the dynamic of the offense and causes a whole lot of confusion and less than stellar looking play!
Of course talent is the X factor. Top shelf prospects, guys like Martin, Conklin will come as advertised.
It's the flawed prospect who brings size and upside but maybe not fundamentals that you now have to be concerned with when picking OL.
I'm generally more than willing to give coaches the benefit of the doubt regarding players but I have a hard time accepting that Flowers' weaknesses as a prospect could have been so bad that he's three years in and still having the same deficiencies. Fundamentals are not something you expect a multiple-year learning curve from when you're looking at round-1 prospects. It's an unprecedentedly massive blunder the likes of which the Giants haven't had in that part of the draft in probably more than a decade.
Agreed.
I don't think they win for the record. Frankly there is nothing but blue shaded glasses that should give anyone of us a thought they have a shot in this game.
He was never sound in technique to begin with. Add the pressure of playing in NY and perhaps coaching and being young still, that he hasn't progressed to what the team thought he would be at.
Has good feeling offensively they'll give the help where it's needed schematically.
Says defensively they need to pick-up O. If you are the defense you say you are, you get 3 and outs too.
Expects Beckham full go. Not on injury report.
Carl has been wrong more times than I've been wrong. Based on history, he has no special insight. The Giants will be 0-3 after Sunday and may be 1-7 before they right the ship, at which time it will be too late.
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Being in the building this week there was a sense of urgency.
Has good feeling offensively they'll give the help where it's needed schematically.
Says defensively they need to pick-up O. If you are the defense you say you are, you get 3 and outs too.
Expects Beckham full go. Not on injury report.
Carl has been wrong more times than I've been wrong. Based on history, he has no special insight. The Giants will be 0-3 after Sunday and may be 1-7 before they right the ship, at which time it will be too late.
The only way we win with this offense is...
1. OBJ gets a long score
AND
2. The defense scores
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Over there. Talk about not using the talent, you have
Ellison is an 18 million dollar spare part. Engram and Adams both run much better, and Ellison has not blocked (which is the only facet of his game worth anything) all that well when he has played.
I'm going to go ahead and assume that you have less than zero idea how well Ellison has blocked while he's been in there. I'm sure you're watching film and focusing in on Ellison, huh? I'm not sure how you can pass judgement on a guy that is rarely in the field. I'm guessing it's because you didn't like the signing so you're going all in. Ellison is KNOWN to be a very good blocker. And your constant point of the $18 million is a bit disingenuous. Everyone knows that the total dollars means absolutely nothing unless it was all guaranteed money.
I wonder if Eric has any data on site traffic comparing this year after two games and last year after two games when they started out 2-0. I could be wrong but it sure seems like traffic picks up immensely when things go bad and it sure doesn't bring out the "quality" posters. People seem to come out of the woodwork when they can bitch about everything. People love misery I suppose.