Over his last 207 pass-blocking snaps (5 games going back to last season), Andrew Thomas has allowed 1 sack and 9 pressures
Week 2 vs WFT: 2 Pressures in 43 pass blocking snaps
Week 1 vs. Denver: 2 pressures in 45 pass blocking snaps
Week 17 vs Dallas: 0 pressures in 31 pass blocking snaps
Week 16 vs Baltimore: 3 pressures (1 hit) in 53 pass blocking snaps
Week 15 vs Cleveland: 2 pressures (1 sack) in 35 pass blocking snaps
If you wanna take it a little further, Week 14 vs the Cardinals was really bad (7 pressures and 2 sacks in 32 snaps, albeit with a 1-legged DJ) but Weeks 12-13 he had 0 pressures in 70 pass-blocking snaps.
Still has things to work on but gotta give credit where its due. Love the way AT is developing and its encouraging that theres still so much room to improve. I know we're all down about the two heartbreaking losses but with all the questions we have about Thomas, we should be really happy that hes performing the way he is now. It sucks that it has to coincide with the good things from last year regressing but give the guy his credit.
Lets also ignore pre season because it's pre season and he said he was sick that game.
And Diehl was drafted as a guard (iirc) coming out of college.
And Diehl was drafted as a guard (iirc) coming out of college.
He was a RT if I recall. They moved him to guard in 05 where he excelled until 07 when they cut Pettitgout and moved him to LT. He immediately played well there in his first year which was pretty remarkable. I remember most fans being nervous as hell with him at LT, as he was not that great at RT early in his career.
He's had an interesting career path...unlike Thomas who has been playing LT since high school.
The Young move was so awesome and quick, by the way, that it left me wondering why Young wasn’t considered one of the league’s best players. Maybe he doesn’t go full steam all the time?
The Young move was so awesome and quick, by the way, that it left me wondering why Young wasn’t considered one of the league’s best players. Maybe he doesn’t go full steam all the time?
That entire DL gets a lot of praise since they turned it on late last year. It's also only Chase's second season.
The Young move was so awesome and quick, by the way, that it left me wondering why Young wasn’t considered one of the league’s best players. Maybe he doesn’t go full steam all the time?
Chase was ranked in 61st in the top 100 after his rookie season. Not many rookies get ranked that high. I think that'll be the lowest he'll be ranked for a long time.
That being said, imagine how bad our season will turn out if AT misses any stretch of time. Things will get ugly.
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David Diehl played a pretty good left tackle (iirc) but, that was about his 4-5 year before he came into his own at Tackle?
And Diehl was drafted as a guard (iirc) coming out of college.
He was a RT if I recall. They moved him to guard in 05 where he excelled until 07 when they cut Pettitgout and moved him to LT. He immediately played well there in his first year which was pretty remarkable. I remember most fans being nervous as hell with him at LT, as he was not that great at RT early in his career.
He's had an interesting career path...unlike Thomas who has been playing LT since high school.
You maybe right Blitz - I was going from memory from 20 years ago?
I am pretty sure he played Guard in college for a college in Illinois.
My point is - guys can develop. Even if it means just going from the college game to the pro-game (at the same position) it may take a little time. Thomas was drafted in 2020 - he was a rookie last year. At least his trajectory arrow is pointing upward (so it seems). Fingers crossed.
Are you going to change your handle to Vanilla Vick?
The amount of certainty people spout after one year is kinda crazy. Like things are set in stone. Wirfs is great, but he's a RT. Becton is injury prone and Wills is a guard eventually. The amount of supporters he had here was kind of surprising, just slap that Bama label on and people drool I guess. The asshats said it was between Wirfs and Thomas and they wanted a guy that could play LT (I was a Wirfs guy and couldn't believe that he fell to TB, talk about the rich getting richer)
I don't know what to make of our D.
The Young move was so awesome and quick, by the way, that it left me wondering why Young wasn’t considered one of the league’s best players. Maybe he doesn’t go full steam all the time?
Really? I think he's actually overrated by the talking heads purely because he was drafted #2 overall.
Azeez Ojulari is on pace to have more sacks than Young, fyi.
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I think the questions are nearly over for Thomas, DJ needs to follow up on his performance on Thursday but there is some hope, and our former offensive rookie of the year needs to show he’s recovered and those question might just stop.
The amount of certainty people spout after one year is kinda crazy. Like things are set in stone. Wirfs is great, but he's a RT. Becton is injury prone and Wills is a guard eventually. The amount of supporters he had here was kind of surprising, just slap that Bama label on and people drool I guess. The asshats said it was between Wirfs and Thomas and they wanted a guy that could play LT (I was a Wirfs guy and couldn't believe that he fell to TB, talk about the rich getting richer)
One year? Not even one game. One snap!
That being said, imagine how bad our season will turn out if AT misses any stretch of time. Things will get ugly.
Young played 86% of snaps in week 1 (70 plays) and 91% of snaps in week 2 (63 plays).
They should probably rotate DL more, that's how you end up coming off the field sucking wind.
But then you look at the Giants, and they give their players a ton of rest, and Dex and Leonard Williams haven't done anything yet either.
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Scintillating Chase Young move in the first half.
The Young move was so awesome and quick, by the way, that it left me wondering why Young wasn’t considered one of the league’s best players. Maybe he doesn’t go full steam all the time?
Really? I think he's actually overrated by the talking heads purely because he was drafted #2 overall.
Azeez Ojulari is on pace to have more sacks than Young, fyi.
Omg stop. Ojulari is on pace to have more sacks. Watch the game. Ojulari has 2 coverage sacks. He can’t beat anybody off the line with any move. Young is overrated for sure he’s not even a top 3 lineman on his own team. He’s the second best edge behind sweat and Payne and Allen are more valuable. Considering he’s on a line with 3 pro bowlers and sees few doubles he’s def underwhelming but don’t mention Ojulari in the same breath as young. It’s crazy.
It took our OC eight games last year to start running left. Let's hope it doesn't take him that long this season.
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David Diehl played a pretty good left tackle (iirc) but, that was about his 4-5 year before he came into his own at Tackle?
And Diehl was drafted as a guard (iirc) coming out of college.
He was a RT if I recall. They moved him to guard in 05 where he excelled until 07 when they cut Pettitgout and moved him to LT. He immediately played well there in his first year which was pretty remarkable. I remember most fans being nervous as hell with him at LT, as he was not that great at RT early in his career.
He's had an interesting career path...unlike Thomas who has been playing LT since high school.
Dtehl’s first game was at guard.