Dalton & O-Line Struggle Today

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(08-16-2017, 02:18 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: According to this article from the USAToday, Dalton struggled in practice today, throwing two pick sixes and being sacked five times in two plays.  The pick sixes were by Dre and Burfict.

It notes that all three of the quarterbacks were under pressure all day and that the defense was working on blitz packages, which the line might just need to become more of a unit with new pieces.  In that respect, the article does mention that the line should improve as August goes on, but also notes that our (my) fears of the line causing our season to fail could be even worse than anticipated.

It also notes that defensive backs were the ones applying pressure on blitzes, Geno was being his normal self and collapsing the pocket, and Willis got two because he's freakishly fast, so it could be just that our defense is really good and that our line is bound to improve with more work together, but it still scares the shit out of me.

Here's the full article so you don't have to go another page:


I pray to God that the line can improve, or we need to make some trades and/or FA signings fast (which isn't likely).

Preseason game #1 was a bit of an aberration as defenses are usually ahead of offenses early in the year, and then they seemingly "slow down".  The defense has a ton of competition at end and the offensive line has competition at RG.  I think this preseason game #2 Saturday night will be a really good test for the offense.  

The best friend of a struggling pass-blocking team is a good rushing attack, and I really liked what I saw against Tampa in this respect.  

This is probably being overreacted a bit, as we did with Driskoll, and the offensive line will get its act together before Saturday.