Brandon Thompson

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(08-22-2017, 10:08 AM)Wyche Wrote: Dude.....we still have many instances of a "u" for our pocket.  That's definitely a Russell Bodine problem.  It seems as though Ludwig Van is too damn stubborn to admit his mistakes.  Dalton needs to be looking at an "inverted u", not the bottom of one.

I was just about to post about this. If the interior OL was not a concern, shouldn't there always be a pocket to step into if/when the edges give way?
I see it all the time with Drew Brees. He's had a pretty solid interior OL that he's been able to step up in the pocket consistently when pressure gets by the edge defenders and he's able to make a play.

That's actually why it's called a "pocket" anyway. Because the OL makes an inverted U around the QB. When the edges collapse, there should be room to move up assuming the interior OL does its job to keep interior defenders at bay.

The best way to describe the Bengals OL this year might be...