Our Offensive Line

[SunsetBengal]

(09-16-2016, 07:24 PM)3wt Wrote: Yeah, Lap said Wednesday night that the failures of both Zeitler and Bodine were basic failures, "football 101".  He clearly was mystified as to how they managed to play so poorly.

And the D-line was just as lame.  They were a sieve.  The Jets barely beat the Bills.  They're not the juggernaut we made them look like.

I understand the bend don't break concept, and you have to say it worked.  But it barely worked - and no thanks to the D-line.

We'll see if both lines rise to the occasion.  But I am concerned we have a fatal flaw.

And if Bodine does not improve this season I'm officially off the Alexander band wagon.  As stridently as he has defended Bodine there needs to be some substance.  Especially considering how Zeitler has turned out relative to DeCastro.  Those are two humongous whiffs.

Not so sure that (bolded) has much weight on the situation that is being discussed, as divisional games are usually a bit closer and more intense than out of division games.  I didn't listen to Lap on Wednesday, but I'm guessing that the Cincyjungle article was pretty much recycling what he said.  And yes, they displayed some poor fundementals.  Not sure if Jets DL got into their heads early, and they never recovered, or if they were just that outmatched.

It will take a seriously dramatic improvement in Bodine for me to ever be on the Paul Alexander bandwagon.