Fredtoast take on the O-line issue

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(03-06-2017, 05:49 PM)Wyche Wrote: I get all of that, but I think you're misunderstanding my sentiment.  For years, I've heard all about how great Alexander is, and well respected around the league, yada, yada, yada.  Yet, he seems to need top notch talent to have even decent lines, and has as difficult a time as any average coach would coaching up fringe talent.  If he's so great, I don't understand why a team like the Patriots haven't come after him, or he hasn't been promoted.  He's an average coach, that is starting to show some antiquity in his methods.....not this guru as he's been portrayed by some.  If that were the case, his services would have been in a MUCH bigger demand over a quarter century....just my thoughts.  

Without a FB, the run game has struggled for the better part of a decade.  That's with 4 OCs (2 of which are HCs now), a host of RBs, and a couple of re-shuffles on the line.  When he had good, mostly high draft picks back in 05-07, we could run a little, and Palmer had time.  From 08-10, Palmer got pummeled, and we couldn't run the ball without unbalanced sets.  The same thing is happening to Dalton's line, what saves him is mobility and quick release, things Palmer wasn't known for. I honestly feel Andy has helped mask their shortcomings in pass pro, and they still aren't worth a plug nickel in run blocking.  He's probably not the worst o line coach in the league, but he certainly isn't the best, let alone some sort of mystic in offensive trench play.

I don't know.  Our trench play was pretty offensive last year.