08-03-2015, 02:34 PM
It's easy for people to puff their chests out about Paulie G after a year where the team finished 12th in average per rush and gave up only 23 sacks. I'm not so quick to forget about the previous 8 seasons though. During those 8 seasons, they had an average rank of 27th in average per rush, with an average of 33 sacks allowed per season.
That's nearly a decade of terrible run production and average at best pass protection. Especially considering we've had a pair of QB's who get rid of the ball quickly. That's not even getting into the 90's.
Last year was easily the best year of Paul's tenure, as far as production is concerned. And again, who has he developed? I get that every team uses some top picks on o-linemen, but after 20 years, you'd think there'd be a pretty decent list of late round guys that Paul developed. Or busts that he turned around.
That's nearly a decade of terrible run production and average at best pass protection. Especially considering we've had a pair of QB's who get rid of the ball quickly. That's not even getting into the 90's.
Last year was easily the best year of Paul's tenure, as far as production is concerned. And again, who has he developed? I get that every team uses some top picks on o-linemen, but after 20 years, you'd think there'd be a pretty decent list of late round guys that Paul developed. Or busts that he turned around.
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