Andre Smith: Huge Improvement at Left Tackle

[THE PISTONS]

(09-02-2019, 10:54 PM)Joelist Wrote: It feels sometimes like some of us here are invested in the idea of the team being bad, the OL being bad, etc.

We have new coaches and systems and we also brought in new starters at two OL positions (LG and RG) and a new starting Center to boot. Interior OL has been a persistent issue for the last several seasons of the Marvin era and so far ZT seems determined to get an effective group out there.

So far from what we have seen in preseason both new Guards are definite upgrades over what we ran out there last year and Hopkins played his way into the lineup. Also Hart seems to be responding to the new systems well. Let's wait and see how everything goes.

Just like some are invested in it being good.

I see what I see. You guys see what you see.

I don't look at any of our offensive lineman individually and think they are even average. Look, we couldn't even run the ball.

Plus, we see it every year where guys do good in preseason then are bad during the year. It doesn't always translate over. You see vanilla defenses.

I do hope we have a good season. I'm just not getting my hopes up.