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Originally Posted by OldSchool
It's the best we've got to go on for people who aren't actually there to witness every practice. When I look at pre-season games, particularly concerning the OL, I focus on these things:
1. Execution and cohesion as a unit. Are they able to recognize and pick up blitzes effectively? Can they get out and form a decent wall in the screen game? Can they drive defenders off of the ball in the run game more often than not?
2. For the interior on basic pass protection, are the 3 players able to recognize and support each other in their attempt to keep the middle of the pocket from collapsing? Is the veteran (Jeff Allen) doing his job well enough for Hudson to focus more on helping out the rookie Fulton?
3. Individually, are our Tackles able to handle their 1 on 1 assignments? How good are their feet in moving to keep them in front of the outside pass rusher? Are they quick enough to force speed rushers outside and do they have the power to anchor against a bull rush? Are they winning their battles, or at least holding their own, at least 90% of the time (which is pretty much where my minimum cutoff is for a starting caliber OT)?
So far, I can say no to all of these things, which is terrible.
You know that your OL is complete shit when you're watching the game live and you can't tell which OL player ****ed up but there are 2+ guys in the backfield before your QB even reaches the top of his drop or before the RB has even had a chance to start running.
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I am talking about people commenting on fishers performance in a meaningless preseason game last year and holding that up as more important than his improved performance at the end of last year.
Fisher has been terrible. It's also his second start at left tackle and it's only the preseason. We don't know what we have in him yet.