Mr Moore will absolutely have to step up his game this season or the Steelers may need a half dozen QBs for all the beating they will be taking;Originally Posted by hawaiiansteel
https://twitter.com/Steelersdepot/st...93425508925440
That's not good enough to remain a starter.
found this article to be very interesting:
Mason Cole Is Suddenly a Stud
Nov 30, 2021
When the Minnesota Vikings traded a 6th-Round draft pick for Mason Cole last spring, folks spitballed whether he’d play right guard, replace Garrett Bradbury at center, or merely fill a reservist role on the team’s offensive line.
Cole is a center by trade, but the Vikings adore moving offensive linemen from their organic positions. So, fans tangibly believed Cole would replace Dakota Dozier at right guard, who started most of 2020 and struggled. Cole ultimately did not move to guard, but Dozier wasn’t re-upped as starting right guard either. That title was awarded to Oli Udoh, a player who started the season strong but soon devolved into penalties and reduced production.
Lo and behold, Cole emerged as the Vikings starting center.
Bradbury was in charge of the position for 2.5 seasons, losing his job — evidently — to Cole after Bradbury spent time on the COVID reserve list. Through some serendipity, Minnesota’s coaching staff learned Cole just might be a better center than Bradbury.
The numbers — at least through a few games — confirm it.
Suddenly, Cole is the Vikings top-graded offensive lineman, scoring a 71.8 per Pro Football Focus grade. And somehow, that tops right tackle Brian O’Neill’s score, which is 70.9 through 11 games. PFF is not without faults, but generally speaking, it serves as a reasonable indicator of player performance. For example, though, not a single Vikings fan around the globe would proclaim Cole a better football player than O’Neill.
The important part? Cole, so far, is outplaying Bradbury. That’s impactful because Bradbury hasn’t quite turned the corner for his career development. Bradbury is not a poor football player — he’s actually rather apt with run blocking — but he has not matched his 1st-Round draft stock with performance on the field.
The Vikings have until this spring to opt-in to Bradbury’s fifth-year contractual option. Doing so would cost the Vikings north of $12 million, an unlikely splurge for general manager Rick Spielman because a sort-of journeyman Cole will be undoubtedly cheaper.
Minnesota has six games remaining in 2021, so those matchups (at DET, vs. PIT, at CHI, vs. LAR, at GB, vs. CHI) will be Cole’s almighty audition. For now, he’s vividly showing Vikings brass he can be the center of the future. But career verdicts take longer than 3-4 games. His solidification at center would also mean the Vikings only need one more solution on the offensive line.
Otherwise, Christian Darrisaw (LT), Ezra Cleveland (LG), Mason Cole (C), Unnamed Solution (RG), and Brian O’Neill (RT) are a sturdy foundation for the years to come.
And the bizarre part about Cole is that he truly felt like a turnstile-type reservist offensive lineman, in the mold of Nick Easton or Brett Jones for the Vikings in years past.
But nope. Cole is suddenly on track to be the starting center for the next few seasons, barring any abrupt regression.
https://vikingsterritory.com/2021/ge...uddenly-a-stud
The OL will be better than last year. No doubt about it.
To me, this is huge. Green had all the agility the team wanted, but lacked strength. You can get by in the NFL with non-traditional size if you have something else that's exceptional. His agility was really good, but it doesn't do you any good to speed up to someone that you intend to block, only to be shed like a tear lol
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2023 DRAFT DAY MOCK
1. Joey Porter Jr, CB, PSU
2a. Anton Harrison, OT, Oklahoma
2b. John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota
3. Keeanu Benton, NT, Wisconsin
4. Clayton Tune, QB, Houston
Looking at this line up, its better than lat year by default. In Nfl circles only Daniles qualifies as a + starter and he's barely better than average. Hopefully Moore becomes a decent starter. We will need to spend a 1st and a 3rd round pick on OL.
The Steelers had a great draft in 2023. However better play calling / coaching is badly needed. Tomlin is 19-18-1 in last 38 games played and hasn't won a playoff game in six years and counting. Nor has hired anyone good to his coaching staff. Think about that. But Khan and Weidl appear to have better management on the salary cap and focused on the right free agents and draft needs.
No way we draft to OL in the first 3 rounds.
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I said a 1st and a 3rd. Not a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. We need a new tackle and left guard, unless you're a believer in what we have.
The Steelers had a great draft in 2023. However better play calling / coaching is badly needed. Tomlin is 19-18-1 in last 38 games played and hasn't won a playoff game in six years and counting. Nor has hired anyone good to his coaching staff. Think about that. But Khan and Weidl appear to have better management on the salary cap and focused on the right free agents and draft needs.
Steelers Post-Draft Roster Review, Part 5: Offensive Line
The NFL Draft is over and the Steelers have added many new faces to the roster. In this series, we’ll take a look at each position and what you need to know as the offseason rolls on. In Part Five, we’ll break down the offensive line.
Jun 3, 2022
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.co...afor-moore-nfl
I'm way too eclectic to ever be a Steeler FO wannabe but I heard a 93.7 regular praising the Colts O-Line. If true, sign FA LT Eric Fisher who wants out of Indy. Just sayin'...
Alex Kozora
@Alex_Kozora
Youth movement when it comes to the Steelers' offense. O-line no exception. Age of projected front five come Week One.
Dan Moore – 23
Kevin Dotson – 25
Mason Cole – 26
James Daniels – 24
Chukwuma Okorafor – 25
Group has experience but has to be the youngest o-line in football.
https://twitter.com/Alex_Kozora?ref_...Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://steelersdepot.com/2022/06/ch...t-few-seasons/
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