Ben getting beat up again...thanks Colbert

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Re: Ben getting beat up again...thanks Colbert

To Only get 10 points in today's NFL is just horrible.

when you hold a team like the Texans to only 17 points on the road you really should be able to win.

I hope you aren't insinuating that we held them to anything... they pretty much did what they wanted offensively.

Well, the front office ignored the O-line for a looong time, took the path of least resistance, and now we're paying for it. I'll go ahead and say it: this is the worst they've looked since Tomlin took over.

That statement appears to be true. Maybe not "ignore", but they had MISPLACED trust in the fat, lazy guys they had/have. I've said many times--O-line needs cohesion, and it's as much about attitude as anything else. We have lots of (fat) guys who have a strong complacency gene. You need guys who remain driven. It's fine to have a couple big fat guys to grade the road. But you need to mortar in between the bricks--you need active, bright, tough guys to go along.

Our line is full of big fatsos who's minds move like molasses (minus Pouncey).

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Re: Ben getting beat up again...thanks Colbert

Well, the front office ignored the O-line for a looong time, took the path of least resistance, and now we're paying for it. I'll go ahead and say it: this is the worst they've looked since Tomlin took over.

No excuses. They are just flat-out bad. It's heartbreaking to look at all the talent we have elsewhere and see it go to waste because we cannot control the LoS to save our lives.

And yes, BA still sucks.

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Re: Ben getting beat up again...thanks Colbert

Well it might have went from bad to worse. Big Ben boarded the plane in a walking boot and has a MRI scheduled for Monday.

[SteelTorch]

Re: Ben getting beat up again...thanks Colbert

Well, the front office ignored the O-line for a looong time, took the path of least resistance, and now we're paying for it. I'll go ahead and say it: this is the worst they've looked since Tomlin took over.

That statement appears to be true. Maybe not "ignore", but they had MISPLACED trust in the fat, lazy guys they had/have. I've said many times--O-line needs cohesion, and it's as much about attitude as anything else. We have lots of (fat) guys who have a strong complacency gene. You need guys who remain driven. It's fine to have a couple big fat guys to grade the road. But you need to mortar in between the bricks--you need active, bright, tough guys to go along.

Our line is full of big fatsos who's minds move like molasses (minus Pouncey).

You forgot bodies as slow as molasses. Being fat means nothing if you're too slow to block speedy rushers. I'm convinced it's not just motivation or "cohesion", we just have bad players minus maybe one or two. But one or two good players can't make up for three awful ones.