nj meadowlands Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The O-Line was a pleasant surprise last night. I felt like Fitz caught some heat off the edges a few times, but generally was kept pretty clean. As much as I like to make fun of Rex, and Buffalo, they have a pretty respectable front 7. Was especially impressed with the job Wesley Johnson did filling in for Carpenter (hopefully his injury isn't bad though - we really need him). For the OL junkies out there, what is going on at RT? Seemed to my amateur eye that Ijalana (obvious bias in my signature notwithstanding) played a better game than Qvale. How long is a RT rotation sustainable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoni Beast Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Mac and Bowles deserve a lot of credit for getting guys in or coaching up the depth thats already been here. This is what keeps teams alive, depth! What a novel idea. Sad that we not only didn't have quality depth, we didn't have anyone for depth at any position especially the oLine in the last decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rex-n-effect Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 25 minutes ago, nj meadowlands said: For the OL junkies out there, what is going on at RT? Seemed to my amateur eye that Ijalana (obvious bias in my signature notwithstanding) played a better game than Qvale. How long is a RT rotation sustainable? After this game the position seems to be closing in on Ijalana. I don't know that I'd completely count out Qvale but definitely felt Ijalana played substantially better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetdawgg Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Ijalana is getting some serious reps and doing a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalscience Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Winters actually looked pretty good last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I expected the line to be a consistent problem. So far, it's been much better than I could have hoped. Those guys, and the coaches, deserve a LOT of credit for this and keeping it up is probably the key to the season now. This team, with good OLine play, should be capable of hanging 30 points any given week against all but the very best defensive efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmajet Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Funny, at the beginning on TC the OL seemed to be the weakest link, but it has played well. The secondary, on the other hand, not looking so good. Hopefully the OL continues to play well and the secondary starts to gel and play better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYs Stepchild Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, nj meadowlands said: The O-Line was a pleasant surprise last night. I felt like Fitz caught some heat off the edges a few times, but generally was kept pretty clean. As much as I like to make fun of Rex, and Buffalo, they have a pretty respectable front 7. Was especially impressed with the job Wesley Johnson did filling in for Carpenter (hopefully his injury isn't bad though - we really need him). For the OL junkies out there, what is going on at RT? Seemed to my amateur eye that Ijalana (obvious bias in my signature notwithstanding) played a better game than Qvale. How long is a RT rotation sustainable? Yeah I think Ijjy should have won that job last night. Qvale didn't play bad but Ijalana was very good. Qvale looks like he's still trying to get used to his new technique. Building muscle memory for his new wider stance. The whole line seemed to jell as a unit which is very encouraging to me. Johnson played pretty well once he got comfortable. Maybe he and Qvale battle it out in practice for the job until Carp returns. I could see Ijjy as our starting LT maybe next year with Qvale at RT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The Oline could have been the seasons Achilles heel. As it turns out, it's been pretty solid, though I think we're giving the a bit more credit than they deserve simply because we expected less. Winters is the biggest surprise to me. He can pull and block downfield far better than Colon was able. He's developed nicely. Fortes exceptional vision and burst is a big reason the line looks as good as it does right now. As for right tackle, we need one. The two rotating right now are shaky at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 They played good also against the Bengals, would be nice to have a solid O-line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De-Jet-Erate/Duane Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The Oline will get even better as the season goes on. The more they play together the more cohesive they will become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The hole on Forte's clinching TD was absurd. Ryan is probably breaking things watching that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 27 minutes ago, sirlancemehlot said: Winters is the biggest surprise to me. He can pull and block downfield far better than Colon was able. And he can do it without holding every time. I liked Willie but in the mathematics of oversized Colons, Bart > Willie. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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