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JimYoungblood53
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merlin
What I mean by bottom feeders is if you compare them to the starters at their positions around the league. .
have to compare them to the players on the roster.
No one thinks we have a Dallas Cowboys line---but that the bottom feeders are better than the ones below them---
and that is all anyone can do.
I've said Noteboom was going to be left guard and people crapped on me for it. It's not becuase I think Noteboom
is great just that he was better than the alternatives. Same for Allen (COVID and injury rehab will likely put him on IR)
They say Hav has had good camp. Fine, good. We will see how it plays out. But Evan behind him is good ecause Evans
has more ability, athelticism...Hav more power...
SO, sure we'd have all loved it if we wook Zack Martin in 2014 over Greg Robinson---but it's over
Our line is not great--or good even, but the ones wil most ability will start with hpes of them getting better or upgrading in future
In fact comparing players vs their positional peers is crucial to understand their value. So teams are constantly doing that.
Boom was one of the worst OGs in the league last season. He wasn't sort of good. He was bad. But he was also a rookie so maybe he can turn that around.
Blythe was one of the worst OGs in the league, and also below average as a Center. Prob with him is there isn't any upside.
Corbett has upside, however he's been soft since he came in the league some years back. Is he suddenly going to become a plus run blocker? That's unlikely.
Fact is our line as a whole is soft in comparison to their peers at their respective positions. Teams know it too. I think however if you put Edwards in there at RG we suddenly have a strong side running game, so there's room for tinkering. But if this line goes live vs Dallas in the camp configuration they're gonna be soft. I will be very surprised if that's not the case but we'll see.
