Macky B

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by RoyTheHammer

Not sure if that was Callahan's call or not but you do have to give him credit as being one of the most respected OL coaches in the business.

Replacing one of the most respected OL coaches in the business.

Not an upgrade. Does nothing to fix the situation. That was my point.

[Joe Rod]

Originally Posted by Zimmy Lives

The Panthers prefer agile interior linemen; he was expendable.

Anyway, lots of guards go on to play well on other teams after they are deemed expendable by another. Nate Newton and Ron Stone immediately come to mind. And lets not forgot the memorable Brian Waters.

I am still hoping, but people here in Panther Country were absolutely shocked that Dallas signed him to be a starter and I am thus far agreeing with them. Dude currently looks like he would be a good gameday back-up, but not a long term solution.

I am holding out some hope that his injuries from the offseason have just kept him held back and he will end up a better player coming out of the bye week.

[GiveDezdaBall88]

Is JG actually coaching or just playing the Sergeant on the show Homeland?

[Frozen700]

Originally Posted by GiveDezdaBall88

Is JG actually coaching or just playing the Sergeant on the show Homeland?

I think he's playing the Sergeant

[Gameover]

i would take big ugly over macky b.

[RoyTheHammer]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Replacing one of the most respected OL coaches in the business.

Not an upgrade. Does nothing to fix the situation. That was my point.

Fair enough.. though a slight upgrade, imo.

[Zimmy Lives]

Originally Posted by Joe Rod

I am still hoping, but people here in Panther Country were absolutely shocked that Dallas signed him to be a starter and I am thus far agreeing with them. Dude currently looks like he would be a good gameday back-up, but not a long term solution.

I am holding out some hope that his injuries from the offseason have just kept him held back and he will end up a better player coming out of the bye week.

For the record, I was not thrilled with this move but I'm willing to give the guy a chance to prove himself. He has not had a lot of time to prep for the season but he's healthy now so there is no excuse for a lack of improvement.

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by Zimmy Lives

In fairness to "Macky B," he has not had a lot of prep time. The guy is built like a tank but he has not had the time to work on his explosion and power since he was injured most of the offseason. Not only that, he has not had the opportunity to work with his line mates.

I think the guy has played poorly to date but I do see an upside. If he can regain his lower body strength and power he should be a solid contributor by November. If he's JAG, he will keep playing the way he is and will be cut at the end of the season.

Also, he's really had to face some tough assignments -- he got destroyed by McCoy in TB -- that kid was the 3rd overall pick in the 2010 draft. Melton from Chicago is a budding star who likely sees a giant contract for 2013.

None of this means that Mack doesn't suck -- but he's not exactly been in an ideal situation physically or matchup wise

[jnday]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Replacing one of the most respected OL coaches in the business.

Not an upgrade. Does nothing to fix the situation. That was my point.

I agree. Houck did a fine job coaching Tyron and it proved a point to me. A coach is only as good as the talent that he has to work with. It is notvasvsimple as getting a big guy and coaching him up as some posters think. The sad thing about this line situation is that the team and fans will forget about how bad they are when draft time rolls around. You will hear the same comments about linemen not being worth early picks and you can always get good linemen in the late rounds. I don't care who the coach is if some quality linemen are not drafted they will fail.

[Zimmy Lives]

Originally Posted by AbeBeta

Also, he's really had to face some tough assignments -- he got destroyed by McCoy in TB -- that kid was the 3rd overall pick in the 2010 draft. Melton from Chicago is a budding star who likely sees a giant contract for 2013.

None of this means that Mack doesn't suck -- but he's not exactly been in an ideal situation physically or matchup wise

Excellent point! This is why I was hoping the Cowboys would have drafted a stud guard in April rather than try their luck with a retread.

This week it's Livings' turn to prove his worth going up against Halitosis Ngata.

[Numbers921]

Originally Posted by AbeBeta

Also, he's really had to face some tough assignments -- he got destroyed by McCoy in TB -- that kid was the 3rd overall pick in the 2010 draft. Melton from Chicago is a budding star who likely sees a giant contract for 2013.

None of this means that Mack doesn't suck -- but he's not exactly been in an ideal situation physically or matchup wise

So every time he matches up with a good DT he has carte blance to be a complete liability. Sorry, that just doesn't fly.

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by Numbers921

So every time he matches up with a good DT he has carte blance to be a complete liability. Sorry, that just doesn't fly.

I'm pointing out that if a player misses most of training camp while rehabbing an injury and he goes out and gets abused by a great DT that it might not be useful to make projections based on those performances

But I do realize that distinctions other than Black and White are a bit too complex for most of the folks on this board

[rocboy22]

Originally Posted by AbeBeta

I'm pointing out that if a player misses most of training camp while rehabbing an injury and he goes out and gets abused by a great DT that it might not be useful to make projections based on those performances

But I do realize that distinctions other than Black and White are a bit too complex for most of the folks on this board

lmao..

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by AbeBeta

I'm pointing out that if a player misses most of training camp while rehabbing an injury and he goes out and gets abused by a great DT that it might not be useful to make projections based on those performances

But I do realize that distinctions other than Black and White are a bit too complex for most of the folks on this board

coming from someone that continually creates excuses for bad O line play this is not a surprise

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

coming from someone that continually creates excuses for bad O line play this is not a surprise

Blah blah blah Burm. Nice to see you took a break from internet porn long enough to come and complain about the O-line so more