TUcker needs more help than (rookie) Rob P.

[DallasDomination]

I refuse to leave our blind side in the hands of Tucker...NO NO and NO!.

Pettiti has been doing good holding down the right side, and I truely believe he can do good on his own. This kid is big and is showing a big upside, it's time for him to take it on his own.



But this is not the same for TUcker. THis is the most important position on the O line. IF someone gets loose on the right side Bledsoe can see it and dish it out, but if someone gets by Tucker on the left side, we might aswell call it a fumble.


Torrin Tucker needs all the help he can get and now that he's going against Winstrom it's even needed more.

 

[Bluefin]

The staff needs to watch Torrin Tucker closely at left tackle and protect him as much as possible without making the offensive gameplan too conservative.

The key, IMO, is to call plays early that will help settle Tucker into a grove and allow his confidence to grow.

It isn't a question of talent, it's there in abundance, T Tuck was projected as a first day selection at guard right up to the 2003 draft. He surprisingly went undrafted due to questions about his fit at guard in the NFL, his ability to slide out to tackle and concerns over his on-field mean streak.

But Tucker was a guy who always coasted along and got by on sheer size and strength, he didn't worry about fundamentals or cardiovascular work.

That approach got up with him last year as he was eventually benched the last three weeks of the season. Luckily, Tucker didn't give up, not even when Bill Parcells got n him for showing up to off-season camp overweight.

Tucker finally seemed to realize what it would take to be a NFL offensive lineman and Big Bill saw enough through training camp and pre-season to give T Tuck the important role of back-up left and right tackle.

Like Parcells recently said, when Tucker has a solid idea of what to do, he's fine on the field. It's just when he's tentative that bad things occur.

Tucker shut Julius Peppers down two years ago when his head was in the game, so there's no doubt in my mind he can handle Grant Wistrom tomorrow.

And the staff can make his job easier with playcalling and early double teams to ensure a fast start, IMO.

 

[DallasDomination]

The staff needs to watch Torrin Tucker closely at left tackle and protect him as much as possible without making the offensive gameplan too conservative.

The key, IMO, is to call plays early that will help settle Tucker into a grove and allow his confidence to grow.

It isn't a question of talent, it's there in abundance, T Tuck was projected as a first day selection at guard right up to the 2003 draft. He surprisingly went undrafted due to questions about his fit at guard in the NFL, his ability to slide out to tackle and concerns over his on-field mean streak.

But Tucker was a guy who always coasted along and got by on sheer size and strength, he didn't worry about fundamentals or cardiovascular work.

That approach got up with him last year as he was eventually benched the last three weeks of the season. Luckily, Tucker didn't give up, not even when Bill Parcells got n him for showing up to off-season camp overweight.

Tucker finally seemed to realize what it would take to be a NFL offensive lineman and Big Bill saw enough through training camp and pre-season to give T Tuck the important role of back-up left and right tackle.

Like Parcells recently said, when Tucker has a solid idea of what to do, he's fine on the field. It's just when he's tentative that bad things occur.

Tucker shut Julius Peppers down two years ago when his head was in the game, so there's no doubt in my mind he can handle Grant Wistrom tomorrow.

And the staff can make his job easier with playcalling and early double teams to ensure a fast start, IMO.

I sure hope so man.......I've neve been a Tucker supporter but I'm willing to save the little faith I have in him and give him another shot. I mean it's not like Adams was playing lights out either.

 

[LaTunaNostra]

The staff needs to watch Torrin Tucker closely at left tackle and protect him as much as possible without making the offensive gameplan too conservative.

The key, IMO, is to call plays early that will help settle Tucker into a grove and allow his confidence to grow.

It isn't a question of talent, it's there in abundance, T Tuck was projected as a first day selection at guard right up to the 2003 draft. He surprisingly went undrafted due to questions about his fit at guard in the NFL, his ability to slide out to tackle and concerns over his on-field mean streak.

But Tucker was a guy who always coasted along and got by on sheer size and strength, he didn't worry about fundamentals or cardiovascular work.

That approach got up with him last year as he was eventually benched the last three weeks of the season. Luckily, Tucker didn't give up, not even when Bill Parcells got n him for showing up to off-season camp overweight.

Tucker finally seemed to realize what it would take to be a NFL offensive lineman and Big Bill saw enough through training camp and pre-season to give T Tuck the important role of back-up left and right tackle.

Like Parcells recently said, when Tucker has a solid idea of what to do, he's fine on the field. It's just when he's tentative that bad things occur.

Tucker shut Julius Peppers down two years ago when his head was in the game, so there's no doubt in my mind he can handle Grant Wistrom tomorrow.

And the staff can make his job easier with playcalling and early double teams to ensure a fast start, IMO.

Nice post, stranger.

Good to have you back....and thanks for the reminder on how Torrin handled Peppers. That may decrease the probability of some nightmares tonite.