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That's what I thought, you can prove anything with links to credentials.Receipts or shut your trap.
That's what I thought, you can prove anything with links to credentials.Receipts or shut your trap.
What does that say about our o-line coach??
To be honest I thought the other Ty Smith played admirably in Tron's place for his first ever start.
To be honest I thought the other Ty Smith played admirably in Tron's place for his first ever start.
I said repeatedly how Connor Williams was not the problem and should have been kept and moved to Center. Lucky for the Dolphins they have a much smarter group of coaches, especially a better Oline Coach. Joe Philbin is a big problem that has been hurting us. Mike McCarthy stubbornly sticking by his old buddy is also not helping.
Philbin is awful and won't be here next year.
Can’t really judge a guy after one gameGive it time…
Give it time…
Yeah, Philbin sucks.
I called it the past 2 years, and I got ridiculed for it. Oh well.Maybe he's just a more natural center and we were playing him in the wrong position.
Center is probably the best position for him because he's the most protected there from his lack of great strength. He plays with good technique and he has good movement skills for pulling, etc. His one issue is power and center takes the least amount of power.
Frankly, the reason I wanted to give him a shot at the backup LT job was similar to that. Sure, there are some power right ends, but most of those guys are built for speed. Williams was never built for taking on 300-plus-pound defensive tackles, at least not by himself. At center, teams will be able to isolate him at times, but most of the time he's going to have a little help.
To back up Carson's comment...per Pro Football Reference___Incredible a guy goes from being the most penalized player in the league, changes teams and his offense is called for ONLY ONE offensive penalty all game. He had ZERO penalties all game despite changing positions.
Give it time???? Really???? Isn't 26 years enough..guess not
Now back to Dallas is going to Superbowl chant
To back up Carson's comment...per Pro Football Reference___
2021 season - Conner Williams was flagged 14 times - most in the league; 3 were declined or offset by the opponent being penalized.
11 of Williams' infractions were for holding.
Gonna following this ex-Cowboys season with the Bengals to see if this 180° continues all season long.
"At Center you don't need power." You couldn't be more wrong, especially since Centers have to deal with big/strong NTs and big/strong 1-techs who like to shoot the gap a lot. If your Center is not strong enough to at least remain neutral with giving ground 1-on-1 at the line of scrimmage (it takes strength), your play is going to start off very rough with a big NT/DT bringing heat right up the middle...which is closest to a QB and RB.
With all due respect, what a bunch of hogwash!Center is the most protected and helped position on the line. They most often end up being involved in double teams both in run blocking and pass blocking. There are reasons players like Mark Stepnoski and the center who was drafted in the first round (Linderbaum) can make it in the NFL at center, but not at other positions.
This is from Ross Tucker, a former lineman, for SI. It was written in 2008, but hasn't exactly become dated.
Centers are paid more for their intelligence and experience than they are for the difficulty associated with their physical assignment. Though some athletic centers can create additional value with their ability to pull or effectively block at the second level, the greatest reason centers get paid well is the fear among coaches that their pivot man not be able to readjust the blocking scheme depending on a certain blitz look or audible. Make no mistake about it: A center that cannot make the right decisions at critical junctures could have a huge impact on the outcome of a game.
That being said, it was unanimous among the four offensive lineman that I polled that center was the easiest position, at least physically, along the line. The center is rarely in a one-on-one pass blocking situation, which as we have noted, is the most likely situation in which an offensive linemen could have a large impact on the outcome of a game.
Centers are often the ones providing the help in pass protection so it is surprising to me that teams like the Buccaneers value the position highly enough to reward a player like Jeff Faine with a contract that guarantees him $15 million. Most centers go through an entire season without giving up any sacks and are rarely credited with even being responsible for a pressure.