TS had an entire offseason of his true rookie year. He then had two seasons of starting. He had more time to learn than most young starting QB's, so this is factually false.
You can't just blame the line - if people go back and rewatch those games (god bless you if you can) you'll see him not stepping up in the pocket, holding onto the ball for too long, never feeling pressure and sliding, etc. There were times where he got sacked when the job did it's job, and that's because he's simply not good. People want to just scream 'the line's bad so it's not his fault' while never understanding that QB's contribute to how a line performs. And his understanding of the game, which was supposed to be a strength, was so great that he never audibled when there was a blitz, and he never recognized one, either.
As far as it being a guarantee that he would fail - I wish you had been around to tell that to his fans the past two seasons, because they surely did not feel that way.
I disavow the Bengals in all ways, shapes, and forms.
Because receivers rarely had time to even run seven years routes, forget actual deep ones.
Stepping up in a pocket as rushers routinely penetrated between RG and C as if they weren't touched wasn't an option.
I understand the hate for TS makes it easy to ignore facts. Water under the bridge at this point. I'm just hoping the Broncos fix the two biggest holes on the team, LG and RT, or it will likely be another long season.
It is water under the bridge!
I think Bolles will be better this year. Last season his issue was being penalized. But, from what I've seen on PFF, when he was actually blocking without the penalties, he wasn't doing that poorly. I'm optimistic for him. I was hoping there was a FA answer for RT.
Agreed on Bolles. He held at times to save QB after being beat. I think he'll be better this year.
We've now had among the worst RT play in the league for multiple years. LG only slightly better.
Watson graded (PFF) the 73rd ranked tackle, and gave up the second most sacks, but in ONLY nine games.
Garcia was the ninth worst guard in the league with 34 pressures and four sacks, and he alternated time with Barbre.
Barbre was the 69th rated guard overall and his pass protection rating was worse than Garcia's.
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“I’m just different!”
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Draft
1st round— Cooper Dejean CB
2nd round— Jack Sawyer OLB
3rd round— Will Shipley RB
4th round— Ricky Pearsall WR
5th round— Ladd McKonkey WR
6th round— Cash Jones RB
7th round— Carson Steele RB
I suggest you unfortunately rewatch some of that awfulness on the Line towards the end of last Season and the NYG game and after. Bro they are abysmal. It wasn't until later on towards the end of the Season there was some resemblance of DECENT blocking and pass protectio.
Connor McGovern was a big reason in my opinion. I belueve they are a T away.
"I may not be a mathematician, but I can count to a million." - Shannon Sharpe
The market for such an acclaimed Center like Paradis just went up to 4 years/$42 M per with $22 M guaranteed, no C is worth that, especially one as weak as Paradis. The Broncos literally threw a fit when they had to make Miller the highest paid at his position.
The Broncos are not just a T away.
"Tuning ... into each other ... lift all higher”
“I’m just different!”
“ . . . Picture a cup in the middle of the sea”
Draft
1st round— Cooper Dejean CB
2nd round— Jack Sawyer OLB
3rd round— Will Shipley RB
4th round— Ricky Pearsall WR
5th round— Ladd McKonkey WR
6th round— Cash Jones RB
7th round— Carson Steele RB
They were in the mid twenties for the line. They were bad. I hate to break this to you, but QB's overcome bad lines all the time. And when your QB has a pocket and doesn't step up into it, or holds onto the ball for too long, two seasons in I might add, with that line, at same point it's fair to realize that he's making a bad situation worse.
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