Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Last I checked, Kendall Hunter is averaging 2.7 yards per carry and our team has allowed the 4th worst amount of sacks in the league.
Not sure if you saw three unblocked defenders surrounding Smith in a perfect triangle instantaneously against the Bengals Sunday, twice. As another poster said, "Your nameplate could say Jesus Christ and you wouldn't be able to do anything with that."
Do you dispute that our OL is heavily to blame? With a QB that isn't good, a terrible OL sure isn't going to help this offense. A good OL can make a good QB look even more amazing, but it can also mask the deficiencies of an average one. A bad OL can make a good QB look terrible. Examples?
Jay Cutler - sacked the most in the NFL this year. 858 yards (54.4%), 5 TD, 3 INT, 1 Fumb. Lost and 82.4 rating. 1-2 record.
Matt Ryan - sacked the 2nd most in the NFL this year. 844 yards (60.7%), 5 TD, 4 INT, 3 Fumb. Lost and 81.5 rating. 1-2 record.
Jason Campbell - sacked the least in the NFL this year. 584 yards (65.9%), 3 TD, 1 INT and 93.8 rating. 2-1 record.
Colt McCoy - sacked the 2nd least in the NFL this year. 634 yards (54.1%), 5 TD, 2 INT and 78.4 rating. 2-1 record.
If you think the OL has next to no responsibility for any problems, you are delusional. And don't give me this "Alexcuses" crap. It has been made very clear that NO ONE thinks he's a good QB, and this is precisely why the OL issues are exponentially worsening the problem. Most of us are just thankful Alex has been able to not turn the ball over despite being hammered into the ground repeatedly.
Originally posted by Uppercut:
Kendal has had 9 carries.
He has 11, to be exact.
[ Edited by OnTheClock on Sep 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM ]