Originally posted by flynhayn15:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by flynhayn15:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by flynhayn15:
Exaclty! Why will lance automatically get hurt because Tomlinson missed a block that got Jimmy hurt?
Because that's his consistent weakness despite playing next to HOF LT's his entire career and he put our QB on I.R. twice by himself last year from that same area of weakness. At this point, he is what he is, and the QB behind him isn't going to change that. That doesn't guarentee he WILL get Lance hurt but he's certainly going to compete with McGlinchey at increasing those odds.
He wasn't the 1st guard nor will he be the last to miss a block or get beat by a pass rusher. I would argue most teams would rather have him than their weakest starting guard. Either way, you can't blame an Olineman for a QB injury. Like my Devey point, there are plenty of terrible guards that have never had a QB miss games on their watch. Russell Wilson, who never gets hurt, would love to have Tomlison as his LG.
Pointing out a clear weakness isn't saying he sucks overall or we shouldn't resign him going forward or that he couldn't start on the mass majority of NFL teams. But there's a reason they went out and got two G's who's primary strength is...pass protection. This may also be Tomlinson's last year here too. The coaches watched their entire season go down the drain, twice, because of the same guy (although everyone still blames Jimmy). Give me another example of an OL sending their QB to I.R. twice in the same season.
Now you are just being disingenuous. You know darn well that the IR rules were different last year. Can you give me another example of a CB playing week 1, going on IR, returning, getting and INT, and then going back on IR? You also know, that the 2nd trip to IR was because of how he was throwing in the Miami game and not because of how Tomlinson was blocking. I agree that the team's hope is for both of the rookies to win starting jobs so our Oline continuity will be there for years to come, but I am pretty confident that neither will unseat a healthy Tomlinson this year.
I'm simply saying had a CB (cough, Emmanuel Moseley, cough) gave up a monster play fans would be all over him. But if a G who's known for poor pass protection already puts his QB on I.R. twice in one season causing the team to miss the playoffs, fans ignore it. Hell, Mike McGlinchey got more beef from fans than Tomlinson (granted, he did give up some kill shots too).
I guarantee you fans won't ignore it if it happens to Lance. I just think it's odd. That's all. If that doesn't bother you, there's literally nothing an OL can do that's going to bother you or raise red flags. Those are just very very low standards. I'm happy to see ShanaLynch start to raise those. Very happy.
[ Edited by NCommand on May 5, 2021 at 4:44 PM ]
