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What does 'used in space' mean? He still needs to learn to follow blockers in order to get 'in to space' since he is a poor runner, I assume the defenses will watch him a little closer if he starts to run a pass pattern. The fact is , he is not very good. Maybe on a different team, he would be more effective, but he doesn't fit on this team, right now.

Finally! Thank you.

Fair enough. But a couple points to make. Henderson is far from a book end. He may get there someday, but not there yet. If Kujo stinks at tackle, which we all saw the preseason, he was horrible, why think he would do well at guard? If they want to address the RG position long term, I suggest they get a guard, not a failed tackle. It is too early to give up on Kujo, but he really looked like crap.

Yeah, really. Kujo should be starting guard since he looked so good at tackle in preseason. What makes you think you know more than the coaches that see him everyday.

Other than getting nice sack numbers, our defense was horrible last year. Pettine did not get the job because of Buffalo's defense. He was the only one who would take the job. Schwartz might get more looks because it seems like our defense could be a top 10 or top 5 one.

Yes, and we are in first place. It's nice to learn and still win 3 of 5.

I think this is pretty significant. We have 2 rookies learning the ropes against some superstar players and very strong defenses. I have to think this was a partial factor in our offensive struggles. Curious to see how we perform against weaker defenses.

Apparently not. I'm guessing if they thought he was better he would play him, don't you?

That's what coaches are for. Would you trade your starting guard for a player who is having a crappy year and is a free agent at the end of the year?

I'm not carried away with his accuracy, I was referring to your comment specifically about the throw to Goodwin, where you stated in was 'in the area' and Goodwin had to make a great catch. It was a perfectly thrown pass that Goodwin caught in perfect stride as it landed in his hands. Orton's accuracy was mixed throughout the game, but if you think that pass wasn't great, you are very confused... and blind.

Charles often runs between the tackles. But he is better than Spiller and his line is better than Spillers.

Orton his Goodwin in perfect stride with a perfectly thrown ball. Did you even watch or were you too busy preparing this post to rag on Hackett We were down 14-3 on the road to the top rated defense in the league. Offense did well enough to come back and win. It's one thing to criticize after a loss, but after a win can be a bit of a stretch. You seem to ignore that our offensive line is crap. But you are smart enough to make plays that don't need a quality line. Why aren't you coaching?

you're assuming 31 other teams would be willing to pay him $8mm a year for multiple years. a team may think he's worth the money, but not the money and a high draft pick

well, I've seen 10 men rush a punt quite often, but I've been watching football for over 40 years. To answer your question, it might be quite hard for the punter to hit a 15 yard crossing route, especially if the punter can't throw the ball well.

Please explain how Lee Smith will create some sort of mismatch. Or Chandler for that matter. He runs like he is in quicksand. The fact that you think playing 2 or more of our TE's will create favorable mismatches discredits your whole post.

Still should have challenged it. If you have a chance, watch it again. It's pretty clear he was short. He would have won that one.

Also, when he did finally make contact, the ref's blew it. He was a good half yard short of the line to gain and it should have been 4th down, or Marrone should have challenged the spot. It was clearly short.

I totally agree with you. He adds quite a bit to the game with his commentary. Most others do not.

not to be too pessimistic but Wood seems to be very average at his position and Henderson is 3 games into his career , a bit premature to say we are set at LT with him.

Damn, he sounds really good.

they drafted 3 lineman this year and signed a free agent. It may not have worked yet but they made a very serious effort to upgrade their line.

Seriously? How would that happen? By doing the job he was hired to do, well? Is he showing up McCoy in San Diego?

Sometimes it's hard to tell sarcasm online. Yeah, he might be impossible to cover as a TE. Great idea, it's amazing nobody has thought of using him as a TE before now.

I think Henderson needs to get his crap together quick then. Never really heard of an on field mentor, especially one that blows. Yes, Richardson could be worse. If he was better , he would be playing.

San Diego looks tired. Big letdown after beating Seattle last week. Out of sync playing at 10am their time.