Bob in STL

He is very hard to tackle. He holds the ball a long time and fights off tackles. Not too many can hold up to the hits like he can. Certainly not anyone on our roster.

His chances are good to make the team. It sure looks like we lack talent at WR. Lots of unproven players and questions marks.

Concur. It does not matter very much as our B-List QB's still are playing behind C-list OT's.

How about some old school, the right thing to do ... 1. Coaches should start the players that deserves to start and give the Team best chance to win. 2. Players should honor their contract. 3. Play fair and play to win --- always!!!

Ecellent info provided. The fact remains your best rookies are last years rookies (Marvism). The salary cap and free agency have forced unready rookies into action must faster than in the past. Expectations for 1st round 1 draft picks are sky high and very often unrealistic.

Backside protection or frontside protection does not really matter as much as people thing. If you get chased from the pocket you are forced to throw on the move and most QBs have a hard time doing that. Much more effective to stay in the pocket, set up and throw. Against Washington Edwards got good protection from the left and very bad from the right causing him to hurry and be inefffective. Seeing it coming might keep you alive for a few more plays but it still is disruptive.

uhmm ... git 'er done Buddy ......... ?

I bet your right.

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Stop it with the painful facts. Ouch.

I think what your seeing is years of frustration that is now leading to impatience. True that was 1 preseason game and we have a new regime in place. We should all chill out. BUT. Rightly or wrongly Trent is being judged on his previous body of work and the fact that he is having a "good camp" means nothing. The fact that Maybin can outplay Meredith and Chambers means nothing. Like Buddy Nix says over and over, they have done nothing until they produce a winner on the field. I would be pleased a respectable showing against Indy's first team players, after that I don't care what happens. I would like to see the first team offense score a touchdown. We are going on TWO years since that has actually happened.

Don't you think you should give them more than ONE preseason game to make that claim? Even special teams is trying out players and playing scrubs. You won't see the real coverage teams for a few more games. News flash ... Dehaven is the special teams coach in Buffalo again.

I am confident in Spiller as a runner but this hurts our pass protection even more. Rookies tend to struggle picking up blitzes.

I would like to ask the other coaches in the NFL to evaluate that your statement. Who would you want on your team Whitner or Wilson. I bet the vote would be Whitner and it would not even be close.

He might be taller or weigh more but he will NEVER be the larger player.

Agree. Scott looked slow. Wilson had a bad game too and he played against back ups.

Very true on Chambers. I understand that Wang is very raw. (No pun intended either)

Maybe we wont be so "tired" against Indy and have a better showing. I know ... Chan can make them go to bed two hours earlier next time.

They will carry four backs for sure. Expect to see lots of passes to our RBs also. We have little else to throw too.

I am judging him by the first half only. Sacks don't tell the whole story. There was pressure coming from the right all night, forcing the QB to move out. Trent's interception for one example. Then he had two false starts in the first half that hurt us. If he makes the team it is a sign we did not improve the O-line. He was cut last year and he should be cut this year too. Hiowever, since we did nothing to improve the OT situation he may stick around another season. That is scary for our QB's.

Could have been a call. Looked like he got under the mask and had his throat. He just rode him off of the play and tossed him. Trent Williams will find out that not every DE is going to be like that. I like the way Williams played for a rookie.

Me too. Orakpo vs Maybin is equivilent to man vs. boy. I really think it will take Maybin two more years to fill out and develop, if he ever does. He should have stayed in school. Yet he is cashing in huge paychecks.

Chambers was horrible last night. I cannot believe that this team expects to improve the OL and keep him on the team. We ended last season without a legitimate proven starting OT on the team. We started this season the same way unless Cornell Green can prove me wrong. We are counting on Bell, Meredith, Green and a bunch of late round picks and rookie free agents. Anyone else concerned?

Johnson was ok nothing a special. He did not get separation on the bomb. The starting combination of Evans, Johnson and Stupar is not going to scare anybody. It could be one of the worst WR/TE combos we have had in years actually. We will be throwing to our backs a lot this year and trying to get favorable match ups on linebackers. Expect to see two tailbacks in the game a lot. Chan said thay had plays featuring Lynch and Jackson that got shelved when they both got hurt. Hopefully Spiller will start to pick up the offense.

B + D + bad coaching for 3 years = Current Trent