My Van Demark Apology Thread

[WideNine]

I have been listening to All-22 breakdowns of the Saints games from a few sources not just my favorites and it seems Ryan Van Demark had a really solid game.

I made some snap judgements about his play during the game and taking it all back and eating my humble pie.

Seems that all in all the kid did a great job out there and I am glad for him. With Grable on IR we are a bit thin with quality depth with our swing tackles and he was an ascending player not that long ago.

 

[DrDawkinstein]

Well hook a brother up with a link to some of these breakdowns!

[Coach Tuesday]

20 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

Well hook a brother up with a link to some of these breakdowns!

Agreed this is a pure LAMP without any actual breakdowns or links.

[Johnnycage46]

Just now, Coach Tuesday said:

Agreed this is a pure LAMP without any actual breakdowns or links.

 

If he provides links are you going to give a thumbs up to his post?

[BillsPride12]

I haven't gone back and rewatched the game yet let alone All-22 breakdowns but we were keeping an eye on Van Demark in the stadium and it looked like he was playing on roller skates.  I mean truly getting eaten alive out there when we were keying on him.  I'd be curious to see these All-22 highlights that show otherwise

Edited 1 hour ago by BillsPride12

[That's No Moon]

36 minutes ago, WideNine said:

I have been listening to All-22 breakdowns of the Saints games from a few sources not just my favorites and it seems Ryan Van Demark had a really solid game.

I made some snap judgements about his play during the game and taking it all back and eating my humble pie.

Seems that all in all the kid did a great job out there and I am glad for him. With Grable on IR we are a bit thin with quality depth with our swing tackles and he was an ascending player not that long ago.

 

Offensive line is rough. Everyone sees when you mess up but it's usually harder to notice the plays you do well.

[pigpen65]

Looked like he gave up a couple sacks and completely whiffed on the 4th down hand off to Shakir. I'm sure it's hard to come in and play flawless in that situation, so some of his mistakes are probably forgivable, but I don't think an apology thread is necessary.

[WideNine]

Lordy guys - I do not start enough posts to "Lamp" posts

As anyone can attest as I have been visiting and contributing to this board for the past 20 years and care little for the attention garnered. Just like to share my thoughts.

Here you go you whiners
 

 

[Simon]

 

He's going to get fat bonus points for trying to murder guys to the whistle when he was blocking in line, but I still think he really struggled in passpro.

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

Welcome to the board, Ryan!

[WideNine]

4 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

He's going to get fat bonus points for trying to murder guys to the whistle when he was blocking in line, but I still think he really struggled in passpro.

I thought the same thing, but the one that got around him Allen had a lot of time and kept patting the ball.

Josh has been better about being decisive and getting the ball out, but he held on to a few a bit longer than usual. Ryan did a heck of a job on run blocking too and the one pull where he fell Torrence took a big step backwards with his right foot and tripped him up. That I think is more about having reps with the other o-linemen to get a feel for their sets.

Speaking of Torrence he got smoked by that DT that lined up more in the B gap, but crossed his face on an inside A gap move right into Allen. Torrence really overset on that one, but overall our O-line is pretty solid.

 

[Charles Romes]

Talk him up to a third before the deadline 

[ColoradoBills]

Geez.  To give some perspective to RVD, it's only his 2nd start with the starting offense.

Most of his snaps have been in garbage time while the Bills ran the ball.

His pass protection needs work.

 

He's replacing a player who is arguably in the top 3 RTs in the league.

[strive_for_five_guy]

You’re going to have to work harder than that to get your apology accepted.

[Simon]

1 minute ago, WideNine said:

and the one pull where he fell Torrence took a big step backwards with his right foot and tripped him up.

 

I didn't give him grief for that one; that was more on Torrence, imo.

 

2 minutes ago, WideNine said:

Speaking of Torrence he got smoked by that DT that lined up more in the B gap, but crossed his face on an inside A gap move right into Allen. Torrence really overset on that one, but overall our O-line is pretty solid.

 

That's the second week in a row he's gotten beat on that outside/in move that he struggled so badly with as a rookie.

I really thought he had solved that issue last year. 

[WideNine]

1 minute ago, Simon said:

 

 

That's the second week in a row he's gotten beat on that outside/in move that he struggled so badly with as a rookie.

I really thought he had solved that issue last year. 

Torrence is not exactly nimble, and he can be a bit late getting into his sets but he is certainly better than many of the guards we have had in the past (Ford, Saffold). They need his run blocking ability a bit more than the pass pro. And yes, I have seen him get beat with that inside move before too.



 

[BurpleBull]

1 hour ago, WideNine said:

I have been listening to All-22 breakdowns of the Saints games from a few sources not just my favorites and it seems Ryan Van Demark had a really solid game.

I made some snap judgements about his play during the game and taking it all back and eating my humble pie.

Seems that all in all the kid did a great job out there and I am glad for him. With Grable on IR we are a bit thin with quality depth with our swing tackles and he was an ascending player not that long ago.

 

 

Always a good idea to never trust your own eyes.

[WideNine]

9 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

You’re going to have to work harder than that to get your apology accepted.

I am trying - I thought everyone just knew where to find the usual All-22 breakdowns and commentary.

Mia Culpa.

 

[Pete]

1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

Well hook a brother up with a link to some of these breakdowns!

 

[MJS]

It was Torrence who had a shaky game. The rest of the oline was pretty good.