MrEpsYtown

This is all about getting the most out of Ford and finding a home. I assume that they love what Daryl Williams is doing and he is young enough (and needs to be re-signed) that it makes sense to put your former second round pick in the best place to succeed. Winters, Spain, Feliciano are not important imo when it comes to the choices they are making here. This is all about Ford.

He looks very very good there. And playing between Dion and Morse gives him the protection he needs to develop, whereas, out there at RT he was on an island to himself a lot of times. Of course in hindsight, you don't love spending a high draft pick on a left guard, but he certainly has some tools there and the play of Daryl Williams allows them the luxury to do this.

Some of my random O line thoughts... Honestly, to me, that was the most natural and competent Cody Ford has looked his entire career. That left guard spot may be a nice home for him. Being between Dion and Morse is a nice place to settle in. I’ve been a “leave Ford at RT guy,” but I was really impressed with his play yesterday. I think Ford may have found a home. The power in his game was evident and his pass protection was better than it has been. I think he may be a phone booth player, and that guard spot may truly be a place for him to excel. Ford was sloppy on some outside zone stuff, but this team should be running more power O stuff and less zone stuff. Outside of Morse, these are not zone style linemen. Go steal fullback Johnny Stanton off of the Browns practice squad and start running some power plays. I think that would also help Zach Moss get going. Singletary is awesome btw. And how about whipping boy TJ Yeldon? Dude looked explosive and fast, and fresh. I think he should have a bigger role here. He can be a dynamic receiver as well, so those five wide looks can be even more deadly with Yeldon out there. I know this is supposed to be about the offensive line, so i will get back to that... Daryl Williams is an excellent find as well, and after having been toyed with a bit the last few years, I think he may have found a home here. He had one or two big time whiffs, but that defensive line is very good. This is probably the best RT play I have seen here in a very very long time. Winters was okay. He did have some terrible spots there, but he was playing against the best in the league. I do think he is a good player, is he better than Spain? Maybe. I like Feliciano, but I also think Winters is a better player. Feliciano does bring the glue and the toughness, but he is definitely a liability at times. And how about Ty Nsehke coming in cold off the bench with the game on the line and doing a great job? Ty is so important as the back up swing guy. But he is also probably one of the top five linemen on the team. I think it is a dilemma, as he should probably be playing more. Another poster said it in a thread here, but Ike Boettger may be worth a look at RG at some point here. The guy has talent and upside, and he also has that nasty streak that Feliciano brought to the OL. Honestly, Ryan Bates is another guy who probably deserves a shot at RG. I do think Winters is a good player in this league, but I am not sure he is a guy who will be here long. I hope one of those guys earns that spot or that Feliciano comes back with a vengeance and reclaims the RG spot. Interestingly, every linemen on this team aside from Spain, were starting collegiate tackles, even Mitch Morse. So it seems they like a certain type. I do hope they find a way to trade Spain if they don’t feel like he can really help the team at this point. I think he is a good player, and maybe he just had a bad week of practice or maybe this is just about Cody Ford, but Spain should have some value in the market.

I was thinking more along the lines of Lawrence could probably teach Gase a thing or two.

I think it is a good idea. Corey Luiget is still out there as well. I thought he was very good against the run last year and gave us some nice pass rush push as well. Other guys out there who woul help, Kyle Love (former Panther) and Brandon Mebane. All stout nose tackle types. Snacks is the splashier move but Luiget is an easy add. Raiders have a strong power run game with Jacobs, multiple tight ends, and use a very good fullback in Ingold. This week will be a very tough test in gap integrity and toughness.

Kraft. A little taste of heaven.

Darryl Johnson is ahead of him right now as well, I really like him. He’s long and explosive and I think he has the chance to a really solid player. I said It in another thread, but it took a while for the light bulb to go off for Epenesa at Iowa, so I assume he will take some time as a pro. If he can replace Murphy next season, then I think that is a win. AJ is not a twitchy athlete like a Johnson or Jerry, so he is not going to jump out at you. He’s a base end who could have an “Aaron Smith, Steelers” type of career, which would be very good. High floor, possibly low ceiling, but he will be a productive player for sure.

So he essentially has the wingspan of a guy whose like 6-7, 6-8..pretty cool.

Instead of actually commenting here, we should just bump @Alphadawg7’s classic monstrosity of a post.

I think he looks pretty good, looks stout against the run. I think the entire d line is playing lights out.

One thing about Gilliam, and I can’t find where I saw it, but he apparently has a ridiculous wingspan, which is one if the reasons he had so many blocked kicks in college. Interesting H back guy, especially down on the goaline.

I think what we were seeing was more of a veer option. I think that is a weird choice in an NFL game. Great high school play, but you are truly lambing out the running back there. I like veer option for a guy like lamar jackson, who has that explosive speed out of the mesh. Josh takes a bit to get to the rpms, so a zone option makes more sense. Essentially, i say we saw veer option because there was a same side mesh with the back, whereas your zone option is a crossface mesh. I thought it was a strange choice.

I dunno. I thought Oliver put guys on roller skates all day. That interior pressure we have been lacking for many years. I also thought Phillips held up really well for a guy who has had such a long layoff. Zimmer had the splash plays, and i like him, but Oliver was a beast in there.

A common misconception on Johnson is that he was a poor fit with Greggo...but in Trumaine’s best years with the Rams his defensive coordinator was Gregg Williams.

At 30 and having been a street free agent awhile now, since March, I think he is at that point already. He has to reinvent himself if his career is going to continue, imo. I feel like we are good in the slot and I think Johnson could be an all pro again at safety.

Johnson should move to safety. Very good tackling, excellent ball skills, good size. Would be a nice depth upgrade if he made that switch. Perhaps he’d fare better as a zone corner here, but i think a safety switch would revitalize his career.

These Browns are very unlikeable. Back in the Kelly Holcomb-Tim Couch days I kind of felt bad for them. Not these guys.

I know people hate it, but Trent Murphy was pretty damn good yesterday. And others said, Oliver was schooling the interior guys. I though Addison and Hughes were dominate as well.

I agree with this 100%. I think this really stood out. We essentially saw a highschool/college run game today.

Todd Davis is probably the best player out there at the linebacker position. He makes sense if those guys are going to out long.

Cuz they didn’t swipe Michael Turk when they had the chance and he went back to school somehow.

Yep this is definitely true. But if there are a couple of weeks of inactivity from him on offense, I think they look at the others. If he is not providing an offensive spark, he’s not really serving a purpose on the roster imo. Totally forgot about T. Jones. Playoffs PTSD has pushed him deep into a place in my brain.

I wonder who are staring gunners will be. It was a lot of Foster and Neal last year. Maybe Gabe Davis or Jaquan Johnson? I wonder if Kumerow is sitting by to see if he is needed more than say an Isiah McKenzie. I think we will probably see Kumerow or Duke swipe his spot in the next few weeks.

I always liked DiMarco, but he was very disappointed during his time here. Makes me think of those false reports that we signed Kyle Juszcyk who would have been a huge get. I hope we try to travel down that road in free agency again this off season.

Bates and Boettger can play center, but aren’t natural centers like Boehm is. I’m guessing Bates is the #2 guy on the depth chart. There is depth there, but if you think Harrison is better than those guys, it makes sense to kick the tires. I don’t think he would replace Boettger or Bates. I think this team really likes those guys, and I think they would lose them to other teams if released. Just my opinion.