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I agree.

Anytime Mack has a guy over his face he really struggles, and when there isn't, he does well in going down field and blocking safeties. Not really what we're looking for.

1.) Lets get this straight - we don't call short pass plays. When the play is over, that's what we end up with, but that's not what the objective of the play is. You can tell because Trent drops back in 5 step drops (3 steps are for short passes, 5 are for longer, developing routes) and then holds onto the ball (because teams take away the deep ball with us) and eventually has to dump it off. The one thing teams take away is Lee Evans and the deep ball, and that is the result for our short pass plays. 2.) If you notice, most of the time when there's pressure on the QB, its coming from around one of the ends (either Peters or Walker) and not from Preston or up the middle. Preston is doing a good job pass blocking.

While they weren't the best of teams, keep in mind that we didn't just run the ball well against them, we flat out dominated them. If you play a crappy team, you can attribute the win to the fact the team wasn't that good. But if you demolish the team by 20 or 30 points, you know you're also very good. That's how our running game has been. Dominant.

He was this season.

John, With all due respect, what the hell have you been watching? Since our line has been healthy, we've averaged 145 rushing yards a game.

While English doesn't quite have the quickness of Brown, he's no slouch either.

I disagree. Since our line has been intact (Cleveland game), what has been wrong with Preston in there? He has straight up handled some of the best DT's in the NFL, in Shaun Rogers, Kris Jenkins, Jamaal Williams and Jason Ferguson. It has been my argument that the interior of our line was so bad in the beginning of the season because of Fowler at center, and when Preston came in, he was playing next to Jason Whittle and/or Kirk Chambers. Since our line has been intact, Preston has played very, very well. And you might not have seen, but I answered your post at the bottom of page 1.

Yes. I answered John From Hemet's post on the bottom of page one, that most probably missed. I talked about Caldwell and Unger.

Wood is good, but he's not the style we need. He's the lighter, smarter, more versatile center that can make the line calls and pull block very well. And yes, I know what his weight is, but since you've seen him play, you know he plays rather light. Not saying he won't be good, just saying he's not the best fit for our team.

There are a few people in my scouting circle that feel Unger is the best center in the draft. Yes, better than Mack. Don't overlook Caldwell from Alabama. He's my personal favorite of the bunch, not because I think he's the best center, but because I think he's the best center for our needs. He is a run blocking machine, is stout, has great technique, and pushed around Peria Jerry (one of the top, if not THE top, NT in this year's draft) all day. IMO, we can't go wrong with any of the top 4 centers.

Correct. I tend to stay away from your flapping gums.

Have you seen Wood play? He is not the center we are looking for. He gets pushed around and there's no way he'd be able to handle Wilfork, Jenkins and Ferguson 6 times a year.

I think they'll bring in a TE, but we don't have room for another average receiver.

What a joke.

What makes you think we are bringing in another wideout?

I assume you don't think our pass rush is a problem?

Mack is good, and so are the other top 5 centers. With Preston playing very well, no need to waste a 1st on Mack, especially with the rest of the crop available when we pick in the 2nd or 3rd.

Dude is nasty.

Looked like Sam Aiken.

Is there something funny?

How can anyone say Josh Reed is underrated? He's widely recognized as our best receiver and most important player in our receiving game and offense. That's not underrated. My vote's for Bryan Scott and Duke Preston.

His teammates were telling him to shut up, Kawika Mitchell specifically, because it was bringing down the team in a negative way. Aaron wasn't joking around.

Yeah, because only us fans can tell which positions we need to improve. Not other teams.