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OMG Kevin Warren is such a camera hog.

yes Trapilo is 75 playing RT, and Benedet is 79 at LT

I wish our starters had been going against Buffalos starters. I mean fast reads are fast reads no matter whos out there, but Id have liked to see the OL against the 1st team d line for sure.

Trapilo in at RT, Benedet at LT, with the 2nd string now

Caleb might have thrown it a little short, Im not sure. Not saying he did, just need to see it again myself.

Dunno why Odunze missed the 3rd down catch - maybe it was Caleb, tape will tell, but I do like how fast the ball is coming out.

kick coverage sucked again. need to get that fixed, but the offense and defense look good and fired up too. love the in-rhythm passes by Caleb.

no kidding, and at least so far, Braxton looked really good. Its amazing how just getting under center opens up the middle of the field.

GREAT first drive, and while I wasnt only looking at him, Jones seemed to be very strong that set. Nice.

We say the floor is Braxton, but it's not Braxton's best year, it's Braxton right now, after injury and looking weaker. Maybe as he heals he plays stronger than ever - then that would be the new floor, and a good one. My point is our floor right now (as of last game) aint good at all. Theyve had a week, so now tonight they get another chance to define themselves and show production. We also get to see the starting interior players for the first time, not to mention Caleb and the rest. Very excited to see what progress weve made and what the starters look like. I hope we come out looking prepared and crisp.

This is what I think too. Wright will be fine, but I hope he will be dominant.

there are lots of things you can do to help a bad LT, but it limits your playbook and therefore Calebs growth as well. If the LT is a problem, its not OK, its a big problem. And this is why I was saying we needed to draft a LT early.

yeah, we are a good Edge away from having a real D line. If Booker really emerges, we should be dangerous on D.

thats good of the coaches, and bad that a player hasnt forced them to name him.

I dunno. Giving Trapilo reps at RT is good for a baseline, so you know how he'd be if you need it. It also should motivate him. Trapilo's college film looks "boring" it's consistent and never looks dramatic. He kind of just does his job without fanfare. Maybe the Bears want to see a meaner streak in him. Nothings decided yet, but someone needs to step up and take the job. I hate the idea that someone just gets chosen without having served notice.

I hear Ersery is killing it too. Anyone hear anything about how Banks is doing?

this sounds all correct. Its so late in the year for not knowing who your LT is.

Ive wondered this since the day we drafted Trapilo. Im not a fan of moving people around, but i can also understand this move - but better to have done it in June, so i think its not likely? Probably more a matter of seeing how Trapilo would be as a swing tackle?

I spend $10 a month to get their content. Hes Ok this time of year, but before the draft they break down HOURS of tape on players and the commentary is amazing. They usually do entire halves of games, often 5 or 6 games, so you can see the players in context, not just highlights. Also, once the season starts they do amazing tape analysis on the games too, with a special look at the OL, since his Dad was a college OL coach, and two of his uncles were coaches in the NFL and at least one was a head coach. Shayne Marshaw is also great with the roster move stuff. There is no doubt Phil is abrasive, and spends too much time on himself, and how the show battles people, but when there is analysis, it is top notch!

another good theory. And you're right, we just have to trust him. Then we'll see it on the field, if after a few games its looks terrible, then I'll deal with that then. Right now I have faith we will get there, I just dont know how many weeks itll take.

I wonder if because they are "feeding the offense with a firehose" if the coaches thought it would look too disjointed last week and the press would start to build too much pressure? I do expect that with this roster and staff that we will get there, but I guess training camp is gonna bleed into the regular season. And we will need to have some patience. I want him to be an A too, but I guess it could take time. Id like to see 17 to 20 points coming out of the gate here in general, on our way to 30 when we are in flow. But that could be the second half of the season.

for sure - we havent seen or heard much about the interior, I wanna see what all that $ looks like on the field! And the LT battle continues to be an enigma, with sudden love for Theo Benedet, and Trapilo taking snaps at RT. Who knows what any of that means? Is it serious? Is it motivational? I have no idea how to read this.

idiot

Yup I heard that too! I hope whoever wins this job isnt going to be an ongoing problem for Caleb. Hopefully they all get stronger and make it a hard decision rather than a win by default. absolutely!

I understand your experience, and knowledge. I respect it. I am sure there are many things about OL play that i dont know and you do, and there are probably many other things of whatever subjects as well. I am still going to have my opinions about every part of this team. If im wrong, so be it. But you cant say that if you and I disagree about an OL issue that I am insulting you. I dont mean any insult to you at all, but I am still going to have my opinions. And maybe we will disagree. If you want to keep asserting the "Argument of authority" (meaning youre an expert and Im not so I must be wrong) I do think you told me I was going to like the Jones footage, and I didnt, and neither did Roushar, so we can all be right or wrong about anything. If we disagree about those two reps where I think he got walked back a little too far, and you think it was still in his legitimate area of absorbing energy, then cool. Its a close call either way. I didnt think it was egregious. I called a similar one on Trapilo too, and you might feel that was a legit rep. I was trying to be consistent and fair at least. Im being super patient and respectful. I dont want a beef with you. But I didnt like what I saw of Jones in that game. And to the psychological stuff, I think it's enough of that - I dont need to be right. I have never defended an idea that I thought was wrong because I had previously supported it. That's just not how I am. If I change my mind, then I change it and go with the new idea. And just to be clear, this was my opinion about one game. I said i didnt see any practice, and I heard Roushar's positive evaluation of the scrimmage vs Miami, and next week will be a whole bunch of new info too. Im not calling the competition for any of them. My actual analysis conclusion was that none of them won the job from that game. But I was leaning to Trapilo. Certainly not sold.