oldno82

He's got a hamstring problem. Hasn't practiced lately.

Good thing to keep in mind, Max. Thanx!

but

Your visions are my nightmares. We'll start to find out something tonight but all I'm saying is that if Joe is getting harassed and killed he won't have time to throw to either a veteran or a rookie.

I know I've been beating this drum over and over, but if the Offensive Line can't protect Joe, having a vet or not isn't going to matter. I'm really worried about RT, C, and the pass blocking of our TEs.

Good article. And, I've got to wonder how does our offensive line stack up against the Steelers 3-4?

I agree with you Papa on this one.

Agree with all of that.

After thinking about this, if Ricky still has enough gas in the tank, this could be a solid pickup. Its just that I wouldn't have spent our short cap money on a RB.

If they don't want to bring Housh back, they should just stay with the young guys. We might just have to accept the fact that this is going to be a retooling year. The Defense is solid, I think, and has good depth. The Offense may finally have all the skill players it needs but oh that offensive line. I just don't want to see Joe getting killed and protecting him seems to be a big problem from what I've read here and elsewhere in practice.

This is really my biggest and main concern.

There's been a lot of positives written about Kindle. If he can rush the passer I think the Defense will be set.

Well, this is nice but was it really a priority at this point? What kind of O-line do we have for pass protection? We need a Center and a backup QB. Can our TEs and RTs pass block? I'm not panicking YET, there's still 4 weeks before we play the Steelers but as of right now, are we a better team than last year's?

I sure hope so. Last year Dickson was having some real trouble pass blocking though I really think he has a lot of potential as a pass receiver/playmaker.

I've been thinking (after hyperventilating), we should know at least a bit more after this Thursdays game with the Iggles. We should see quite a bit of T. Smith, Doss, Dickson, Jah Reid, Oniel Cousins, etc. Won't be definitive because its still so early but maybe we'll see how we're stacking up talent-wise. I just hope Joe doesn't get killed trying to pass behind our RT, C, and TE when the Iggles bring the pressure.

BTW, is anybody else worried that we'll miss Heap's pass blocking or is the feeling Vonta Leach will make up for that?

I don't want Cotchery---stay with what we have and let Smith and Doss play and maybe Hardy if he can nip the injury bug.

Well this is more bad news for sure.

I agree with Max. Let the young guys play. At 37, Mason just wasn't worth keeping around anymore if it reduced the playing time of Smith and Doss.

I know we're low on cap space but I would have liked for us to keep Wilson. And what is taking sooooo long about wrapping up a deal with Ngata so we could have more room? The Steelers moved on Woodley, what's holding us up? It kind of looks like after cutting Heap and Mason, the Ravens, uncharacteristically, didn't have a plan even with all of the dead lockout time. By the time the deal gets done with Ngata, there won't have anybody decent left to spend the freed up cap money on.

How in the hell are we supposed to protect Flacco in the pocket with the RT position at best unstable, no C, and no quality backups? Is there a plan here somewhere? Oz, please?

I found Preston's observations interesting. Young Guys Shaping Up

Twitter report says Floyd signed with Chargers. Have no idea how reliable that is.

While I wouldn't blow a gasket if we got him, I'd rather put money in the OL if there's somebody good out there.

I disagree. WINNING is the most important thing but interacting with the media is important too; otherwise, they wouldn't have all those press conferences. Now the good news is that he seems to be giving out injury information after all. Maybe the first time the questioner just caught him at a bad moment.