7-3 after 1st Q. so far, the O line is doing ok pass protecting, but are getting embarrassed run blocking; especially Grubbs. I've never seen an O lineman get pancaked twice. They're supposed to be the pancakers, not the pancakees.
Sorry man, just now seeing this or I would have joined you. As good as the passing game has looked, the running game is abysmal. Even though we probably go to 4-0 tonight unless something insane happens, I just don't think we're Super Bowl contenders until we find some kind of running game. How many running plays tonight have gone for negative or no yards?
Don't know, but our running game tonight is 13 carries for 23 yards. Tanneyhill did better than that on his first carry.
We may win games against overmatched teams or maybe in the dome, but that's not going to cut it when we play elite teams. Did you see Grubbs get knocked on his ass in the 1st Q? The thing that worries me the most is that we're stuck with this unit. It's not like you can just bring in a new O-line in the middle of the season. Grubbs and Strieff are garbage. Evans is decent, but too many penalties. Brown and Dela Puente are adequate only.
Great win. Defense continues to shine. 4 sacks and 4 TOs. Passing game continues to carry the offense. The running game is the Achilles Heel of this team. 25 rushes for 68 yards. This will catch up to us eventually.
Hoping the issue with Evans is the injury he's playing through, because he has severely underperformed this season. I think de la Puente would be fine if he didn't have to give Grubbs so much help. T. Armstead can not mature fast enough; we need him to at least push for PT.
