BleacherReport Article on Luck, including Still-Frames Analysis

[Superman]

Here's my problem Superman. I get that Grigson has "tried" to bring in players but he's been throwing band aids on a problem that has clearly needed surgery since day 1. Yes, he's drafted offensive linemen but how many of those picks were in rounds 1 and 2? And we've seen as a general trend that free agency is not the way to go to build an offensive line, much less a team.

It's really quite simple. Grigson has put down 10 pennies and expects them to magically become a quarter. The value of spending more hasn't equated to the quality that's needed to securely build an offensive line.

 

He made Cherilus the highest paid RT in league history. That's not a band aid. Neither was Thomas, whose only problem was that he suffered two freak injuries. Or we could have kept starting Seth Olsen and Winston Justice.

 

And sure, if you discount every move that Grigson made that wasn't to your liking, we can pretend that he hasn't done anything. But he has. Good players get drafted in middle rounds all the time. Everyone loves to talk about what the Patriots do; they started a fourth round rookie for 11 games last season. Rounds 1 and 2 aren't the only ones that matter. 

 

Criticize these moves, there's plenty of room to do so. Talk about how they haven't worked, even offer alternatives. Stop pretending no moves were made. 

 

And to the bolded, there's no such thing as securely building anything in pro sports. Spend all the top picks you want, you'll still miss sometimes. Players will still get injured. Some won't reach their potential. 

[Gavin]

He made Cherilus the highest paid RT in league history. That's not a band aid. Neither was Thomas, whose only problem was that he suffered two freak injuries. Or we could have kept starting Seth Olsen and Winston Justice.

 

And sure, if you discount every move that Grigson made that wasn't to your liking, we can pretend that he hasn't done anything. But he has. Good players get drafted in middle rounds all the time. Everyone loves to talk about what the Patriots do; they started a fourth round rookie for 11 games last season. Rounds 1 and 2 aren't the only ones that matter. 

 

Criticize these moves, there's plenty of room to do so. Talk about how they haven't worked, even offer alternatives. Stop pretending no moves were made. 

 

And to the bolded, there's no such thing as securely building anything in pro sports. Spend all the top picks you want, you'll still miss sometimes. Players will still get injured. Some won't reach their potential. 

Stork was pretty solid to

[2006Coltsbestever]

I thought Cherilus would be Good. What a huge bust he was here. He was Very Good in Detroit. You just never know. A lot of how Good a player is, is scheme and play calling. I really didn't think Peyton had a Great Line the whole time he was here with the exception of Saturday but yet he made it look easy most of the time. The 2005 Playoff game against the Steelers we got killed by the blitz by though and that was maybe our best team ever talent wise.

[VaAllDay757]

Running 2 man route plays? Smh that HAS to stop immediately

[Valpo2004]

I'd like to see the size of the shoe horn you used to make that fit.

 

Grigson wrote that note after the playoff game against the Ravens in 2012. That offseason, he drafted two offensive linemen, and signed two veterans to start ($48.5m worth of contracts in free agency). Let's put to rest the idea that Grigson hasn't brought in linemen, please. It's false. 

 

No one knows the truth about the Pep hire. I'll say what I've said already: the reports aren't accurate, as they claim it was Grigson wanting Pep and Pagano wanting Chudzinski, and that's just not possible. You can continue to state it as fact, but it's hardly verified.

 

And Shipley has to be the most overrated journeyman OL in the history of the NFL. He's barely average, and made several mistakes in protection in his four games as a starter. Around here, we like to complain about every little mistake our players make, unless we're talking about a favorite like Shipley. "Shipley failed to pick up a stunt? No problem, he's our guy!" "Thornton got called for holding??? God, he SUCKS, get him off the field!" If Grigson didn't want Shipley to play, he just wouldn't have claimed him off waivers, or he would have released him. 

 

No one think's he's good but for a long long LONG time he was our best center and for some reason he was stuck on the bench.

 

the same way Reitz is our 2nd best guard (best if you consider Mewhort a RT) and is riding the bench until someone gets hurt.  

[Restored]

He made Cherilus the highest paid RT in league history. That's not a band aid. Neither was Thomas, whose only problem was that he suffered two freak injuries. Or we could have kept starting Seth Olsen and Winston Justice.

 

And sure, if you discount every move that Grigson made that wasn't to your liking, we can pretend that he hasn't done anything. But he has. Good players get drafted in middle rounds all the time. Everyone loves to talk about what the Patriots do; they started a fourth round rookie for 11 games last season. Rounds 1 and 2 aren't the only ones that matter. 

 

Criticize these moves, there's plenty of room to do so. Talk about how they haven't worked, even offer alternatives. Stop pretending no moves were made. 

 

And to the bolded, there's no such thing as securely building anything in pro sports. Spend all the top picks you want, you'll still miss sometimes. Players will still get injured. Some won't reach their potential. 

 

You always have to overpay in free agency. That's why Cherilus was the highest paid RT in league history. That's why the Colts dumped a ton of money in a backup DT (RJF). The list goes on and on for every team.

 

I'm not trying to criticize every move I didn't like or claim Grgison hasn't tried, but the fact is he hasn't fixed the offensive line. And the primary reason for that is that he hasn't invested highly in it with his draft picks. Again, Grigson seems to think that by pulling nobody's out of the CFL and 7th round draft picks, the problem is going to get fixed. Ironically enough, the one linemen he took with a 2nd round pick has turned out to be his best in Jack Mewhort. There's a reason why players drafted in rounds 1 through 2 will typically end up being better than players drafted in rounds 3-7.

 

If you want a position to be one of strength like Grigson has talked about, start using some of those earlier draft picks and get good, quality players. You won't hit every time but your odds are slightly better than hoping a 7th round linemen will do the same thing a 1st round linemen will do.