A.C. hurt? Or is he just playing badly?

[Lawrence Owen]

I am sorry, but from the games I've watched, He seems to get burned on the outside speed rushers by everyone and thier mother.  

I know A.C. has quite a following on here, and saying he's playing horribly is almost "taboo".  But this IS what I am seeing.

Our rookies soom to do better than him this year.  

So, is he hurt or dealing with a nagging injury? Or has he just gotten complacent after he got his payday?

[Everyone]

     I think he's always had a problem with speed rushers.  IMO, His main problem is once he gets beat he gets in his own head and its hard for him to recover.  So to answer your question, he's just playing bad football, he needs to get his confidence back.

[ÅÐØNϧ 1]

I thought he was our best o-lineman he sure has'nt shown it lately ..

[IndyTrav]

He's always been slightly above average, and surrounded by very poor play, making him look a bit better. 

 

He seems to have regressed a bit, and now that we have somewhat competent OL around him his bad plays are magnified even more.

 

What we see now is probably what he truly is....Average.....Not a bad thing, not a good thing, just what it is. 

[bababooey]

the guy stinks, but he doesn't know it because he has someone make his twitter a safe space for him

[theanarchist]

AC is playing poorly there's no question. Why he is playing poorly its hard to know. New system etc. IDK if they would account for his issues in pass protection but he's never been a truely great pass blocker but after 4-5 years now you would think he's be playing better than he is.

[lollygagger8]

Maybe AC and Luck need to get back to playing Settlers of Catan...?  

[pgt_rob]

You guys are friggin' nuts... Castonzo has been our best linemen next to Mewhort. He's hit a few rough patches here and there last season and this season so far but he hasn't been awful. Take away Castonzo and see what happens to Luck.

[TKnight24]

In a game where we started 3 rookie offensive linemen, AC was the problem more than the rookies 

 

Let that sink in 

[Derakynn]

I don't even notice offensive linemen in games, and I've noticed AC. That means he is doing terrible. 

[Coltfreak]

18 minutes ago, TKnight24 said:

In a game where we started 3 rookie offensive linemen, AC was the problem more than the rookies 

 

Let that sink in 

 

 

you would have thought they would have attached the right side but they didnt need to....  AC was giving them the opportunity to only attach one side and contain on the other...

 

He is not our best lineman anymore.  I would actually argue its not Mewhort either... Its Kelly

[BProland85]

If his struggles continue I'm really hoping Clark pans out and can play NFL level LT. Then have Haeg at RT and hopefully they are set for the future. 

[Turftoe]

Maybe AC needs to go back to wearing glasses or polish his air gun and get back to the tire shop.

[jseg18]

It could be that teams don't respect our running game. They pin their ears back and get after it. Teams can keep their nickel package in and limit our running game. That's sad.

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[Devildog]

We need to try out Haeg as the LT and move AC or L.Clark to RT.

[Jackie Daytona]

I still believe Haeg might be a solid future LT

[OLD FAN MAN]

11 hours ago, Lawrence Owen said:

I am sorry, but from the games I've watched, He seems to get burned on the outside speed rushers by everyone and thier mother.  

I know A.C. has quite a following on here, and saying he's playing horribly is almost "taboo".  But this IS what I am seeing.

Our rookies soom to do better than him this year.  

So, is he hurt or dealing with a nagging injury? Or has he just gotten complacent after he got his payday?

he was too slow footed to ever stop outside speed rushers, coaches need a rb or tight end to help him when we face them

[IinD]

He sure seems to have slowed down after the contract.

 

In all honesty, he's been very overrated on these boards for years. He's not an Orlando Pace or even a Tarik Glenn.

 

He's been solid throughout his career, never dominant.

[jbaron04]

11 hours ago, ÅÐØNϧ 1 said:

I thought he was our best o-lineman he sure has'nt shown it lately ..

Kept telling people it was Jack mewhort the best, 

[jbaron04]

Constanzo has the feet of a right tackle 

 

[OLD FAN MAN]

11 hours ago, Everyone said:

     I think he's always had a problem with speed rushers.  IMO, His main problem is once he gets beat he gets in his own head and its hard for him to recover.  So to answer your question, he's just playing bad football, he needs to get his confidence back.

agreed

[dudeski]

9 hours ago, TKnight24 said:

In a game where we started 3 rookie offensive linemen, AC was the problem more than the rookies 

 

Let that sink in 

No.  I won't let that sink in

 

because it is false

[dudeski]

9 hours ago, Derakynn said:

I don't even notice offensive linemen in games, and I've noticed AC. That means he is doing terrible. 

No.  That means you don't actually watch football

[dudeski]

26 minutes ago, jbaron04 said:

Kept telling people it was Jack mewhort the best, 

Why are you bragging about being wrong?

[Derakynn]

7 minutes ago, dudeski said:

No.  That means you don't actually watch football

Oh ok. Glad the almighty dudeski could set me straight. I've been praying for years that this moment would come. 

[dudeski]

Just now, Derakynn said:

Oh ok. Glad the almighty dudeski could set me straight. I've been praying for years that this moment would come. 

You said you don't watch what is going on in the game.  Don't blame me 

[Derakynn]

Just now, dudeski said:

You said you don't watch what is going on in the game.  Don't blame me 

I said I don't pay attention to the line. Why? Because it shouldn't matter to me. I don't care what the line does as long as the skill players can make plays. The only reason they wouldn't be able to do that with with respect to the function of the oline is if the line sucks. 

[1959Colts]

He is just playing badly.

[dudeski]

1 hour ago, Derakynn said:

I said I don't pay attention to the line. Why? Because it shouldn't matter to me. I don't care what the line does as long as the skill players can make plays. The only reason they wouldn't be able to do that with with respect to the function of the oline is if the line sucks. 

It should matter to you.  It's the most important part of the offense.  If you aren't watching the lines, you aren't watching the game

[Derakynn]

6 minutes ago, dudeski said:

It should matter to you.  It's the most important part of the offense.  If you aren't watching the lines, you aren't watching the game

Logistically speaking, that doesn't make sense. There is no right or wrong way to watch a game. 

[AZColt11]

He is playing badly but I don't think it's lost on him.  He has been his own worst critic, perhaps to a fault, and it may be his confidence is shaken.  Maybe one good game against a top-tier rusher would bring it back but right now that doesn't look too promising.  He is not right, and I think a lot of it is in his head.

[SMITTY46953]

25 minutes ago, dudeski said:

It should matter to you.  It's the most important part of the offense.  If you aren't watching the lines, you aren't watching the game

I think I know you ???

[tweezy32]

1 hour ago, Derakynn said:

Oh ok. Glad the almighty dudeski could set me straight. I've been praying for years that this moment would come. 

 too funny

[Malakai432]

Yeah he's kind of playing as soft at LT as Fleener did at TE.....  Not good at all, he seems to get bullied.  Whether it's just him playing bad, a confidence issue, or injury I have no clue. 

[RockThatBlue]

Hes been terrible. Nearly got Luck killed several times in the Jacksonville game. 

 

If he is injured they need to take him off the field ASAP and let him heal before he gets Luck killed.

[ÅÐØNϧ 1]

5 hours ago, dudeski said:

No.  I won't let that sink in

 

because it is false

 

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  15 hours ago, TKnight24 said:

In a game where we started 3 rookie offensive linemen, AC was the problem more than the rookies 

 

Let that sink in 

 

 

Dude  TKnight24  has a valid point  ,

 

AC at the very least played like a rookie & was no better than the rookies this last game IMO we need to consider finding a replacement if he continues playing like a first year starter .

[a06cc]

Only thing I can't hope is that his play gets better. I want to be optimistic though. Was waiting for someone else to start this thread. If he doesn't improve as the year goes on then yes I would love for this to draft a left tackle. 

[dudeski]

3 hours ago, ÅÐØNϧ 1 said:

 

 

 

Dude  TKnight24  has a valid point  ,

 

AC at the very least played like a rookie & was no better than the rookies this last game IMO we need to consider finding a replacement if he continues playing like a first year starter .

That is not the case though.  

 

Say they play 60 snaps

 

ac was bad 7 snaps.  Blythe was bad 30

 

you see how that works?  Numbers just used as an example but probably not far off

[Smoke317]

I think AC's play has gone down because he has no good pass rushers to practice against.  He goes against our sorry pass rushers in training camp & practice and he/coaches think he's doing good because he can block them (who can't?).  But when it's game time he's facing guys that are more dynamic and he's not ready for it...  Then his confidence gets shattered because he wants so bad to live up to his contract.  His best years were when we had a healthy Mathis. If you could learn how to block Mathis back then, then you could block anybody in the league. Now, what edge rusher do we have that can get our tackles better?  Football teams and most sports teams are symbiotic. For example, having a great secondary should make your receivers get better by having to face them in practice. And vice versa. I think if we get some good pass rushers back on the team and let AC go against them, we'll see his play pick back up. Unfortunately that probably ain't happening until next year. So he's just gonna have to battle through it and regain his confidence. 

[ReMeDy]

20 hours ago, lollygagger8 said:

Maybe AC and Luck need to get back to playing Settlers of Catan...?  

Or Street Fighter.