I was thinking about my approach to yesterday’s game and came across this comment from Domo’s article in today’s Daily News:
The above pretty much says it all about yesterday’s victory. The Birds o-line came out last night and punched Dallas’ front seven right in the jaw. The Red Headed Latino rarely got touched and every time I looked up it seemed that Westbrook and Buck were picking up five yards a clip.
I know the offensive line is not a sexy position to talk about and Jeff Garcia and B West rightly deserve praise, but I think the biggest difference on this team from last year is Jamaal Jackson at center and Todd Heremans at left guard. They are light years better than the guys they replaced: Honeybuns Fraley and Artis Hicks. Then, once you throw in Shawn Andrews’ development into the best guard I’ve seen in the NFL since Larry Allen, as well as the continued consistent professional performances we’re getting from William “Tra” Thomas and Runyan, you can see why this team is one win away from their fifth division title in six years.
If this team does anything this year, the offensive line will be a major, major factor. It’s time to give the Big Uglies some love.
There might be another NFL offensive line playing better than the Eagles' right now, but for the life of me, I don't know which one it might be. Neither do the Dallas Cowboys.
The Eagles' offense thoroughly dominated the Cowboys in yesterday's 23-7 win. Racked up 426 yards. Put together not one, not two, but three 7-minute scoring drives. Rushed for 204 yards. Threw for 238 yards.
Andy Reid loves to tell us it starts up front, and that's exactly where it started yesterday. The offensive line manhandled the Cowboys' front seven from start to finish.
The above pretty much says it all about yesterday’s victory. The Birds o-line came out last night and punched Dallas’ front seven right in the jaw. The Red Headed Latino rarely got touched and every time I looked up it seemed that Westbrook and Buck were picking up five yards a clip.
I know the offensive line is not a sexy position to talk about and Jeff Garcia and B West rightly deserve praise, but I think the biggest difference on this team from last year is Jamaal Jackson at center and Todd Heremans at left guard. They are light years better than the guys they replaced: Honeybuns Fraley and Artis Hicks. Then, once you throw in Shawn Andrews’ development into the best guard I’ve seen in the NFL since Larry Allen, as well as the continued consistent professional performances we’re getting from William “Tra” Thomas and Runyan, you can see why this team is one win away from their fifth division title in six years.
If this team does anything this year, the offensive line will be a major, major factor. It’s time to give the Big Uglies some love.
2 comments:
Andy Reid's best quality is his dedication to build this team up front. There have been some mistakes, but his conviction to build both lines enables this team to go. You put this O line on any of the teams in the NFC East and they win the division hands down.
From Phil Simms,
The one thing that jumped out at me while watching Pittsburgh beat Seattle in Super Bowl XL was that it was clear these were the two best offensive lines in football. So while we always focus on the franchise quarterbacks and the skill players, and we debate whether a team possesses a "championship caliber" defense, maybe it's time to recognize the offensive line as perhaps the most important unit for a football team.
Rocky is on tonite, Mick says....
"Women weaken Legs"
"Lay off that pet shop dame"
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