Big Blue Huddle

Quote from: Ed Vette on April 13, 2024, 09:42:40 AMI don't know but it would be cool to hear Bob Papa and Carl Banks saying, "Mahogany's laying some wood out there".

LMAO

Quote from: Ed Vette on April 13, 2024, 12:19:44 PMI had this conversation with Gordon from the BBWC yesterday. I think Neal goes to camp as the RT and it's his job to lose. If he doesn't show improvement, then I think Eluemunor or Phillips is the RT entering the season. I can see Phillips as the Swing Tackle. Regardless, this team needs to draft a Guard or a T/G.

I agree that Neal is probably the presumptive starting RT going into camp, and perhaps going into week one. I don't think his leash is long at all though. If he's terrible again, someone else will take his place at RT by week three or four, if not sooner than that.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 13, 2024, 12:34:00 PMI agree that Neal is probably the presumptive starting RT going into camp, and perhaps going into week one. I don't think his leash is long at all though. If he's terrible again, someone else will take his place at RT by week three or four, if not sooner than that.

When Phillips stood in for Neal..the line improved somewhat. Neal has been not only bad..but bottom of the barrel at RT. Have little faith in him keeping  the job.

Quote from: spiderblue43 on April 13, 2024, 12:42:16 PMWhen Phillips stood in for Neal..the line improved somewhat. Neal has been not only bad..but bottom of the barrel at RT. Have little faith in him keeping  the job.

Agreed. I'm not even sure why he should have it for a game next year. Eleumenor was way better last year on Vegas, and he played for this coach.

Quote from: Ed Vette on April 13, 2024, 12:19:44 PMI had this conversation with Gordon from the BBWC yesterday. I think Neal goes to camp as the RT and it's his job to lose. If he doesn't show improvement, then I think Eluemunor or Phillips is the RT entering the season. I can see Phillips as the Swing Tackle. Regardless, this team needs to draft a Guard or a T/G.

I don't think there's any way in hell that they are going to ditch Neal. He's been hurt a lot and his transition to the right side has been a hard learning curve, and he didn't exactly have great coaching or help from the guard position. But he's a monster of a man who is also extremely athletic, long, strong, and smart. It will really be interesting to see what Bricillo can do with him...fingers crossed. If Bricillo can bring out the best of him and get the line to work in unison, no telling how good our offense could be

I see that Tyre Phillips is an UFA still.

Quote from: Ed Vette on April 13, 2024, 01:22:12 PMI see that Tyre Phillips is an UFA still.

I suspect that Schoen/Daboll are letting Bricillo have free rein to build the OL as he sees fit. I imagine that Bricillo has spent hundreds of hours going over past film and doing his own analysis on each player. I'm sure he has a strong opinion on Phillips and if he wanted him, he'd be signed

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