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its bad enough he got pushed back all night but the least you can expect is a center that can SNAP THE BALL. im not even talking about the fumble cause **** happens, but every other snap ryan had to catch the ball high, low, or off to the side screwing up the timing of every play

this guy needs to be gone

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I think Stone is more than serviceable as a backup. Let's keep things in perspective here, with how late this line was put together the starters barely got time to practice together, so I can imagine the backups.

Even with a backup, we rushed for over 150 yds and we were hitting receivers comfortably. We lost because of turnovers and miscues in the red zone.

Now I'm definitely not a Stone fan, but he held sufficiently for a backup IMO

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Not to defend Stone, but on the butt-fumble he thought Ryan was under center on that play. Stone obviously didnt know the play, or recognize that there was not 2 hands between his legs during the snap

Except Stone said he knew the play and didn't have an explanation on how he snapped it into his bunghole.

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Cutting Stone because he botched one fumble is the absolute wrong thing to do and is nothing more than an emotional reaction. Do ya'll really think cutting Stone for botching a snap will stop a player form botching a snap again? All it will cause is players starting to play tight and afraid to make mistake. The snaps need to be cleaned up no doubt but I do not see how cutting Stone will stop that from happening again.

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No he couldn't even block ok. Ever since Person got hurt we haven't been able to run up the middle. We were running up the gut fantastically with Person. Also Stone's pass blocking hurt us too. Chester looked worse next to Stone.

Chester was awful, and I didn't by any means think Stone was good. There were so many players playing so bad, I can't place any blame but on the coaches.

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1. He actually botched several snaps last night. He snapped over Ryan's head a few times.

2. His blocking sucked too. He's just not good or even serviceable, period. We are a worse team with him out there.

Stone wasnt the only one on tbe o-line that played ***** last night... you guys always try to put more blame on the players you dont like. If you want to cut Stone for playing bad then you also must want to cut about 10 other players too. Stop acting like one player is the blame for everything. A whole lot of stuff went wrong.
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Saying Stone has played OK or only had one bad snap is simply reedonkolulesxness X 100!!

Last time I heard that word was at Disney World

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Stone wasnt the only one on tbe o-line that played ***** last night... you guys always try to put more blame on the players you dont like. If you want to cut Stone for playing bad then you also must want to cut about 10 other players too. Stop acting like one player is the blame for everything. A whole lot of stuff went wrong.

He's a joke...

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-tnf-storylines/0ap3000000558233/TNF-Storylines-Butt-fumble-2-0?module=HP11_cp

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Stone doesn't belong on the roster.

If Person can't go vs TEN then prep Gino to start. That's what he was brought here for right? Gino is a vet and I'm sure he at least knows how to snap the ball.

Or another crazy idea... Matthews actually knows how to play center. Until Person gets back put Matthews at center and Long at LT. Crazy idea I know but it could work. That said just plugging Gino in is the preferred option as Matthews has been playing well at LT.

So in an offensive line that has been playing lights out for being put together between the preseason and first game, you want to then move a up and coming star at LT to center, and put a back up tackle in at starting LT? So you want both positions to be played at substandard levels? That makes no sense at all.

Stone is not a starter. He didn't play like a starter. He doesn't get paid like a starter. He's a back up and played like a back up. Not every person on the 53 is going to be starter quality, esp on the Oline, there just aren't enough capable bodies in the league nor enough money under the cap to have 53 starters on a team.

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I have heard so many excuses, it's Roddy's fault he shouldn't have opened he mouth, it's Stone's fault he was terrible, Worrilow is garbage blah blah blah,

The run game was our bread and butter with the hottest running back in the NFL and we decided to rely of the passing game.

Poor game plan from Shan and poor execution from Ryan. We became so predictable it was ridiculous.

They would load the box we would try to take advantage of singlel coverage with deep routes which had no time to develop.

If we would have stayed with the run which was working even when they loaded the box things would have eventually opened up.

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Cutting Stone because he botched one fumble is the absolute wrong thing to do and is nothing more than an emotional reaction. Do ya'll really think cutting Stone for botching a snap will stop a player form botching a snap again? All it will cause is players starting to play tight and afraid to make mistake. The snaps need to be cleaned up no doubt but I do not see how cutting Stone will stop that from happening again.

ONE? did you actually watch the game last week and last night? every other snap Matt had to reach up, down or sideways, or lunge or jump just to GET the ball. This was way more than just the ONE snap he snapped into his own cods, he's been pathetic in blocking AND snapping, we have a game and a half worth of film to show that.

he sucked at guard when they tried him there, and that obviously made him forget how to snap the ball now that he's back at center.

I would have been ok with it if they'd cut him at halftime. Now that I've said all that, you can't blame the play last week or last night on him, he didn't cause the coleman fumble or make matt hit dimarco's shoulder turning and fumble. I certainly do blame the drop off in pass protection and running up the middle on his poor blocking though. Last year, he had Aso and Blaylock beside him to help cover his weaknesses, he doesn't have that luxury this year

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