Arkridge 1,339 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) I don't have PFF numbers to back up these thoughts (although I believe Lindstrom is currently OG8 on PFF), but it seems to me that Lindstrom and McGary are both making tremendous steps toward being building blocks along the offensive line. Multiple times throughout the Denver and second Carolina game the announcers highlighted big blocking plays from Lindstrom especially but McGary has done an awesome job as well. Last year McGary was thrown into the fire and became "Waldo" getting picked on by pass rushers but those reps are proving invaluable and he looks like a vet in year 2. Don't look now, but I'm starting to think that we may have two reliable young blockers for years to come and maybe spending two first rounders on the OL is going to prove a lot of fans wrong like me that found the 2019 draft baffling from TD and Quinn. Has anyone else liked what they've seen in year 2 from Lindstrom and McGary, or am I crazy? I'm hopeful for this offensive line for once! Edited November 11, 2020 by Arkridge Falcons Fan MVP and egoprime II 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atl Falcon 3,776 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 No doubt those two appear to be keepers. Add Hennessy keep Jake around and the OL should be set for yrs to come. I just don’t understand why TD didn’t make this a priority or let’s say do a better job in this area a long time ago. TD just sucked at finding OLs and pass rushers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesus 24,784 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Atl Falcon said: No doubt those two appear to be keepers. Add Hennessy keep Jake around and the OL should be set for yrs to come. I just don’t understand why TD didn’t make this a priority or let’s say do a better job in this area a long time ago. TD just sucked at finding OLs and pass rushers. TD should have made some moves in the 2019 draft. Maybe take a guard early or move back in to the first round to take an RT. If only he had drafted one of the better centers in the draft in the 3rd round this year. The real kicker would have been for him to go back to 2014 and take a highly rated left tackle early in the draft then sign him to a decent long term deal to lock him in. But alas he did none of those things and he should have been fired. UnrealfalcoN, Drew4719, falconsd56 and 5 others 1 1 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atl Falcon 3,776 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Jesus said: TD should have made some moves in the 2019 draft. Maybe take a guard early or move back in to the first round to take an RT. If only he had drafted one of the better centers in the draft in the 3rd round this year. The real kicker would have been for him to go back to 2014 and take a highly rated left tackle early in the draft then sign him to a decent long term deal to lock him in. But alas he did none of those things and he should have been fired. Praise the lord he finally caught on...but unfortunately AB thought it was a little late. Oh yeah let’s not forget pass rushers. The real kicker is AB got TROFFED Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconFanSince1970 24,141 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 41 minutes ago, Jesus said: TD should have made some moves in the 2019 draft. Maybe take a guard early or move back in to the first round to take an RT. If only he had drafted one of the better centers in the draft in the 3rd round this year. The real kicker would have been for him to go back to 2014 and take a highly rated left tackle early in the draft then sign him to a decent long term deal to lock him in. But alas he did none of those things and he should have been fired. Huh you're nutthugging Dimi so hard you forgot about Sackmaker Baker, Puddin, King Konz, My Johnson, Dead President, Boogerman, Brawley, ButtaFusco, Babe Carimi, Jamon Browned, Jimmy Carpenter, ReynoldsWrap, Chester the Molester, Assamoi, Missing Person, VeeTek, Shun Harlow, Swipester, James Stoned, Ryan Shredded, Sombrero, Fake Rodgers and ThruBlood. falconfan2, A Pimp Named Slickback™, egoprime II and 10 others 3 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTrue7 5,208 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 You’ve got that saved somewhere.. copy/paste is very apparent. 😂 Jerz #GurleySZN, Ergo Proxy, Dr Long Shot and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconsIn2012 35,233 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, FalconFanSince1970 said: Huh you're nutthugging Dimi so hard you forgot about Sackmaker Baker, Puddin, King Konz, My Johnson, Dead President, Boogerman, Brawley, ButtaFusco, Babe Carimi, Jamon Browned, Jimmy Carpenter, ReynoldsWrap, Chester the Molester, Assamoi, Missing Person, VeeTek, Shun Harlow, Swipester, James Stoned, Ryan Shredded, Sombrero, Fake Rodgers and ThruBlood. LOL...all your nicknames in one post. Well done. But to be fair: Ryan Schroeder was a top 10 OT. Chester was good for us. Schweister, Ty & Person are doing really well this year on different teams Vandy, Drew4719 and Ergo Proxy 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiwifalcon 19,078 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Troffed I mean he could have done what Rich McKay did in 07 and left the cupboard empty I guess. I mean it’s not as though we haven’t got talent here or anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fernando C. 949 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 The draft was perfect ... the problem was signing 2 FA OL.... should had invested in a FS or DE.. Dr Long Shot, vitaman, Vandy and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouDog 4,915 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 McGary has been great run blocking but terrible pass blocking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Macintez 1,729 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Atl Falcon said: No doubt those two appear to be keepers. Add Hennessy keep Jake around and the OL should be set for yrs to come. I just don’t understand why TD didn’t make this a priority or let’s say do a better job in this area a long time ago. TD just sucked at finding OLs and pass rushers. I hope if we pick in the top of the draft we get another offensive linemen. It feels great having a competent O-line. My dream scenario is we get the LT from Oregon and move Jake to LG or move the Oregon LT to LG. We would be set for yearrrss Vandy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francis York Morgan 24,684 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I dig em. Hate moving up so often, but I get it. And it's nice having a chunk of talent at OL for whoever takes over. Atl Falcon and Ergo Proxy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vafalconfan 1,328 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Agreed they do look like they belong.. Investing in the O-line.. what a concept! Snozberies17 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon You 130 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I agree they look good, but only at Pass Blocking. Our line as a whole does not make holes for the running back. I think it is our scheme that is really causing that, so maybe with a better OC, they will run-block better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShmevinShmarris 3,050 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 14 hours ago, Fernando C. said: The draft was perfect ... the problem was signing 2 FA OL.... should had invested in a FS or DE.. At the time it made sense because offensive line was a huge flaw in our offense falconsd56 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JayOzOne 19,216 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Hokies&Falcons and Ergo Proxy 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A Pimp Named Slickback™ 3,335 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 15 hours ago, FalconFanSince1970 said: Huh you're nutthugging Dimi so hard you forgot about Sackmaker Baker, Puddin, King Konz, My Johnson, Dead President, Boogerman, Brawley, ButtaFusco, Babe Carimi, Jamon Browned, Jimmy Carpenter, ReynoldsWrap, Chester the Molester, Assamoi, Missing Person, VeeTek, Shun Harlow, Swipester, James Stoned, Ryan Shredded, Sombrero, Fake Rodgers and ThruBlood. I don't remember most of this list, but these names are hilarious, so props for making me lol while I'm working! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Long Shot 3,787 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 15 hours ago, Fernando C. said: The draft was perfect ... the problem was signing 2 FA OL.... should had invested in a FS or DE.. Yup, but impossible for them to know they were going to draft these two guys until draft day. Ergo Proxy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ergo Proxy 25,265 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, ShmevinShmarris said: At the time it made sense because offensive line was a huge flaw in our offense Counter-balanced by creating a huge flaw at OC! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconsd56 24,954 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 51 minutes ago, ShmevinShmarris said: At the time it made sense because offensive line was a huge flaw in our offense Not to mention we lacked serious depth on the oline being down to third string Guards in 2018. TD and the front office tried to keep that from happening again. The plan was solid but the results were not ShmevinShmarris 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snozberies17 63 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, falconsd56 said: Not to mention we lacked serious depth on the oline being down to third string Guards in 2018. TD and the front office tried to keep that from happening again. The plan was solid but the results were not Good point. It was clear they Falcons also had heavy interest in Christain Wilkins who got drafted by Miami right before us. If we picked up Wilkins and McGary however, we'd still be talking about how bad our O-line is. In the end, I'm happy that we got the right side of our line for the next few years locked in. Cool seeing them build chemistry the more they play next to each other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lornoth 11,655 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 16 hours ago, FalconsIn2012 said: LOL...all your nicknames in one post. Well done. But to be fair: Ryan Schroeder was a top 10 OT. Chester was good for us. Schweister, Ty & Person are doing really well this year on different teams Garland started for the 9'ers last year too I believe. Coaching has been an issue for our lines for a while. ATLSlobberKnockers, Vandy and Ergo Proxy 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ATLSlobberKnockers 8,216 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 18 hours ago, Jesus said: TD should have made some moves in the 2019 draft. Maybe take a guard early or move back in to the first round to take an RT. If only he had drafted one of the better centers in the draft in the 3rd round this year. The real kicker would have been for him to go back to 2014 and take a highly rated left tackle early in the draft then sign him to a decent long term deal to lock him in. But alas he did none of those things and he should have been fired. so you're going to ignore the litany of failed OL picks? I'm a TD fan but come on.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ATLSlobberKnockers 8,216 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, Lornoth said: Garland started for the 9'ers last year too I believe. Coaching has been an issue for our lines for a while. there is truth to this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanaman71 225 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 5 hours ago, ATLSlobberKnockers said: so you're going to ignore the litany of failed OL picks? I'm a TD fan but come on.. Sam baker was solid in 2012 and his injury derailed it. Peter konz was the number one center prospect in the draft. He didn't pan out and it happens. Not sure if chester the molester is chris chester but if so, he was a big part of the falcons offensive success in 2016. Great run blocker and helped schraeder be a good right tackle during those years. Some of the guys like stone are udfa or late round picks. TD did have some early misses with olinemen but once again that happens. I think a lot of falcons fans are in a bubble and don't realize how many picks don't pan out for other gms. There is a reason the average nfl life span is like 3 years. The game is physical and some guys show it in college but it doesn't translate to the NFL Vandy and 1989Fan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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