Opinion The the Saints offensive line has sidelined 4 to 5 starting Saints QBs in the last 4yrs. (1 Viewer)

[Stalwart385]

5 1st round picks on that line.

And a lot of cap space.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

And Yet we pick a lineman in the 1st round every year.

High draft picks only to suck:

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[rsmith2783]

High draft picks only to suck:

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The F/O has hid behind the brilliance of SP & Drew for too long. Now it's being exposed.

 

[Broad St. Saint]

It's probably a combo of picking the wrong linemen plus coaching.

What's worrying is the refusal or failure to see this was an issue. So many #1 picks and so many QBs hurt. The same process that gave the Saints Dennis Allen at HC instead of Doug Pederson may be blinding decision makers as to the OL (and frankly DL) problems in the draft and maybe coaching. You'd have to admit that hiring and supporting your friends' choices might have been a mistake. Too many are vested in wanting to believe that mistakes have not been made.

Source: Have worked in corporate America, in management, too long.

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

5 1st round picks on that line.

Yeah...let's draft 5 more in the first round...eventually we'll get it right

 

[No2DC]

And Yet we pick a lineman in the 1st round every year.

This, for all the great work Irland has done, it seems like we waste picks on both sides of the line. Dav, Ruiz, Peat, Penning, etc.

 

[2024InjuryApocalypse]

I have to say that Jameis getting injured in '21 wasn't on the O-line. That was just bad luck and Devin White being a dirty player like he always has been.

True, but our OL was not good in 21 either.

 

[2024InjuryApocalypse]

This was my question last week, but some pointed out that it's a league wide issue. After today's game, it's definitely coaching.

I have no formal data on this, but it truly has looked bad for a lot of teams this year. My friends who are Giants and Jets fans hate their OLs. From what I saw of the 4Q of PIT-CLE after our MNF win, PIT was chasing Deshaun into Lake Erie.

 

[Clintonrebel]

And Yet we pick a lineman in the 1st round every year.

Except…..this year

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

2023 O-Line = 2017-2022 O-Line.

The O-line has been average, at best, ever since Aaron Kroemer left the team. They don't have any synchronicity in their play and they don't have a lead dawg on that line...

 

[St. Geezy]

An OL of our pedigree being this bad is likely more of an indication of disorganization than talent issues. We have seen these guys, this core unit, perform at a high level before.

Our offense as a whole is just a mess.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

This is getting expensive. I really don't have an answer for the breakdown, but Ram is usually a beast. This is what happens when your 1st team get no snaps in the pre season. O line men have to be on the top of the list on draft day.

It’s week 3…

 

[Deuuuuce]

I was coming here to say, a long absence for Carr is better for him if we don't fix this oline. It's atrocious.

Remember how we ALL knew that the DC Garry Gibbs and CB Jason David were the problems in our team and we celebrated when Gibbs was fired and David was cut? And instantly we were MUCH better and won a Super Bowl that season?

Well, it's the same with this oline. They ARE the weakest link on this team. And we will suffer in turmoil and mediocrity to downright sucking until that is ameliorated.

Derek Carr was hit and pressured WAY too much and it was consistent for 3 straight weeks.

The o line is this year’s Jason David for sure

 

[rsmith2783]

Except…..this year

We took Bryan Breese, but surprisingly he's looked good so far. I cannot say the same for Foskey.

 

[Deuuuuce]

Drew made our offensive line look far better than it actually ever was during his time here. Guy absolutely refused to get sacked, and his legendary ability to not only sense pressure but know where all eligible receivers would be at any given moment made some of both our past and present offensive lineman a ton of money.

This is somewhat true. The playcalling/run game was so much better when he was here though. Also i dont recall many games of him not having a clean pocket to step up into. I dont know if he would have made this oline look good. There are like 3 guys in the backfield half the time. No preparation can beat that.