Yeah, they were. I rewatched that 4th down play. Nevertheless, I don't consider Allen a backup. I think everyone in the multiverse knew what the play was going to be once they lined up.
Yeah “finally” was alluding to seeing the OL actually produce or show the fruits of the labor. Yes JD did acquire most of the talent but it took way too long and not soon enough to save his job. QB is another story …. Hopefully DM hits it right this coming draft. The good news is he seems to have gotten Bo Nix right … May bode well.
Lots of QB talent coming out this year especially if Arch & Sellers come out. I've got a futures bet on Sellers winning the Heisman this year. Kid is gonna take SC to another level in 2025 even with that brutal SEC schedule.
You have to factor in we had an incompetent OLC and OC which worked against everything JD tried to build. You can have the best materials but if you build it wrong, its still garbage. Your buddy AR didn't help things changing the play at the LOS either. The OL never stood a chance under the prior regime.
last week both lines dominated..a win. this week both lines outplayed, a loss. ok, defensive line missing some big guys, so they get a pass. Oline looked ok on the run but really poor on pass protection. so, they will need to improve quite a bit next week. doesn't matter who their opponent is, all teams have stars on their defensive line, and the jets need to stop or limit them. now we have no way of knowing if the jets offensive staff {and of course defensive staff} will be any good. they have no track record of success in any of their current positions. hopefully they can coach improvement. hopefully. Personally, i expect the first third of the season to be pretty hard as EVERYONE is new and it takes time to figure things out. The middle third should show us if the lines can be dominant when needed. The last third will be the proof of the pudding. Can these line on both sides of the ball deliver big wins down the stretch. hard to separate QB play from Oline play. I mean a poor QB will be hard pressed to do well even behind a quality line. but there is no hope if the guys up front are not upper tier. So 2 preseason games in the books leaving work to be done.
Something to get excited about!...... Apparently our punter is killing it in the first two preseason games per PFF
So 2 DL added to the team. Great that staff recognizes lines are the key. Don't know how much help they will be, hopefully quite a bit, but more importantly to me is the emphasis on line play as top of mind. Many, many posts about need for receivers but the first moves made are for the line.
That they allmost/should have won is due in no small part to the line play. (In my original post I especially said, excepting the QB, and Fields deserves a ton of credit but this is about the line). They did create holds and provided time on offense, they stopped the run and did rush nicely on defense. The team will do fine if this keeps up. Linebackers and secondary need to get better.
Looks like Woody still hasn't learned to keep Brick away from this team, that's Woody right there with Moogey and the future of the Jets
