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O “Line grade ??
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:33 am
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:33 am
F minus
12
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:40 am to Sasquatch45
D-. Clearly the biggest issue from the game. They were horrible. Caesar Ruiz was getting destroyed constantly.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:53 am to Sasquatch45
I wouldn't worry about judging Oline this early. Chargers' Oline looked bad also. Pretty typical in preseason and probably the first few weeks of the regular season for most teams.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:13 am to Sasquatch45
Tackles: B+
Center: C
Guards: F
We definitely need an upgrade at OG. And WR. And TE.
Center: C
Guards: F
We definitely need an upgrade at OG. And WR. And TE.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:18 am to Suntiger
It's embarrassing when you can't even find freaking guards worthy of a pro roster spot. They've got first round tackles playing guard and still getting blown up, when that happens those players aren't NFL worthy.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:22 am to BeepBopBoop
77 was horrible. Was responsible for 4th and G not working and the Rattler fumble.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:26 am to Sasquatch45
Banks and Penning looked good at LT & LG, I even noticed a good pass off exchange by them when their defenders performed a cross stunt.
Fuaga looked good in limited time.
Ruiz whiffed on a couple. He's proven to be better than serviceable with a good C & T flanking him like McCoy & Fuaga, so if we stay healthy and Ruiz is our weakpoint then I will view that as a W and a good overall line.
#68 Torricelli Simpkins took a drive or two to warm up but then he settled nicely at C. At North Carolina Central he played C for two years then switched to RG, then transferred to South Carolina and started 13 games at RG last year.
#77 Dillon Radunz absolutely got abused at RT early in the game. Later he went in at LT and did much better. With the Titans he had some playing time at LT due to their injuries but he was mainly a G and even started some before his own injuries. I don't recal seeing him at G at all yesterday.
#60 Kyle Hergel was a mixed bag from what I saw yesterday. I'm still hoping he can develop into legit backup or even serviceable starter similar to Jon Stinchcomb
Fuaga looked good in limited time.
Ruiz whiffed on a couple. He's proven to be better than serviceable with a good C & T flanking him like McCoy & Fuaga, so if we stay healthy and Ruiz is our weakpoint then I will view that as a W and a good overall line.
#68 Torricelli Simpkins took a drive or two to warm up but then he settled nicely at C. At North Carolina Central he played C for two years then switched to RG, then transferred to South Carolina and started 13 games at RG last year.
#77 Dillon Radunz absolutely got abused at RT early in the game. Later he went in at LT and did much better. With the Titans he had some playing time at LT due to their injuries but he was mainly a G and even started some before his own injuries. I don't recal seeing him at G at all yesterday.
#60 Kyle Hergel was a mixed bag from what I saw yesterday. I'm still hoping he can develop into legit backup or even serviceable starter similar to Jon Stinchcomb
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:28 am to Sasquatch45
I think the Oline was pretty bad but I’m not worried about this group. Their film yesterday wasn’t good but ultimately this unit will be really good. I’m not sure how anyone is talking about the wr group as the group that played yesterday was backups for the most part. I did like what i saw from Tipton and Means but appears means suffered another injury
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:29 am to Sasquatch45
Hard to tell when your star Center isn't playing.
Any word on Penning?
Any word on Penning?
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:56 am to BeepBopBoop
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They've got first round tackles playing guard and still getting blown up, when that happens those players aren't NFL worthy.
One of them was a first round center that has been playing guard and getting blown up
Posted on 8/11/25 at 9:06 am to Sasquatch45
They were mixing up the oline from almost the first snap to the final one. Seems they wanted them all on film lol
We should get a lot more starter play from everyone next week.
We should get a lot more starter play from everyone next week.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 10:28 am to Sasquatch45
I remember last year when they played the Cardinals. They also looked like crap in the first preseason game. Penning was looking as crappy as ever for example
But it seemed like they pulled the regular starters out faster than usual.
Penning stayed in longer as far as I know, but then he exited the game of course with some injury.
And you know since when has our defensive line look like gangbusters or anything close to it? Because I thought the chargers offensive line didn't look all that good either.
But it seemed like they pulled the regular starters out faster than usual.
Penning stayed in longer as far as I know, but then he exited the game of course with some injury.
And you know since when has our defensive line look like gangbusters or anything close to it? Because I thought the chargers offensive line didn't look all that good either.
This post was edited on 8/11/25 at 10:30 am
Posted on 8/11/25 at 10:31 am to Doug_H
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#68 Torricelli Simpkins
He had a rep where he absolutely de-cleated a dude, then did a 180 looking for more work and de-cleated another guy already being blocked. It sprung a nice run up the middle
Posted on 8/11/25 at 10:32 am to Sasquatch45
Left side pass pro good.
Simpkins good.
Run game poor.
Simpkins good.
Run game poor.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 10:40 am to Sasquatch45
Caesar Ruiz’s greatest potential is at Center….. he’s NOT a Guard !
But the center spot is taken by McCoy.
What is the injury to Penning ??
Posted on 8/11/25 at 10:55 am to Doug_H
quote:They need to play him at guard next week and see if he is worth keeping around. He was abysmal at RT and slightly better at LT.
#77 Dillon Radunz absolutely got abused at RT early in the game. Later he went in at LT and did much better. With the Titans he had some playing time at LT due to their injuries but he was mainly a G and even started some before his own injuries. I don't recal seeing him at G at all yesterday.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 11:02 am to Doug_H
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Ruiz whiffed on a couple. He's proven to be better than serviceable with a good C & T flanking him like McCoy & Fuaga, so if we stay healthy and Ruiz is our weakpoint then I will view that as a W and a good overall line.
Pretty sad that a mid first round pick at guard is only serviceable or the weak link in your line. Taking a guard in the first round should turn out to be a pro bowl player.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 11:04 am to TigerSaurus
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Caesar Ruiz’s greatest potential is at Center….. he’s NOT a Guard ! But the center spot is taken by McCoy.
Agree with this, he plays better at center from the games I’ve seen. Hes not a good guard.
This post was edited on 8/11/25 at 11:04 am
Posted on 8/11/25 at 12:08 pm to Sasquatch45
We were dominating Dallas and the first two games with our line before McCoy got hurt. When he is playing, it will be a strength. Right guard is a concern for sure though, although it will be serviceable with McCoy and Fuaga flanking
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:14 pm to Sasquatch45
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F minus
Then claims Rattler sucks
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