The bottom line is that in the NFL you have to put up or shut up. That goes for coaches too and he hasn't produced. We need fresh blood at OC and maybe even HC.

Nicks is certainly not the only time JA passed up an OL that he shouldn't have but he is kind of the poster child for JA's inability to address the OL. The OL really can be built with later round picks but JA has completely dropped the ball. I can see resorting to FA if your picks down work out but JA just went straight to FA and forgot the ...

The problem is that we are also too predictable when we are running even when we are not running a lot. Our OL is not good enough to just knock people off the los but that is the only way Ron really tries to run. Ron sucks, the OL sucks, and Forte is not 100%.

Every time I see Nicks play I think about JA not drafting him too.

Orton didn't really mature until around last year. He became a much better worker and student of the game and his play improved. Maybe he would have matured earlier if given the shot to play but probably not.

He looks stiff and slow which tends to mean his hammy is not 100%. Plus he tried to add weight which doesn't help quickness. Plus his OL sucks and he is frustrated.

The good news is that if we stop beating ourselves we could be really good. The bad news is that without a solid OL we are likely to beat ourselves at least a couple more times. I expected the OL to take time to gel but the problems run deeper than that. 

Our OL is not only mediocre but Ron Turner's running game depends on an OL that can just line up and beat people. The combo of mediocre talent with a system that is not suited to the talent level and you have a bad running game. Plus Forte is not 100% from what I can tell. Forte just seems off. It may be a lingering injury, the added weight, or ...

RDE = Adams and Brown LDE = Ogun, Anderson, and Melton It is really the LDE position that is over drafted unless either Ogun or Anderson leave in FA. Gilbert weighs 285 and is really a DT.

The D has been playing well and I don't think Lovie will be gone unless the D implodes. Ron Turner has to be on the hot seat. Lovie is probably a better DC than HC but I think he is doing some good on D. It is really the O that is the problem and not living up to expectations.