NorthHawk wrote:Ifedi is a Right Tackle, not Guard, but he is getting flagged more often than he should.
Part of it is learning how to play T as it's basically his rookie year in that position. Another factor is Russ moving so much that he's locked on and doesn't let go.
Some of them will be fixed by technique and experience, but he's probably the type that will get a number of them each year anyway.
As well, reputation tends to be self fulfilling so we may be watched closer than other teams.
Seahawks4Ever wrote:Infedi is in a class by himself, and it is NOT a place any player should want to be in. At this point, to me, it is akin to flunking P.E.
I do shudder to think where we would be if we didn't have a Tom Cable to turns the scraps that Pete and John Schneider provide him to work with. Back when he had better prospects we led the league in rushing so I am a Tom Cable fan. I put the blame where it belongs, on Pete.
Speaking of Pete, it is his culture, his preaching aggressiveness that has led our defensive players to "push the envelop" that can draw flags. But, that does NOT account for the poor O-Line play. Holding is one thing but I really get disgusted when it is a false start or lining up off sides offensive or defensive.
I firmly believe that Pete could, if he wanted to, teach a more disciplined style of play and still be aggressive when it is called for. But, if Pete doesn't emphasize it the players won't bother with it either.
I had hoped that Infedi's play would improve when his "idol" joined the team, but alas, it hasn't happened. I can hardly wait until George Fant returns next season because he was looking really improved, up until he was injured.
idhawkman wrote:I believe that John Carpenter worked out. I wish we still had him at LG. With him and Britt and Brown (when healthy) together, i think we could have a run game behind them like we had in 2007.
RiverDog wrote:
James Carpenter.
He was a huge bust at tackle, perhaps the worst performing OL for a high draft pick in Seahawk history with the exception of Andre Hines. He had one good year, ironically his contract year when he finally smelled the roses, lost a bunch of weight, and played well enough to start. Before that, he got beat out by a journeyman, Paul McQuistan, and even though he was perfectly healthy, didn't even suit up for a couple of playoff games. He had one positive attribute: Straight ahead drive blocking. He wasn't quick enough to get to the second level and block linebackers, nor was he quick enough to pull and throw a decent trap block, and he was horrid at pass protection.
It was a totally wasted first round pick, and Cable had to be out of his mind if he thought that Carpenter had what it takes to be an NFL OT.
idhawkman wrote:You lost me a little bit there River. Carpenter was a good LG that opened holes for our RBs. Look at Rawls and Beast and where they got their hard yards that 2014 season. It was behind Carp. Not as a tackle though. That said, you seemed to focus on him as a tackle and then said he couldn't pull and throw a trap block but I don't think many Tackles pull at all in the NFL. I saw him numerous times at the second level when playing LG, too. I'm not sure we watched the same guy though. The one you described is not familiar to me.
Largent80 wrote:Hawks gave them 4 first downs via penalty and they gave up 4 in ONE DRIVE vs. Wash.
Another eye popping stat(s) just from last night is they gave up 9 first downs out of 14 tries.
Check out the stats, we outplayed them in so many areas.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/matchup?gameId=400951818
NorthHawk wrote:With Russell scrambling, we are going to get more holding calls than a QB that can't move.
It seems to happen with all teams who's QB scrambles a lot and in many cases it's because the OL locks onto the DL, then the QB moves and when the DL follows the QB, the OL doesn't let go soon enough and the jersey is stretched.
It takes a lot of experience for the OL to learn how to play in front of a mobile QB - and that's something our OL doesn't much have - on the Right side at least.
I think it's part of not keeping the OL together over a period of time and that's the result of letting players we've developed leave or not picking up players that have the talent to play.
NorthHawk wrote:Don't get me wrong. It's a problem that has to be fixed, but the point I was making was inexperience on the OL contributes to problem.
As well, as I said earlier, these things snowball as Referees tend to look closer at teams that have a reputation for committing fouls than those that don't.
That, naturally means we don't get many breaks with close calls.
Largent80 wrote:In the Washington game the DEFENSE made 4 fouls in one drive, giving them first downs with each of them. That led to the points they used to beat us. It's certainly NOT just the offense.
RiverDog wrote:I wonder if the fact that Richard Sherman isn't in the secondary anymore has some sort of effect, perhaps influencing the mindset of the refs?
Largent80 wrote:I'm sorry but I'm not thinking like the above posters.
The refs have been put on notice and held accountable.
Sunday Nights game was one of the best officiated games I have seen all year.
idhawkman wrote:I think you strike a point Riv. I have been thinking this since Sherm and Kam went down. They don't need to skew the field anymore so they let them play a bit more.
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