Hawk Sista wrote:I guess it’s better than a sharp stick in the eye.
NorthHawk wrote:He sure fits the physical profile, though.
I don't know about his attitude, but if they want to become the bully again, they need to bring the nasty along with size.
If they create the OL like they seemed to want to do - and I don't know if it was Cable's view or Petes, it might end up looking like this:
LT Brown
LG Fluker (although I've only seen him play on the right)
C Britt
RG Posic
RT Ifedi
That's the physical profile that has been the norm.
They seem to like an athletic LT, big LG and smaller more athletic RG with a big RT.
Solari may have a different view of how best to compose the line, but it looks like size is an important consideration.
RiverDog wrote:This sounds a whole lot like Luke Joeckel's career path.
Largent80 wrote:In the 6 games Fluker played for the Giants they averaged 25 more rushing yards per game.
Largent80 wrote:Dude is a nasty HUGE man. Size 22 foot. 340 pounds, if you are questioning his ability to move people out of the way, you are delusional.
AT WORST they have improved competition at RG. How can that be a bad thing?.....Why can't any signing the Hawks make on the OL be viewed as a positive?
Pointing out opponent rankings is weak, this is the NFL....Everyone points at anything negative these days, it's like why do we even bother to post anything at all?...Jeez. He's going to suck, what a waste, why bother, hawks are doomed to OL sucking again...Are there more BS reasons not listed?...At LEAST they are trying.
3 of those games listed above were road games. All teams struggle on the road. So try again to make the signing irrelevant.
He has a years worth of experience with our NEW OL coach. That is a positive.
c_hawkbob wrote:His team averaged 25 more yards per game rushing with him than without him. He's a stud in the run game even if a liability as a pass blocker on the edge (which is why he's a Guard now).
I assume you're talking about drive blocking, and yes, that's big. But James Carpenter was a heck of drive blocker, too, but he could never make a block at the second level and he was a matador in pass blocking.
NorthHawk wrote:The odd thing about Carpenter was his pass blocking improved a lot when he got to the Jets. At one point they thought he was their best pass blocker.
I assume you're talking about drive blocking, and yes, that's big. But James Carpenter was a heck of drive blocker, too, but he could never make a block at the second level and he was a matador in pass blocking.
The odd thing about Carpenter was his pass blocking improved a lot when he got to the Jets. At one point they thought he was their best pass blocker.
HumanCockroach wrote:He was never as bad as many professed, ultimately, he was decent in passing game at guard... just like Sweezy, and Britt, and well a bunch of others. He didn't "get better" in NY, he simply didn't have to live up to the unrealistic hype in Seattle.
The expectation in Seattle that a lineman never gets beat, especially when the QB holds the ball looking for a bigger play is unrealistic. As I said then, these are starting quality lineman, and they don't magically get "better" when they leave Seattle....
I'm sure in this thread there's people lambasting Ifedi, while lauding that waste of money Brown.... why? Because they bought the hype about Brown, ignoring what they see, and have read that Ifedi is poor, despite his lack of experience, so he's "aweful" despite severely out performing Brown.
Just chasing your tails.
"The 27-year-old Fluker, who is 6-foot-5, 342 pounds, gives the Seahawks an experienced option to add to the competition at guard."
He was never as bad as many professed, ultimately, he was decent in passing game at guard... just like Sweezy, and Britt, and well a bunch of others. He didn't "get better" in NY, he simply didn't have to live up to the unrealistic hype in Seattle.
The expectation in Seattle that a lineman never gets beat, especially when the QB holds the ball looking for a bigger play is unrealistic. As I said then, these are starting quality lineman, and they don't magically get "better" when they leave Seattle....
I'm sure in this thread there's people lambasting Ifedi, while lauding that waste of money Brown.... why? Because they bought the hype about Brown, ignoring what they see, and have read that Ifedi is poor, despite his lack of experience, so he's "aweful" despite severely out performing Brown.
Just chasing your tails.
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