fearsomefour with more game analysis:
Finally saw the game all the way through. All of the lineman had their moments. Can still see that playing with balance is an issue with Williams. A couple of times a guy was able to turn him with one arm and get the angle on him. For a guy his size that means he is playing over his toes usually. There seemed to be some confusion with switches on the line too....not a surprise for the first preseason game. Washington had a couple of plays where he was turning and chasing the Dlineman....not good. Ty looked like he was on roller skates early, then calmed down some. Barksdale ended up on the ground a couple of times. He is just athletic enough to push a guy outside the pocket most of the time. Barnes looks like a keeper to me....mainly because C depth is hard to find and who knows if Jones will be ready. Also because he had the fewest bad moments that I could see with the backups. He got almost zero push in the run game but did maintain the line of scrimmage most times. He didnt give up much pass blocking. If Barksdale gets his hands on his guy it is usually over. But, he is apt to get out of sorts against a double move. I dont know if there is anything that can happen to change Smith, Barksdale, Barnes as our Oline depth (taking for granted Jones is on the injury list).
Work to do with the line and the depth.
The backup QBs played better than I expected....but, I was expecting total disaster from reading the comments on here. The line contributed a lot to the QB issues I think. Clemmons for sure has a better arm....but, that is like saying a guy throws a faster fastball but struggles to throw strikes.
Not a terrible first game by the O, not great. The WRs do have to do a better job catching the ball....again, par for the course pre season week one.
:cheers: 