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Perhaps my  memory is shot...but was Newhouse always this bad? I know he had some not so great moments at LT the previous two seasons, but he had good stretches also. This season, he's an absolute liability 100% of the time. Barclay is outperforming him in pass protection, and Barclay sucks at pass blocking.

 

I just don't get it.

Well I would have thought that as well about Sherrod but after a healthy Matt Flynn is just sitting on the sidelines and comes in and is worlds better then Tolzien, a ILB named Lattimore also sits on the sidelines. and guys named Banjo and Richardson sit while MD Jennings tackles air....

 

Ummmm...Im not convinced it's because Sherrod isn't ready.

Originally Posted by packerboi:

Well I would have thought that as well about Sherrod but after a healthy Matt Flynn is just sitting on the sidelines and comes in and is worlds better then Tolzien, a ILB named Lattimore also sits on the sidelines. and guys named Banjo and Richardson sit while MD Jennings tackles air....

 

Ummmm...Im not convinced it's because Sherrod isn't ready.

 

Originally Posted by PackLandVA:

I gotta believe that if Sherrod is not playing, it's because he's not ready. Either that or the coaches don't believe Newhouse is playing as poorly as some on this board think.

Bet on Sherrod not being ready. And he may never be. They tried to give him a starters job somewhere as a rookie. Could not justify it. Then the injury. I think the board is pretty attuned with regard to Newhouse. Watching him trying to peel his man off the QB puts you in mind of those nature films. Where the mother gives a brave and futile effort after her young is taken by a predator.

Originally Posted by packerboi:

Well I would have thought that as well about Sherrod but after a healthy Matt Flynn is just sitting on the sidelines and comes in and is worlds better then Tolzien, a ILB named Lattimore also sits on the sidelines. and guys named Banjo and Richardson sit while MD Jennings tackles air....

 

Ummmm...Im not convinced it's because Sherrod isn't ready.

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Originally Posted by packerboi:

Well I would have thought that as well about Sherrod but after a healthy Matt Flynn is just sitting on the sidelines and comes in and is worlds better then Tolzien, a ILB named Lattimore also sits on the sidelines. and guys named Banjo and Richardson sit while MD Jennings tackles air....

 

Ummmm...Im not convinced it's because Sherrod isn't ready.

Post of the year. I am so sick of all the favoritism and political games coaches play. What happened to the concept of earning playing time by merit? Only the strongest coaches dare to pay more than lip service to it.

 

Remember how Bishop was supposed to be complete **** until an injury forced him into the line up? Suddenly it became apparent he was our best ILB all along.

Newhouse has seemingly regressed from last year and/or can't play on the right side of the line for whatever reason.

He was never that good, but was at least serviceable over many games. And ARod saved him from looking as bad as he really was by scrambling or otherwise avoiding the guy Newhouse had whiffed on. But there were still plays where he'd manage to get just enough of a block to allow for a big play.

So he has the experience, and knows what to do. I'm guessing he just can't do it.

I'm also guessing Sherrod can't show enough in practice to start ahead of Newhouse. That's a scary thought, although he is the only other healthy T on the roster. That might be even more scary!

 

 

Originally Posted by Goalline:
Originally Posted by packerboi:

Well I would have thought that as well about Sherrod but after a healthy Matt Flynn is just sitting on the sidelines and comes in and is worlds better then Tolzien, a ILB named Lattimore also sits on the sidelines. and guys named Banjo and Richardson sit while MD Jennings tackles air....

 

Ummmm...Im not convinced it's because Sherrod isn't ready.

Post of the year. I am so sick of all the favoritism and political games coaches play. What happened to the concept of earning playing time by merit? Only the strongest coaches dare to pay more than lip service to it.

 

Remember how Bishop was supposed to be complete **** until an injury forced him into the line up? Suddenly it became apparent he was our best ILB all along.

 

 

If true and the fans can see this, then TT can certainly see it as well. And he should fire the coaching staff.

No doubt Newhouse is awful. But he has been awful for 3 years. Last year he was downright brutal when supposedly protecting Aaron's blindside as the starting LT.

 

Do the coaches and or GM deserve some of the blame for putting so much faith in a subpar player? 

 

Seems like undeserving players are getting too much time (Jennings comes to mind) and there is a lack of accountability for those who perform poorly.

Undeserving players are going to get a lot of time if you don't have anyone better. Newhouse is a better option than Sherrod. Which is depressing.

 

Sometimes actually seeing a backup for extended time is an eye opener. After seeing #31 House the past few weeks my appreciation for Tramon Williams, decline and all, has gone up a lot.

 

Now as for AJ Hawk. I can only guess that they don't trust Jones or Lattimore to communicate the defensive calls.

 

 

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