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Originally Posted by Lotus
Polumbus is not bad as a run blocker. It's only as a pass blocker that he is an utter disaster.
To me, Compton is the real problem. We brought Polumbus in as a stopgap until Compton got ready. Compton should have sent Polumbus to the bench long ago.
Polumbus' failures are Compton's failures.
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As to Polumbus, last year I would have agreed with you. This year, I have seen too many failures to seal the back end, too many failures to move his man of the spot when the play came his way, and too many holding calls/offsides on run-plays. The reason he was acceptable in the past was that he was competent on run plays. Perhaps that was due to scheme or better blocking from WR/TE/RB's, bottom line is that -
this year - he has not even been competent in the run game.
As to Compton being the problem, maybe. This is his 4th year. He was a 6th round pick and was going to be a project no matter what. At this point, put him in - sink or swim.
As to the draft, again not disagreeing:
2014: 2 drafted, 3rd Round. Both regular inactives.
2013: None drafted.
2012: 3 drafted, LeRib (3rd) active but non-starting -unable to displace either Chester or Luavo; Gettis (5th) Steelers Practice Squad; Compton (6th) regular back-up, possible starter later this year.
2011: 1 drafted; Maurice Hurt (7th) Out Of Football
2010: 3 drafted; T.Williams(1st) pro-bowler; Eric Cook (5th) OOF; Selvish Capers (7th) OOF.
Total Picks 2010 - 2014: 42 (3:1st, 3:2nd, 5:3rd, 6:4th, 6:5th, 7:6th, 12:7th)
Total O-Line Picks 2010-2014: 9 (1:1st, 3:3rd, 2:5th, 2:6th, 1:7th)
One starter; two back-ups (LeRib, Compton); two rookies.
Not a lot of development despite 20% of the draft picks since 2010 being spent on O-line. If Moses and Long develop, that would go a long way to mediating that failure.