Broderick Jones problems are easily fixable

If it was all on the OL coach, all of our new guys would suck, and they don't.

 

I thought Peat did not look good in Preseason, but what do I know. Trai Essex loved what he saw from Peat this preseason.

Steelers' Andrus Peat Seriously Putting Coaching Staff On Notice: "Really Stood Out"
"Hey y’all, ANDRUS PEAT balled out! #68 was by far the best lineman on the field, albeit against the backups," Essex shared in a social media post to his followers on X. "That said, everyone needs to watch how he went about his job on Saturday. It really stood out in a great way. His hands were violent, and his feet were moving like pistons."

 

Thing about placing Broderick Jones in at LG is the fact that his technique will be further exposed than it already is at LT. See, the aspect about playing Tackle vs Guard boils down to two different but critical aspects; the amount of space an Offensive Lineman has available to him and the amount of time he has to react against his opposition.


For an hyper athletic Offensive Lineman like BroJo, having him at Offensive Tackle is his best bet; doubly so given his tardiness to fire off his hands when engaging contact. The amount of space he has to mitigate this mitigates his shortcomings based on how fast and how quick he can initiate first strike against his opponent on the edge. Inside though?! Broderick would stand no chance.


As the amount of space is decreased for an Offensive Guard to maneuver, the amount of time he will have to will engage his opponent is increased. Long story short?! Broderick already has issues with both timing and placement of his hands usage as an OT. No matter how athletic he is, opposing IDLs will maul him alive if he converts to OG.


As it stands?! Broderick is going to have to step it up in the coming weeks. As many of us have stated before, Broderick is the X Factor of the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers. Should he fail?! This team is going to potentially cap size with him.

 

How many years left on his contract? Might make a change then

 

I have seen enough from this OLCoach

 

I'm becoming more and more convinced that Jones has a between-the-ears problem, not coaching one. He doesn't play with any kind of 'edge' like the best OTs in the league. Maybe not a fair comparison, but when you watch a guy like Frazier on his blocks, then watch Jones, it's like night and day. Jones struggles to engage, struggles to finish consistently.

 

“elite”

 

There is more wine/whine with this post than I consumed last night

 

Meyer is under contract for the 2025 season. That's it. He best not be retained after this year. But is there trust that Bags Tomlin will hire a better option? For that matter Bags needs to give up being the defensive coordinator and hire one to revamp and bring in a fresh approach and not just be a puppet in Austin. They had Flores in the building. Fail.

After watching Jones stink it up on the right side it sure has carried over to the left. He was responsible for 3 sacks. If this keeps up Rodgers won't make it out alive. I can see them putting a tight end on that side to hide his deficiencies going forward until he proves he can handle the position.

During an appearance on the 93.7 The Fan Show, former Steelers offensive lineman Trai Essex said some concerning things about Jones's performance against the New York Jets. There is a lot to fix, and it seems like there might not be any solutions to the young tackle's woes. The player fell flat on his face once again, and time is running out on his NFL career at this pace.

Essex summed up Jones's performance pretty easily,
"Not good. There's not much more you can say. That performance left a lot to be desired, and it's troubling."

Essex also stated at times it looked like Jones didn't belong in the NFL.

 

it's not exactly that simple.

we have played OL musical chairs with this kid for 3 years, going on 4.

Had NO IDEA what we wanted to do w him - and Dan Moore this and that......

OL was neglected FAR TOO LONG. Never should have drafted Najee that year, OL was the #1 need that year too.

I am not giving up on him......yet.

if by week 4, he is still getting demolished, then we need to make a change.

 

For the millionth time all the good first round type of OL were gone when Najee got drafted that year.