Laffy Taffy
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scout said:Hochstein could not make Tampa's roster (I believe he was on their practice squad when we picked him up). Tampa's starting offensive line has had its moments, but pretty much had been inadequate for the time period leading up to the Patriots taking him. That being said, its amazing that he could come in here and make an impact (no sacks) in the superbowl and then step in and play center this year with reliability. Everyone (national media) talks about the Patriots injuries in the secondary, but look at our offensive line. What would you have said at the begining of the year, if you knew we were going to start two rookies and Hochstein at center going into the playoffs.
Willie55 said:That's Dante Scharnecchia's coaching.
Heh, T-shirt, ain't it a treat to watch the young ones grow up wise in the ways of the world?Laffy Taffy said:That Russ Hochstein is handling the shotgun snaps better than anyone could ever have expected. When Koppen went down, I expected a huge dropoff and many bad snaps in the shotgun, but way to go Russ!
scout said:Hochstein could not make Tampa's roster (I believe he was on their practice squad when we picked him up). Tampa's starting offensive line has had its moments, but pretty much had been inadequate for the time period leading up to the Patriots taking him. That being said, its amazing that he could come in here and make an impact (no sacks) in the superbowl and then step in and play center this year with reliability. Everyone (national media) talks about the Patriots injuries in the secondary, but look at our offensive line. What would you have said at the begining of the year, if you knew we were going to start two rookies and Hochstein at center going into the playoffs.
scout said:Hochstein could not make Tampa's roster (I believe he was on their practice squad when we picked him up). Tampa's starting offensive line has had its moments, but pretty much had been inadequate for the time period leading up to the Patriots taking him. That being said, its amazing that he could come in here and make an impact (no sacks) in the superbowl and then step in and play center this year with reliability. Everyone (national media) talks about the Patriots injuries in the secondary, but look at our offensive line. What would you have said at the begining of the year, if you knew we were going to start two rookies and Hochstein at center going into the playoffs.
that guy is unbelievable. he's coached on both sides of the ball AND special teams. wherever he coaches, the unit looks cohesive and it seems that they perform above their talent level.Willie55 said:That's Dante Scharnecchia's coaching.
Not only the running game in general, but the QB sneaks behind Hochstein have been awesome. Consistently 2-4 yds. There was some talk earlier in the yr that it might be hard to sign Koppen. Russ's play might make that a little easier to take, if it should come to pass.Arizona Patsfan said:Russ was a 5th round draft pick and spent his first couple of years at Tampa Bay after being with run only Nebraska. He couldn't pass block and had to learn how. It took some time; and that was the knock on him by Sapp who scrimmaged against him as a rookie. But he CAN run block.
Has anyone noticed that our running game improved when he started. A lot had to do with getting our RBs back healthy,but Russ deserves an accolade or two for doing his part.