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Jamarco Jones was in the rotation of starting Right Tackle week 1 of camp. Week 2 he decides to make a name for himself, gets into a donnybrook with Jeff Simmons, is walked off the practice field with a warning and then two days later decides its a great idea to cheap shot Linebacker Chance Campbell with a block in the back during short yardage rehearsal. This sparked an outrage on the field with most of the defensive bench coming in to defend their own.

I want to note: during camp it is not at all out of the ordinary to have tussles in the trenches. I remember as a pine pony rider in College that we were scolded to give 100 percent on every play. Finish the block, hold the form, play to the whistle and this was even without pads or helmets. Both sides get pissed at each other for being a try hard. Its the pressure of knowing that in film review our coaches will bring up our blemishes in front of the team plus a QB will probably get pissy his precious red jersey was touched.

I digress, cheap shots are not without consequences and Jamarco Jones was released by the Titans Sunday night.

While everyone else is highlighting the promising parts of camp I am bobbing and weaving looking for the holes and folks, Call me Muhammed Ali because while the spotlight is shining on guys like Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for getting into the backfield multiple times per practice I am left holding the All-22 clicker wondering what in the hell we are going to do. Left Tackle Andre Dillard is struggling. Last week we talked about Man-Reach technique and from the film I have seen the Offensive line is struggling to come to grips with the blocking techniques needed to make Henry successful on the run and Tanny successful on the long ball.

We do not have a Right Tackle, in fact we arent sure Aaron Brewer is a good center so we brought in “checks the news” oh yeah undrafted lineman Jimmy Murray. Hard nose gritty guy with the work ethic of Budweiser horse. I just do not see the talent from the inside. Get me something to be excited about. Pete Skoronski? very quiet. Chris Hubbard looks promising? Now Vrabel is discussing his ” back up plan.

Folks, Confidence is key. I work in the field of construction and you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting some puffed up chest ready to serenade you with his accreditations. So call me weird for thinking it odd that Vrabel has been blatantly honest about the state of the Offensive Line. He knew what was going to happen, he knew we needed to spend money on vets, He knew that the pass protection was as good as using a strainer to stop diarrhea. This is his way of pushing it onto the front office.

Do not go one day without assuming Vrabel was given promises by Adams-Strunk when rumors were circulating about his interest in the Ohio State head coach job. This is his way of calmly drawing the front offices attention and documenting his frustrations with the press.

IN VRABEL WE TRUST

-Phil Terhaar

PS: Will Levis is a DAWWGGGGGGG