C Jake Brendel Thread

The first play in the Jacob Cowing clip, Brendel gets absolutely manhandled. The amount of times he ends up on his back like a dead bug is just unreal.

He can't hold his own against any kind of power whatsoever. This guy needs to go back to being a backup.

Give me a wide bodied guy with quick feet and a strong base. I like Nugent, but to be perfectly honest, he's very similar to Brendel in terms of play strength. More squatty, but wasn't the most powerful on tape at Michigan.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
The first play in the Jacob Cowing clip, Brendel gets absolutely manhandled. The amount of times he ends up on his back like a dead bug is just unreal.

He can't hold his own against any kind of power whatsoever. This guy needs to go back to being a backup.

Give me a wide bodied guy with quick feet and a strong base. I like Nugent, but to be perfectly honest, he's very similar to Brendel in terms of play strength. More squatty, but wasn't the most powerful on tape at Michigan.

He is bad and holding back the the entire offense/team.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
The first play in the Jacob Cowing clip, Brendel gets absolutely manhandled. The amount of times he ends up on his back like a dead bug is just unreal.

He can't hold his own against any kind of power whatsoever. This guy needs to go back to being a backup.

Give me a wide bodied guy with quick feet and a strong base. I like Nugent, but to be perfectly honest, he's very similar to Brendel in terms of play strength. More squatty, but wasn't the most powerful on tape at Michigan.

I don't even want Brendel on the roster at this point. Can't even be trusted to be a backup. As for Nugent, we'll see what he looks like next preseason.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
The first play in the Jacob Cowing clip, Brendel gets absolutely manhandled. The amount of times he ends up on his back like a dead bug is just unreal.

He can't hold his own against any kind of power whatsoever. This guy needs to go back to being a backup.

Give me a wide bodied guy with quick feet and a strong base. I like Nugent, but to be perfectly honest, he's very similar to Brendel in terms of play strength. More squatty, but wasn't the most powerful on tape at Michigan.

I hate how much they undervalue the position, especially with an undersized QBs. The goal should be to build a fortress on the inside to bolster the run game and give Purdy a comfortable pocket and they keep rolling out these random scrubs.

Brendel's the worst in the NFL at his job (among starters), but I think a lot of his regression has been tied to Banks having one good season and then going downhill with no breaks in pass pro.

Foerester inadvertently called out Brendel when talking about Trent..

"Yes, [Trent's] fine," said run game coordinator and offensive line coach Chris Foerster. "He's been playing as well as he's ever played. There might be some protections, but I thought it was the same as last year.

Yeah. Now we know, Jake not only blows at holding up against power, he is also screwing up the protections.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Foerester inadvertently called out Brendel when talking about Trent..

"Yes, [Trent's] fine," said run game coordinator and offensive line coach Chris Foerster. "He's been playing as well as he's ever played. There might be some protections, but I thought it was the same as last year.

Yeah. Now we know, Jake not only blows at holding up against power, he is also screwing up the protections.

He always has been gargabe at calling the protections

1. Kyle's fault. He doesn't value the o-line. Brendel was a journeyman who came out of nowhere to be the starter. He's had pretty much zero competition and has remained a starter. He's the worst starting center in the league.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Foerester inadvertently called out Brendel when talking about Trent..

"Yes, [Trent's] fine," said run game coordinator and offensive line coach Chris Foerster. "He's been playing as well as he's ever played. There might be some protections, but I thought it was the same as last year.

Yeah. Now we know, Jake not only blows at holding up against power, he is also screwing up the protections.

Which is the worst part of it all. If you have an undersized center that isn't great at the POA, let them at least have a tremendous football IQ and awareness to call protections and have the mental part of the game down pat but he's lousy at that too. There's nothing he does that a rookie couldn't replace.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Foerester inadvertently called out Brendel when talking about Trent..

"Yes, [Trent's] fine," said run game coordinator and offensive line coach Chris Foerster. "He's been playing as well as he's ever played. There might be some protections, but I thought it was the same as last year.

Yeah. Now we know, Jake not only blows at holding up against power, he is also screwing up the protections.

Which is the worst part of it all. If you have an undersized center that isn't great at the POA, let them at least have a tremendous football IQ and awareness to call protections and have the mental part of the game down pat but he's lousy at that too. There's nothing he does that a rookie couldn't replace.

Agree 100% -- It's horrific. I blame Forester the most and then Kyle and John. I know Trent likes coach Chris but the guy is an absolute clown when it comes to evaluating talent and choosing who should be out there. I mean FFS the guy was prepared to have BURFORD START AT RG OVER PUNI to start the year.

He also openly admitted he was responsible for bad run calls in the red zone that he pushed to install in the game plan. I'm getting worked up again just thinking about it.

I want him and Brian Schneider gone, along with his handpicked guys who shouldn't be starters or even on the team.

Many think Feliciano will replace him when he's healthy. He's bigger and stronger and when he's knee is healed enough I'm hoping they make the switch. Lynch has mentioned it so it's likely to happen. Brendel has never been anything more than a stop gap until they found a better player.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Many think Feliciano will replace him when he's healthy. He's bigger and stronger and when he's knee is healed enough I'm hoping they make the switch. Lynch has mentioned it so it's likely to happen. Brendel has never been anything more than a stop gap until they found a better player.

Lynch said they view him as the 6th guy on the OL...hopefully that's GM/Coach speak. Brendel needs to be benched if there is an opportunity to get better. Which there is...

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Many think Feliciano will replace him when he's healthy. He's bigger and stronger and when he's knee is healed enough I'm hoping they make the switch. Lynch has mentioned it so it's likely to happen. Brendel has never been anything more than a stop gap until they found a better player.

I agree but not with the latter. We know they tried to get a better center, but when it didn't happen they gave this guy a 4 year deal lol They could have taken like 4 centers in this draft alone.. abysmal

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Many think Feliciano will replace him when he's healthy. He's bigger and stronger and when he's knee is healed enough I'm hoping they make the switch. Lynch has mentioned it so it's likely to happen. Brendel has never been anything more than a stop gap until they found a better player.

I agree but not with the latter. We know they tried to get a better center, but when it didn't happen they gave this guy a 4 year deal lol They could have taken like 4 centers in this draft alone.. abysmal

They did take one from Michigan. Nugent may be good but he needs to add weight and strength if he's going to anchor an NFL line.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Many think Feliciano will replace him when he's healthy. He's bigger and stronger and when he's knee is healed enough I'm hoping they make the switch. Lynch has mentioned it so it's likely to happen. Brendel has never been anything more than a stop gap until they found a better player.

I agree but not with the latter. We know they tried to get a better center, but when it didn't happen they gave this guy a 4 year deal lol They could have taken like 4 centers in this draft alone.. abysmal

They did take one from Michigan. Nugent may be good but he needs to add weight and strength if he's going to anchor an NFL line.

He wasn't drafted he was a rookie free agent, if they had wanted to replace him they could've drafted any number of guys that were viewed as day one starters, a stop gap shouldn't be a three year starter.