Are there two worse tackles starting on the same line than Villanueva and Phillips?
They're just incredibly bad pass protectors. As far as run game blockers, I'd say they would be decent if Roman in all his brilliance, would just commit to a consistent ground game. Freeman averaged 5 yards a carry yesterday but got only 13 carries. It's always the same thing- a good run, another good run and then pass for the next 6 plays. I mean, does Roman get some kind of perverse pleasure out of seeing his quarterbacks getting pummeled like crash test dummies? And I don't want to hear the old, "they can't sustain a running attack with Freeman and Murray." How do you know? Has Roman tried to run consistently for 4 quarters over the past month or so? I'd rather see them pull a New England and run 95% of the time than watch this sieve pass protection play after play.