(12-23-2018, 01:52 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(12-23-2018, 01:19 PM)hb1148 Wrote: No, that's the thing. Quality OL starters aren't just hanging out at the local jiffy mart waiting to be signed. If bouncers were better than Thomas, they'd be on the roster. Twenty injuries (or whatever it's been) to the OL tends to hurt.

That's why it's so important to have quality depth. We had an average O-Line with no depth behind any of the starters what so ever. When the injuries came, we were digging in the trash heap. We have to add depth this offseason. If not, the coaching staff has learned nothing.

Wells, Shatley, and Richardson weren't bad depth at all back in Week 1. Having to go down another level to Walker, Reed, and the street guys is like falling into the Grand Canyon and would the same case for any other team put into the same position. Any thoughts that this team could have a successful year with the decimation of the offensive line was unrealistic, but hey, Bortles sucks.

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