(07-27-2019, 07:53 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: I wonder how much of the decline in his yards per carry, and the offense in general, can be attributed to the fact that we lost about 12 offensive linemen to injury last year.  

It's like nobody remembers this.  Columnists, fans, no one, seems to remember we lost almost our whole offensive line last year plus multiple backups.  By the end of the season, we were signing guys off the street and starting them.  Folks, that's the difference between 10-6 and a deep playoff run and 5-11.  That's it.  That's the whole story as far as I'm concerned.  

And people keep saying stuff like, "I hope our offensive line can play better this year."  Well, DUH.  We're getting 4 starting offensive linemen back.  And multiple backups.  Of course our offensive line will play better.

I can only speak for myself, I remember... It was a tough season for us last year, and we still had what, 6 games end within 1 score? This team is loaded with talent and we have a top 15 QB now. If we can stay even slightly more healthy on the O line, I like our chances to hit 9+ wins this year. We almost did that last year with a banged up squad. If we avoid a major injury big, we should compete for a division title.

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