(12-18-2023, 12:54 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(12-18-2023, 11:36 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Right now, if I had a choice between Ridley at $10 million per year, and a good interior offensive lineman at $10 million per year, I would take the offensive lineman.  If we can't run the ball, then the defense pins their ears back and rushes the passer, which doesn't allow any time for Ridley's great route running to have any effect at all.  It's pointless.  We have to run the ball better to get Ridley open.  Without being able to run the ball, Ridley is just another WR.

Dalton Risner cost $2.6 million this past offseason, Nate Herbig was $4 million. You could probably get two upgrades at Guard/Center next year for $10 million per year and we could've protected our Franchise with just a $7 million dollar investment this year. It's inexcusable to me that we didn't fix this problem already.

Yeah. The admission of fault there was made once they traded for Ezra Cleveland. The downside of that trade, is that, he may not want to come back here in the offseason if given the opportunity to play with six to twelve other teams that are better than we are at the moment. 

It's frustrating. Now, you're going to have to address it. There's no getting around it. It's clearly impacted Lawrence as a Quarterback this year. He's trying to over compensate, play hero ball and throw his body around out there now and it's catching up to him going into year four. 

It's funny, but, the Vikings ultimately signed Risner which in turn enabled them to ship Cleveland off to us. We could have had potentially a better player at a fraction at the cost while also pocketing that draft pick going into next year's off season. 

[BLEEP] dumb...

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