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Offensive Line 2024
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02-28-2024, 02:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-28-2024, 02:53 PM by Caldrac. Edited 2 times in total.)
I just don't see them adding three new starters to this unit in one off season. Seems like it's too much overhaul. Continuity is king when it comes to that group. I think they'll look to make no less than two moves and that's about it.
An upgrade at LG. An upgrade at C. The upgrade at C may not be apparent right away but they'll more than likely sign a mid tier veteran instead of a top tier player available that could challenge Fortner immediately. I could see them drafting another offensive tackle and guard in general though. The best bets for versatility would be Christian Haynes & Graham Barton. I still think LT is up for debate. I am not convinced this team is sold on Cam Robinson nor Walker Little. Between the cap hit and the durability concerns. That's a glaring issue and at least Pederson had enough sense to say that, what they would probably consider their "best five", they didn't play a full game together until the season finale. That to me sounds like you SHOULD draft better lineman early or sign better lineman early because you can't depend on them stay healthy to begin with. We all saw what happened as well. As that unit continued to weaken and regress, so did the running game, and so did Lawrence. Then the injuries took a toll on Lawrence because he was either getting decked, stepped on or simply trying to compensate and make-up for the five man anchor in front of him weighing him down with every chance they had. Again, the fact that they traded for Ezra Cleveland before the deadline last year is, once again, an indictment on Baalke and the scouting department along with the coaching staff. It's an admission of failure. Same can be said for the selection of Walker Little. This team was so starved with depth and starting quality players as a unit along the line that they had to immediately backfill Taylor's spot at RT with Harrison and then they were going to leave themselves in the same exact situation with Walker Little for two years in a row of having to compete for a starting job because he's not good enough to outright start at LT nor RT. Otherwise Cam Robinson was an afterthought by now. ![]() "What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king." |
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