(08-15-2024, 11:59 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(08-15-2024, 11:42 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: They made one improvement and that’s Morse.

Cleveland was part of the disaster line last year.

They’re banking on everyone being better without Fortner. Now part of that is true because Fortner was atrocious but they did nothing else.

IIRC, didn’t we sign Cleveland knowing he was injured but playable and was expecting more from him after an offseason to heal and rehab?

Yes.

He got hurt mid-season with the vikings, they signed Risner off the street to replace him and we picked him up in a trade and started him before he was anywhere near 100% because 60% Ezra was better than the 3 other LGs we had failed with thus far. 

The hope was he'd return to second round pick/ 74 grade on PFF and the ninth ranked guard in the league type of form. 

Now we can only guess whether that would've happened because he's hurt again. 
Fingers crossed he heals up sooner than later.

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