Quote:It has been said before by many people who are more football 'savy' than I, but I guess it bears saying again; a good offensive line will make even a mediocre QB look good, and make a good QB look like he's elite. A bad offensive line on the other hand will make even an elite QB have a long day, and cause a good QB to look like he sucks! Quarterbacks get the attention, but games are won... or lost, by the linesmen. We need to get the best linesmen we can... they are more valuable to us now than another quarterback. If we had a good line at the time, even Gabbert might have been serviceable... probably not, but maybe.

 

Bortles has shown enough and the line struggled enough that, yes, I think O-line must be addressed to some degree this offseason. 

 

As recent as 5 weeks ago I'd have said it wasn't high on the list of priorities, but I'm slowly moving it higher on my list.  Joeckel isn't progressing quickly enough, and though he may be fine in the long run, competition is a good idea at LT, LG, C and RT. Hopefully a couple of FA signings can represent a quick upgrade along with an early-ish/mid-round draft pick.  The protection is not there, and the running lanes are too infrequently available to our backs. 

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