Quote:Can you name a team in the salary cap era that has successfully built a team around their oline that won consistently for a long period of time? I think the current Bengals are probably the closest a team has come to that. If a peak of 4 winning seasons and no playoff wins is your idea of success then sure you can build around an oline. 

 

The Colts have certainly addressed their oline, too. In the Luck era they have spent first round picks on Castanzo and Kelly, second round picks on Mewhort and Ijalana, and third rounders on Thornton and Holmes. They also gave big money to Gosder Cherilus. They just missed on all of it except Mewhort and Kelly.

 

New England comes to mind. Matt Light, Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen, those kinda guys anchored that line for years. Maybe not the entire line but the Patriots have protected Brady pretty well. What about the late 90s jaguars with Boselli and Searcy, good lord, they controlled the edge for years. Also the Seahawks behind the left side of that line with Walter Jones and Hutchinson---run left, run left, run left haha, Matt Hasselbeck actually looked good for a while thanks to them.

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