(12-29-2018, 07:44 PM)Upper Wrote:

(12-29-2018, 04:36 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: No, it's not. O-Line is. We've had this discussion before.

Yep, and I still say it's an ok oline. We were in the low top 10 range in 2017 for oline ranks according to three different grading sites. And until Wells got hurt our oline was passable even with Robinson hurt last year. Add Robinson back, add what we all liked about Richardson, and add one decent LT/RG (depending where Robinson winds up) and we're fine. Our WR corps are not fine with Dede + trash.

Robinson is not that good, he is serviceable and an upgrade over what we had at LT in the recent past, but he's barely average and now he's coming off of an injury. Me and some others might have liked Richardson in college, but that's certainly no guarantee he'll be a good pro. Besides that, he barely got any playing time before being placed on I.R. and you want to make him an automatic starter? Robinson has never played OG and neither has Richardson. If we go by what the coaching staff told us over and over when they were drafted, both were drafted to be OT's only. That leaves a huge gap at RG, a center who is coming off a season ending injury who has always had problem staying healthy, a high priced LG who played poorly before being placed on I.R. and two starting OT's coming off season ending injuries (assuming we even keep Parnell.) That's not fine! That's not even close to being fine. As far as the WR's we will be getting Lee back (he's a solid, but not great slot receiver), Westbrook and Chark (who was a second round pick with big play abilities which were not used, because we didn't have the QB to throw the ball downfield.) That should change next season. Would it be ideal to add another WR? Of course, no one is disputing that, but an offense is only as good as it's O-Line. At best, our line is like "the walking dead." At least one starter will be gone (Cann) and the other 4 are coming off season ending injuries. If that isn't a HUGE red flag, I don't know what is.

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