Re: How are we replacing Dockery?
One thing's for sure with the line; Dock leaving has caused a significant disruption in our continuity. Samuels is going to have to learn to communicate with and play next to a new player (whether it's Wade or somebody else). We can't expect the line to begin week 1 with the same level of cohesion as they had at the end of last season. Incorporating the new G is going to take time before they're all acting instinctively as a unit. Hopefully Saunders will lean on the right side of the line on running plays and let Jansen and Randy Thomas do a lot of the damage until the left gets up to speed.
Randy Thomas is way underrated anyway. He's right behind Chris Samuels as the best lineman on the team. And when I say right behind, I mean RIGHT behind. He should have been to several pro-bowls by now.
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