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Originally Posted by The Goat
I tend to see better depth on the o-line this year (but you know what fellas that's not saying much since depth last year was just atrocious). I mean last year our depth consisted of a washed up truckdriver in Fabini and that Geisinger kid. UGH!!! Oh and i suppose Jansen was technically depth to start the season. So yeah it's nice to have a slew of guys who we can expect to be serviceable when the injuries come, but like GTripp said the starting cast is just marginally improved (Dock over Pete)...before you take into account another year of age on our guys.
Bottom line the o-line should hover around average through the season instead of starting out early as a good run-blocking unit, relatively poor pass-blocking unit but plummeting after game 8 to one of the worst units overall in the entire league. I guess if you're ok w/ average...
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Depth is important, especially if the guys on the bench are players whom the coaching staff have confidence on. I think that given the likelihood of an uncapped year, all of the players in the offensive line should be playing as though they are in a contract year. So I hope that brings an added sense of urgency and motivation on all these players.