04-03-2021, 02:57 PM
(04-03-2021, 02:02 PM)impactplaya Wrote: How many.different things went against the oline in 2020
This oline had the following happen last year
1. Losing starting XSF for half the season.
2. Losing Jonah for last 6 games
3. Having the worst RT in the AFC North
And a bottom 5 RT.
4. The coaching staff giving Jordan a LG job.
5. The worst oline coach in the business
6. ZT having a pass heavy run ratio.
7. Turner not having this oline prepared on Sundays
This oline could never establish a identity in 2020.
Wanna know why the Cleveland Browns made the playoffs
Their oline was healthy all year.
It had 5 guys that were getting cohesive week to week.
Alot of the things that ailed this oline in 2020 has been
Addressed already.
I respect this logic, but it can also be argued that what they've done this offseason is like polishing a turd. Until they get new equipment under the hood, they're still driving a lemon.
And I think that we as sports fans ascribe injuries to bad luck too often. Durability is a skill. Teams need guys who've proven their bodies can withstand the rigors of football. For example, I'm not encouraged that Jonah's suffered a shoulder and a knee before he's even played 10 NFL games. It doesn't bode well. As long as we're building around guys like that, we need to at least give ourselves some margin for error. At the moment we have virtually none.
