09-22-2021, 03:50 PM
(09-22-2021, 09:33 AM)TrenchWarfare Wrote: They haven't done enough. OL makes up (roughly) 20% of the roster, larger than any other unit. We knew the last two off seasons we had the worst in the NFL. And we luckily landed a gift in Burrow. The moment we drafted Burrow the focus should have been on protecting him. Year we got Burrow we drafted 1 OL (5th round) and 3 LBers. Big FA signings last two years were DL. Feels like some are rushing to make excuses for the FO's terrible personnel decisions.
That's in the past. And the writing appears to be on the wall again this year....We are on track to have Brandon Allen starting again for us...sooner than week 11. I don't think as fans should be ok with that.
In short, I am 'worried about Burrow.' The front office two offseasons in a row now have overvalued of their existing OL and overvalued the moves via draft and FA. They deserve a great deal of criticism and they need to do better. I am not sure what can be done now but I am not ready to throw in the towel saying the personnel we have is the best Burrow can get this entire 17 game season.
Good post Trench. I remember Mike Brown saying to paraphrase "the offensive line is going to surprise people this year." Well, color me surprised!
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. Vince Lombardi
