Get Burrow a real Oline!!!

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I agree with the premise. But lose 3 of your 5 starters with season-enders and you'll struggle regardless. Tbh, I thought this patchwork group (as Nantz called them) did a decent job. Settled down after the first q and let up one sack the rest of the way (the Chiefs three). A lot of that can be credited to Burrow, but at the very least they were adequate. They showed they could work with him. On short-yardage (there weren't many but Perine's touchdown comes to mind) they got big and imposed their will. Nice to see. I thought Scharping and Adeniji stepped in like total pros. In particular, Scharping's timing was excellent- on the road in less than ideal conditions. It's a huge step up from the sideline to the field of play, but those two did about as good a job as you could expect.

I think they could still use a talent infusion so they can run a more diverse playbook and not force Chase and Higgins to pull rabbits out of hats, but it's a far cry from where they were two years ago. It's no comparison for me.