05-08-2023, 08:36 PM
(05-08-2023, 08:26 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: I agree about the back end. It’s a less than ideal situation. But let’s look at the positives. The OL I think is much improved. They did help us win 10 in a row. Orlando a definite upgrade. Volson has to take a nice jump after a rookie season. Karras and Cappa better chemistry. Hopefully the competition at RT spawns solid play.
I think another positive is Joe Burrow and a maturation process. He’ll be ready for the deep cover 2. I’m excited about our depth. If the OL finally arrives it’s gonna be tough to beat us.
Yes I think right now on paper our oline is better. I do worry about depth and wish we could've found a way to draft OL in the upper half of the draft. I think Volson ended up getting the job done last year and I hope he continues to improve. I saw something on Twitter where players at age 25 don't typically show a ton of improvement. But he hasn't turned 25 yet and he was only a rookie so maybe that doesn't quite apply to him.
A good point on Burrow and hopefully he gets a full off season and training camp under his belt this year. If he and the team can come into the season with a little head of steam than we may be able to keep pace with the top of the AFC for the top seed going thru the season. I think not only the AFC but specifically the AFC north is going to be really tough this year.
