Fredtoast take on the O-line issue

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(03-06-2017, 01:23 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Alexander started Mathis ahead of Livings in '09 until Evan got injured.

When Mathis joined the Bengals in '08 he was a journeyman who had been cut and was on his third team in two years.  After a year of PA coaching some people claimed he was one of the better guards in the league before getting injured in '09.  In '10 Mathis was fat and out of shape.  He did not deserve to start.  That is why he had to settle for a veteran league minimum deal in free agency.

My point was, the Eagles were able to get his ass in gear, when PA couldn't.  That's not so much an indictment of Alexander, as it is to say there are other people in this league who could do just as well, if not better.....and have a fresh philosophy and outlook.  If Marv has grown stale, PA is moldy by this point.