12-03-2015, 01:45 AM
(12-03-2015, 12:10 AM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: The OL has been okay for a long time.
Joe Thomas and Alex Mack are among the best at their positions.
They've gotten decent enough guard play over the years.
The OL excuse is just that, an excuse.
What about the years they had a good defense?
What was the excuse then?
If they even had a remotely good QB at any step of the game the last 10 years, they would have had more than one "almost" year.
Draft your QB build around him. Carr was doomed to fail in Oakland because he had no weapons and their OL sucked.
One draft later....oh look at that...
Minnesota got their QB. Now they need to build the OL. The rest is falling into place around him
You might have more of a point with Carr than Teddy. The Vikings (AP and the D in particular) are carrying Teddy rather than vice versa. Carr has been fantastic, but they did bring in a solid HC along with Amari Cooper and Crabtree. They're only 5-6 though, and it's pretty clear they have some major needs after this season. Despite how well Carr has played, they're struggling to stay in the playoff hunt.
A QB can't do it by himself and I think the Browns would be better off solidifying their roster unless they run into a "can't miss" Luck/Newton top of the draft type of QB.
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