Offensive Line 2024- Does It Need Fixing?

[BFritz21]

(01-12-2024, 04:16 PM)Whatever Wrote: Because the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Joe took us to the SB with a trash OL.  In the two years since, we've focused on upgrading the OL and watched the RB's, TE's, and WR's get worse.  We've watched the team get worse right along with those positions.  We've regressed. There has been absolutely zero correlation between OL upgrades and the team winning more football games.  Fantasy land where Joe Burrow can just stand back there untouched for 4 seconds every down and make the latest 7th round scrub/Golden Binns winner look like Jerry Rice doesn't exist.  

Three out of our 5 starting OL are at least solid.  Volson sucks.  Williams sucks and is an UFA.  Do we need to replace Jonah?  Yes.  Should we replace him with a better player or a draft pick with the potential to be better? Yes.  Should we sell out to make wholesale OL changes again to the detriment of other positions?  No.

How have the RBs, WRs, and TEs gotten worse?

Besides Mixon and Williams, who did we have at back? Perine? I like Chase Brown more than Perine. He's more complete.

We have all the receivers that did anything that season, plus more.

Tight ends are better; I'll give you that.

We have average-to-above-average weapons outside of Chase and Chase makes their lives a lot easier.

We don't need Burrow to be able to drop back, yawn, then throw, but we do need to be able to have a bit of time back there.

He has never had a good line and took us to the Super Bowl and AFCC, so doesn't it make sense that the line is the missing piece?