Fredtoast take on the O-line issue

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(03-06-2017, 01:14 PM)Wyche Wrote: This.  The Eagles got some good games out of Mathis after Paul couldn't get him on the field.  

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.