01-17-2018, 01:48 PM
(01-17-2018, 11:01 AM)fredtoast Wrote: And at that time we also thought we would have to pay a lot to re-sign Eifert.
Zeitler was very good, but like Eric Steinbach years ago he was not worth the money the Browns were willing to pay him. The big mistake was letting whit walk, but again this is what good teams do. They let older players walk a year too early instead of a year too late. Our problem was that the young guy we had drafted as a replacement was a complete flop.
I almost completely agree with this post.
Our only difference is that...
1. We had multiple flops along the o-line, not just Ogbuehi.
2. We knew this and we didn't hedge our bets by bringing in new guys. Andre Smith wasn't enough. Especially after losing guys like Whit and Z.
3. We retained the o-line coach after his guys flopped hard in 2016. Not to mention the struggles in pass pro or the decade-long struggles to run the ball.
Most people saw the 2017 disaster coming, based on the 2016 disaster which was followed by what can only be deemed as neglect of the position in the offseason.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
