Am I the only one who thinks

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(04-11-2018, 07:21 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I know what you're getting at.  Westerman and Redmond did look good, at the end of the year.  Do you ever wonder why that is?  I mean, they didn't win any starting jobs in camp.

I call it "fresh legs syndrome".  It's when a player comes off the bench, late in the season and looks really good.  Could the reason for that be, because the guy coming off the bench is totally fresh, and the guys he's playing against have been beaten up from playing all year?  Heck, just look at Hopkins.  He discovered that it was much tougher to be the man, and hold the position, than it is to come off the bench and look good in spot duty.

If those guys really were any good, they would have displaced a starter in camp.

Disagree.  Maybe there is some truth to the "fresh legs" you referred to, but how can they prove themselves if they never get on the field?  Both blew people up in preseason, but never got to start over the incredibly below average Hopkins.  Redmond is a beast now, and is supposedly our strongest lineman.  Westerman looked just bigger than everyone else out there and had an attitude to match.  

For another example, have you ever heard that week 2 is the worst week for any player in the NFL?  The soreness after the first game is incredible.  Well, Redmond and Westerman had that to deal with at the end of the season and they still played very well in Lazor's offense.  With a line that looks like:  Glenn, Boling, Price/Ragnow, Westerman, Fisher/Hart, I could see the offensive line going from a weakness to a strength overnight.  I am still a little leary on RT and would love to see Orlando Brown in the 3rd.