06-29-2019, 01:29 PM
(06-29-2019, 10:56 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Let's not act like Left Tackle has a whole lot to do with the running game. Geeze. We have loaded up with Guard options to replace Redmond. This year will be better than last.... and last year he led the AFC.
They didn't "load up". They just got some guys. John Miller got benched for his stellar efforts in Buffalo. John Jerry couldn't make a team in 2018. That's not a pair I'd use the word "loaded" to describe.
The best hope for them is that at some point Jordan can do what Boling did in 2011 and show them that he can be a solid starter in year 1. I'm not sure how likely this is, but it would be optimal. Get a rookie in there for some NFL snaps and let him develop rather than running two bottom feeder vets out hoping a change of scenery was all they needed.
This team needs long-term answers along the o-line. Price is about all they have in that department now. Hopefully Jonah, but who knows at this point?
Jerry and Miller are stopgaps, and ideally Hart is, too. The best possible thing that could happen for this group in 2019 is that both Jordan and Westerman surprise everyone and look like they belong as starters on a NFL line for the foreseeable future. That's a big leap, but it's what they need right now. I'm not sure what Westerman's hangup has been since he's been here, be it lateral movement or the mental aspect of the game, but he's going to have a chance for better or for worse.
