05-09-2020, 10:58 PM
(05-09-2020, 07:09 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Don't forget Bodine. He was a PA favorite also.
For over 20 years Alexander was a guy who never missed on a high pick and also got production out of several late round picks and undrafted free agents.
But when he went bad it got ugly quick. That 2015 draft was not the only reason this team went off the tracks, but it is fair to say it is one of the single biggest. And the year before we had traded up for Bodine. Our O-line has still not recovered.
Meh on Bodine. Cook before he was hurt was a pretty special find, though. He was a terrific center until he became a shell of himself much earlier than we would have liked. Braham was there under PA, too and he was a fine center.
The end may have been a train wreck, but PA's body of work here was quite good. He built one line that was top 5 in the league during the Palmer era, then another in the Dalton era. He even put together a patchwork group in 09 that helped Ced Benson carry the offense that year. His success ended when they stopped being able to run the ball for whatever reason.
