How confident are you of our new starting OL?

[bamagiantfan]

I agree, Tim. It is too soon to tell. Yet however higher may be their ceiling, it's hard to imagine their floor being nearly as low as it has been.

Cheers!

While I agree with the premise, we have said that before. What I have tried to glean from a few videos and camp reports hasn't revealed anything, other than it is taking longer to pull this group together than the coaches had hoped. The Van Roten signing was a red flag for what they have vs. what they thought they had, but he seems to have a bit of tread left on those tires.

[Philosophers]

While I agree with the premise, we have said that before. What I have tried to glean from a few videos and camp reports hasn't revealed anything, other than it is taking longer to pull this group together than the coaches had hoped. The Van Roten signing was a red flag for what they have vs. what they thought they had, but he seems to have a bit of tread left on those tires.

Hope he can give us a very solid year.

[kartanoman]

What hasn't been mentioned, but probably inferred, is that the players they have right now will need to stay as healthy as possible so as not to recreate the disaster that was the line in 2023.

It's bad enough that JMS and EN are out for unknown durations. Any further impacts will incur disastrous results.

If we dare suggest this O-Line is "fixed," the confidence level is tenuously cautious at best. This is why Strategic Objective #3 becomes paramount: "Improve Lost Man-Games Due to Injury" metric. It has to start with the offensive line.

Peace!