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Originally Posted by HITMAN
You are correct it's not all five, but when you add two new elements it means there will be a learning curve, communication factors and confidence in the guy. That's why having an offensive line that works as a unit for a few years is critical. Look at all the elite line units in the league, they've played together for sometime and even when you replace a guy it takes a period of adjustment.
I've also noticed you have now added the caveat of "If healthy" in several of your recent posts. As I suggested a long time ago that variable can derail even the best laid plans...
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Of course, what you said, about the typical OL is true.
I'm judging by last year. We were running all over the place in the early games, and this year, we got lots of easy games early, plus extra experience. It's gonna help Wade to have Gallery and Coop on either side of him, helping out. It's gonna help the LT, too. Imho, it's something to watch, not panic about.
All that is completly overshadowed by the positive changes that have happened on offense. Though the QB to receiver teams have their own timing issues to work out, JRuss will have almost twice the time anyone did last year to work with the first team, and he'll have a year's mental experience, and a few games experience to help him there.
Add in the huge talent upgrade at QB, McFadden, Bush, etc., and the acclimation of the new LT and C won't be tragic.