[HITMAN]

Originally Posted by neverlooking

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.

Good points, but I think LT and C are the two most critical positions on that OL. usually the center is the QB of the unit, making line calls etc. So there's a period of adjustment that's going to be made by whoever starts at center. Harris right now is on the bubble, if Cable makes him a better player great, if not then we could see another new LT next year. The problems with the OL aren't in the running game, that hasn't been my concern, it's in pass protection, which I believe Madbomber alluded to in a previous post. In order for Russell to have a solid year, it's going to rest on the offensive line to protect him, and hopefully that's the case. And don't forget, this team has been anything but typical...