Cory's Corner: Priority Is The Line Of Scrimmage
People are attracted to what shiny and new, but boring wins in this league and if the Packers want to win in January, they must own the line of scrimmage.
This is the time of year when fans turn crazy.
They overlook simple things such as a pass rush and pass protection and are attracted to the shiny object.
Most people think that bringing back Davante Adams back or signing Tee Higgins would instantly be the magic potion and instantly solve all of Green Bay’s problems.
Adding those receivers would be interesting. And it might make Green Bay incrementally better, but it won’t help them get wins in January. And at this point, that’s all that matters. Since Matt LaFleur took over as Packers coach in 2019, the Packers have won the NFC North three times. Winning the division isn’t good enough. The goal should be getting to the NFC Championship Game and beyond.
And the best way to do that is by owning the line of scrimmage. Against the Eagles in the Wild Card Game, Jordan Love was pressured 15 times and took two sacks. I grant you that Love has not played up to expectations this year, but he has been pressured 172 times in 16 games.
You cannot say that you have a franchise quarterback, pay him $55 million a year and then allow him to get smoked. Not to mention, it also hurts the offense as a whole. LaFleur has plenty of formations and plays that he would like to cook up, but he cannot because if a play takes too long to develop, it’s never going to work with this offensive line.
I didn’t like seeing so many shotgun formations, but the reason the Packers ran 67 percent of its offensive plays from the shotgun this year was out of necessity. They needed that extra time to protect their quarterback, even if it meant that it turned the offense a little more predictable.
Things didn’t get much better on the other side of the ball. Last week in Philly, the Packers generated only eight pressures. They racked up 135 hurries this season but only tallied 22 hits and 39 sacks. Fifteen players had four or less.
Caleb Williams completed 44 percent of his passes under pressure this past season, Jalen Hurts completed 45 percent, Bo Nix completed 49 percent, Lamar Jackson completed 51 percent, Kyler Murray completed 51 percent and Jared Goff completed 53 percent. The Packers play those six quarterbacks next year. The common denominator with all of them is that they struggle against pressure — especially when it materializes without the aid of the blitz.
The next step for the Packers is to win the line of scrimmage. If they want to be a consistent threat in the NFC, they have to put aside thoughts of going after a free agent wide receiver and do the right thing.
That may sound boring, but boring wins quite often in this league.
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Cory Jennerjohn is a graduate from UW-Oshkosh and has been in sports media for over 15 years. He was a co-host on "Clubhouse Live" and has also done various radio and TV work as well. He has written for newspapers, magazines and websites. He currently is a columnist for CHTV and also does various podcasts. He recently earned his Masters degree from the University of Iowa. He can be found on Twitter: @Coryjennerjohn
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Comments (56)
stockholder
January 18, 2025 at 07:26 am
The smoking of Love -
Fire Butkus!
Thats the only way to change the obvious.
Most here have bitched about Myers.
Change #1. - is the center.
Change #2 - Is the depth.
MLF did the right thing firing the DL coach.
Now he needs to do the right thing for the OL.
sugarbair
January 18, 2025 at 08:22 am
I still say 3 new starters. With a new face in each of the 5 positions. That O-Line has to get better. On the D-Line, I would redo Gary's and Clark's contracts. Pay cut with performance clauses to earn the money back. It is going to be awful hard for a new coach to get what is needed from the current group.
NFLfan
January 18, 2025 at 08:34 am
@SB-I agree.
I have come to dislike Gary and Clark for taking all that $$$ and giving so little back.
There are so many excuses-'toe injury, new scheme, only have 1 move, age-
Fans give them excuses too.
PeteK
January 18, 2025 at 09:50 am
However, the rush scheme was very plain especially when compared to the top teams. We have athletic and powerful D linemen that could benefit from some creativity.
SinceLombardi
January 19, 2025 at 06:36 am
Unfortunately Gary ( somehow) made All Pro , even though he not a leader in pressures. Kenny Clark has the look of a guy that just doesn’t have that extra gear. Decidedly average.
Oppy
January 19, 2025 at 08:07 am
Ask guys who play against Kenny Clark if they think he's "decidedly average"
jannesbjornson
January 19, 2025 at 09:52 am
I didn't see Gary's name anywhere near the AP, ALL-PRO teams, listed from either first or second team. There were two former Badger LBs who landed there. Van Ginkle was there for the taking this off-season, but "we like our guys," and Smith is moved to Pittsville. Why scout the team from your backyard? Quinn Meinerz made 1st team ALL-PRO. Not bad for a kid from Hartland who the Badgers over-looked. His 2021 draft really put a hole in the S.Bowl boat....
DoubleJ
January 18, 2025 at 08:45 am
"Most here have bitched about Myers.
Change #1. - is the center."
While PFF isn't the best metric, it is at least consistent for grades. Myers graded out at 55.3 (a 60 grade is an average starter or Myers was below average) from them or 49th out of 64 centers. Breaking down by pass and run blocking got grades of 63.4 pass blocking and 52.2 run blocking. He was worse than a lot of 2nd string centers in the league. Sadly this was Myers "best year in the league." I'm sorry if you best year in the league is a backup at best and you are the starter then you need to be replaced. Perhaps Munk makes a Y2 jump but I'd also look at Jake Majors in the draft.
PeteK
January 18, 2025 at 10:05 am
Majors could be had in the 2nd round, or Jenkins move to center and Morgan to G. I would prefer a new C. I'm not worried about a rookie C as Humphrey was an immediate starter for a multi championship team and would be surrounded by veterans.
stockholder
January 18, 2025 at 10:47 am
If Jenkins Fails, Tom moves.
Regardless Morgan must play.
And that might mean Walker
replaces Tom.
You then could take some tackles
in place of Majors.
PeteK
January 18, 2025 at 12:33 pm
I don't want to mess with a good thing in an important position, leave the T alone, easier and less burden on cap to upgrade G and C.
jannesbjornson
January 18, 2025 at 02:24 pm
Sign Trey Smith.
stockholder
January 18, 2025 at 04:59 pm
IF KC wins 3 times.
He won't leave KC.
jannesbjornson
January 19, 2025 at 10:48 am
No 5th year option. They have to pay him, franchise him , or he chooses to see how much the Free Market Values his skills. He was a 6th round selection, projected to be a First. Veach took the flyer and it paid off big time. Gutey took NEWMAN & Shemar St Charles...
TKWorldWide
January 18, 2025 at 04:00 pm
How about:
LT: Walker
LG: Jenkins
C: Tom
RG: Rhyan
RT: Morgan
OR any drafted O-lineman beats any one of these out, re-shuffle.
jannesbjornson
January 19, 2025 at 10:06 am
Not bad, just move Morgan to LT where he belongs. Much better footwork than Walker.
TKWorldWide
January 19, 2025 at 11:31 am
Yep! Gotta admit I can’t get past Walker drafted in the 7th. Fair or not, that affects my opinion of him. Not based on any data (PFF or otherwise.) Just the draft pedigree and the eye test.
GregC
January 18, 2025 at 07:48 am
Where did Cory get the stat about Jordan Love being pressured 172 times in 16 games? Take away the 15 in the playoff game, and that's still 157 in 15 regular season games (he missed two games). I looked up team stats, and according to Pro Football Reference, the Packers allowed 112 pressures this season, which was the 8th fewest in the league.
Coldworld
January 18, 2025 at 09:40 am
It depends what is considered a pressure. That’s subjective to start with unlike a sack. Sacks also decrease when a QB will throw it to avoid one, wisely out of bounds or unwisely for an actual or possible interception.
Some QBs avoid pressures others don’t. Advanced metrics suggest Love is good at avoiding rushes. They also suggest he had very little time in stable pockets due to the OL being moved backwards, particularly in the middle. It was that situation that seemed to lead to his biggest problems.
If you want a QB to make bad decisions and develop jittery feet or technical weaknesses, having his line regularly pushed back to collapse towards him is a great way to do it even if he’s not actually being hit. It’s certainly a great way from dissuading him from habitually stepping up and into throws consistently.
Bitternotsour
January 18, 2025 at 10:34 am
you keep saying things like "advanced metrics suggest", but whose metrics exactly and what criteria. Every pocket moves backward unless you're throwing on a three step drop. your observations are different than mine.
Love had plenty of time. He's pretty good in a pocket. The line can improve. Love, like Patrick Mahomes, throws unconventionally quit trying to box him in.
my observation would be that people who don't understand football analyze with stats.
Oppy
January 19, 2025 at 08:17 am
My observation is that when you attempt to have a discussion based on direct observations that are drawn from watching the play on the field, some people will completely disregard the observations (which can be verified by watching film) and fall back to stats, even if they aren't really directly related to quality of play (Quay is the leading tackler on a top ten defense, Malik Willis is winning, Josh Meyers is the starting center on an OL that has only allowed "x" sacks.)
It puts some people who pay attention to the actual play on the field and understand how football is played at a positional level into a situation where they are forced to use quantifiable statistics in order to help others understand what is happening on the field, since those others are often times unable to just watch a player and make informed qualitative judgements.
Major Snafu
January 19, 2025 at 11:02 am
Ya that would make sense since you dont pressure the QB when its a running play and the pack ran more then any team. Thus, the pressures are enormous considering the lack of pass plays.
Oppy
January 22, 2025 at 07:11 pm
Greg, this is very late, and I did not look up the stats, but I'm guessing your missing pressures are coming from hits and sacks.
If a QB hit is registered, it is no longer recorded as a pressure. It's now a hit.
If a Sack is tallied, it's no longer recorded as a pressure or a hit. It's now a sack.
Soooo, long story short: To get an idea of total number of pass plays where the QB was under duress (pressure), you would need to add the official Hurries tally to the official Hits tally and then also add in the Sacks tally.
Now you have the total number of times the QB was under pressure during drop backs.
Again, I don't know if that solves your equation precisely, but that's how the individual stats work.. If on a play the QB dropped back to pass, then was flushed out of the pocket by a defender, hit, and taken down for a sack.. That goes into the records as 1 sack, NOT 1 hurry, 1 hit, and 1 sack. I hope this helps.
NFLfan
January 18, 2025 at 08:13 am
These are what I see as an O-Line weakness:
-Myers is inconsistent and needs to be replaced
-No depth
-O-line players lack proper fundamentals and footwork
-Coach Luke Butkus is a mediocre coach and there has been a drop-off since Stenavich left
-Cory is right-Love needs better protection against powerful Defensive Lines.
-GB invested $$$ in their QB and they should do everything possible to make him comfortable
(Rodgers had elite protection for years w/Bakhtiari)
MLF has known about Butkus for several years (same w/Bisaccia). No changes. Lack of leadership.
He keeps his head in the sand or he is being blocked by someone else.
-Hire an OL coach who has high expectations, insists on discipline, fundamentals, footwork-let him choose his
players
I think fans just want to see more than talk about 'urgency'-----do something that proves you are serious
Coldworld
January 18, 2025 at 09:48 am
So Stenavich gets a pass? He was a good OL coach. That ought to give him the perfect platform to recognize any problems with Butkus and develop him or remove him. Butkus may not be a good coach, but after this long and this many questionable personnel decisions, Stenavich has clearly not been a good OC in that respect either, even if those decisions were not in fact made by him. Upgrade positional coaches by all means, but first ask whether it is plausibly all their fault or just tinkering to obscure the real problem. If that lies above, don’t expect much to change.
NFLfan
January 18, 2025 at 10:24 am
@CW-I also want Stenavich dismissed but I'm trying to pick my battles-lol.
Stenavich seems to be too important to MLF in terms of relieving him of administrative duties such as running meetings, etc. therefore, he is more entrenched (sadly) than Butkus.
Neither of them serve the team properly, IMO.
dobber
January 18, 2025 at 11:45 am
"Stenavich seems to be too important to MLF in terms of relieving him of administrative duties such as running meetings, etc."
Again, where do you get some of this stuff?
beerandbrats
January 18, 2025 at 09:12 am
I'm thinking this problem is much bigger than just Myers. I think we also need to upgrade both of our guards and our DTs as well. I agree with Cory, we need to get more stout up front, on both sides of the ball!
Jenkins hasn't been the same since we put him at LT and he got hurt. Rhyan is weak. Jenkins-Myers-Rhyan makes a weak interior. With weak backups! We need some maulers and road graders!
On defense, Clark, Slaton, Wyatt, Brooks and Wooden, do not get to the QB and do not collapse the pocket as needed. We need a couple of stud DTs up front.
That's 5 new starters needed in the trenches, 3 on offense, 2 on defense. Unfortunately, fixing it is much easier said than done because we only have 7 draft picks and we have other needs!
PeteK
January 18, 2025 at 10:21 am
Replace the worst of the group first, Myers. No fault to anyone but the players themselves, we had some bad luck with our extended contracts as Alexander, Jenkins, Clark, and Gary have under performed since their signings.
dobber
January 18, 2025 at 11:49 am
"Replace the worst of the group first,"
Improvement comes from taking a lesser player off the field and replacing them with a better player. Maybe that's a direct replacement (draft/sign a guy who plays that position) or maybe it's through shifting guys around (draft/sign a competent OG and slide a G-->C). Morgan might be that guy that allows the relevant shift (whether it's Jenkins or Rhyan who might end up at C in that kind of shift) by returning in 2025 as a G or even a T without using day 1 or 2 draft capital. Just remember that it might take a handful of games before a new alignment really starts to show results.
Major Snafu
January 19, 2025 at 11:07 am
Ya and of the seven picks as you say, they arent all ones and twos. This team needs a lot. Gutt has made a total mess. Keep in mind we played the weakest teams in the nfl this season and lost to winning teams.
That says we can sometimes beat the weak because we are weak too but slightly better but cant play against the big boys.
There really is no fix for the Packers. Way too many marginal players on both sides the ball to replace and again, any decent player wants big bucks and goes free agency because they know the team is going nowhere too.
NFLfan
January 18, 2025 at 10:48 am
MLF prioritizes his offensive duties but refuses the help of a sharp offensive mind, so he employs faux OC's such as Hackett and Stenavich who take admin duties off his plate while he repeatedly doubles-down on his attempts to finally crack the code of managing all the necessary components of a game all by himself.
No one seems to stop this practice (I guess he thinks that apologizing over and over is enough) but no one oversees Gute either (failed first rounders), so both get to do their favorite thing w/o hindrance. Let's not leave out Murphy who gets to control the other 2 & over-focus on Titletown)--all of this is called back-scratching. There is no owner to step in & call it out. They all get to do their favorite things-yeah for them.
Matt needs to hire a sharp OC who actually game-plans and calls plays.
He needs to fire his faux OC and function as a CEO which includes managing the perennial failed ST's. (It's not as fun, though
@ least Hafley is functional-he may not want to stay too long in this place.
Bitternotsour
January 18, 2025 at 10:51 pm
perhaps you can head back to the Lions board and lick your wounds with your friends.
NFLfan
January 18, 2025 at 11:36 pm
I'm always flattered that I live in your head rent-free-my biggest fan.
Turophile
January 18, 2025 at 11:29 am
Perhaps I'm built different, but I like the idea of strengthening the lines, both on O and D. Good trenches play is a key part of a winning team.
While CB is probably the most urgent need for the team, by the end of round 4, I'm still looking for an addition on both the DL and OL.
You could switch DL for an Edge (or even get one of both).............. and two OL additions is also a real possibility.
A quality CB is a must, possibly we get a second one there, later. WR is a maybe, a good one would help, but it's a poor year for them (which is unusual).
Other positions I would consider in the mid to later rounds are luxury picks at RB and Safety. The Packers don't really need either, but in the mock drafts I've done, the best bargains on the board later on, always seem to be those two positions, so they are a value pick, more than anything else.
This is the first year for a while the Packers have nothing much in terms of extra picks.......so those they have become more important.
The bottom line is, that it is better to have a good pick at a position of lesser need than a bad pick at a greater need. Gute has had some very solid drafts recently (22, 23 and 24) and needs another good one to elevate the team to Championship level.
Would I trade up or down this year with early picks ? As usual I'd look to trade down from our first rounder..........and depending on how far they drop, they should get an extra 2nd or even 2nd and 3rd. Equally you could trade down a few spots down in the first and move up in round two - assuming you find anyone with the draft capital to do that.
navydisposaleer
January 18, 2025 at 11:40 am
Look pretty much you're talking about the enter team?
Turophile
January 18, 2025 at 06:17 pm
With 7 picks you can help a lot of positions. There are many ways to do this that are very different in results.
Although it is very early in the process, the last mock I did with nflmockdraftdatabase gave me in the first 5 rounds (no trades).:
CB Shavon Revel
OT Wyatt Milum
Edge Bradyn Swinson
DL Howard Cross III
S Malachi Moore
Bear in mind, at this point its more about the positions drafted than specific people. As I said earlier there are bargains to be had a safety and RB later in the draft (Moore was rated 50 spots higher than where I took him).
In future attempts I will endeavour to get a more even balance of offensive and defensive players.
Here is a second five round effort :
WR Luther Burden
Edge Princely Umanmielen
CB Denzel Burke
CB Davison Igbinosun
IOL Connor Colby
jannesbjornson
January 19, 2025 at 10:10 am
They spent the last two # one picks on a DE and an OT. Three high picks on the D line. Maybe the wrong choice?
navydisposaleer
January 18, 2025 at 11:38 am
Are we talking about an offensive line...is there actually one we can talk about? That's been missing for quite some time.
Turophile
January 18, 2025 at 06:16 pm
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TarynsEyes
January 18, 2025 at 12:44 pm
This team, at season's start, had most here pumped with most of that being derived from the $55 million dollar man though still ignoring that which will be the downfall, LOS play, a B group of WR's with the take the top off guy getting hurt at all the wrong moments like clockwork. A HC who was saved by the backup QB early in the season and who again proved an inability to adapt on the fly. MLF became or has always been a tad above the predictability of McCarthy, though some blame can be placed on Rodgers for both, but MLF has proved to be a self-made type even after Rodgers departure, and likely doesn't have the ability, long term, to adjust the ceiling of Love to make the money truly justifiable.
The season can be claimed a success due to the winning record, but a total failure when based on the Division record and the embarrassing departure from the playoffs. Making the playoffs seems to be the bar, regardless of how quickly an exit. The Packer's future, at the moment, can be seen by watching the last Bears' game, and might get worse next year when McCarthy or any above average HC takes over, and the Packers get swept in the Division.
I said I understood the reasons why they gave Love that contract, but I never thought him worthy of it, and still don't. The end of last season, or the run, made it easy for many to buy-in with thoughts of the ceiling being possibly unseen, however, this season showed his ceiling to be very visible, not because it fell, but because his floor was raised closer to the ceiling that wasn't as high as thought. What makes his contract look bad is the play of Daniels, Nix, Maye, Williams, even a 2nd year downturn from Stroud has his team in the Divisional rd, and aren't getting paid, less his severe pale in comparison to the likes of Burrow, Allen for the same money. Yikes!!! I don't believe Love will earn the money he gets, but I guess there's always the infamous 'hope'. Does anyone here think Malik gave MLF more of an ability to change the Offense than he has/had with Love? It seemed like it.
TOMMY'63
January 18, 2025 at 11:07 pm
Love? A shyster who blackedmailed the fo,the fo pissed with fear, and gave him an extension before expiry of his contract. The damage is done! I've had enough of this team! Went through the 70s, 80s, won little with holmgren,sherman. I wasted my adolescence, adult life, on the packers! It took 29 years to win a sb ,after lombardi left, another 14 years a
fter,perhaps in the next 15 years they shall return the sb? I'll be dead and buried at that time
It's beautiful watching how the other teams compete and win numerous championships, and the packers always fall short!
NFLfan
January 18, 2025 at 03:01 pm
-Stronger interior OL
-More OL Depth
-Better OL coach
-Play-calling OC
-excellent QB coach
-1 stronger WR
canadapacker
January 18, 2025 at 11:01 pm
Very happy that the Lions got smoked - very happy that Goff threw a bunch of picks. So right now if I was ranking our QB status - I would say that with a bit of footwork in the offseason - that we might just rank right up there.
TarynsEyes
January 18, 2025 at 11:45 pm
" I would say that, with a bit of footwork in the off season - that we might just rank right up there."
LOL!!!
Wait...you're not serious, right?
canadapacker
January 19, 2025 at 11:34 am
You are just a negative ninny. I am not saying that we have our next hall of famer - but when I see how some others have come into the league with top half of the draft list and not be successful. Such as the Bears - and even Darnold etc - pretty happy.
TarynsEyes
January 19, 2025 at 02:11 pm
Williams, Maye, Nix, Stroud, Daniels, Burrow, Allen, Mahomes have all played better in their first year than Love, without the benefit of sitting for three years. With that, you think footwork is the issue. Also, if you pay a QB $55 million a year, you better believe him to be a HOF. Yes, the records of a few of those listed might not say it, but they did and are. Love is not a top ten QB, other than getting paid (severely overpaid) as if he is.
13TimeChamps
January 19, 2025 at 02:51 pm
Actually, Josh Allen was horrible his first year: 10TDs/12INTs/ 52.8% comp./ 67.9 rating.
His second year was slightly better: 20TDs/9INTs/ 58.8% comp/ 85.3 rating
He finally put it all together his 3rd year.
I've posted before that I feel 2026...Love's 3rd year as a starter...will tell us what we have. To be honest, I have no idea what that will look like. There was definitely regression this year, but I think it's a year too early to put the "severely overpaid" label on him or declare him our next franchise QB. There's evidence to support either path at this point.
EDIT: Just to be clear before people lose their minds, I'm not suggesting that Jordan Love will enjoy the same trajectory that Allen did. I'm just trying to point out it wouldn't be the first time it took a QB until his 3rd year to put it all together.
canadapacker
January 19, 2025 at 04:35 pm
Just because you can put out names doesnt mean that you are right - Burrow? Bengals were 4-10 when Burrows tore his knee - Allen was poor. Maybe go to the Vikes site - geesh - not saying the Love is currently the best ever but in the playoffs 2 years in a row and a playoff W - give him some credit
PhantomII
January 20, 2025 at 06:12 pm
Some of these QB's rolled into a turnkey team ready to rock around them....Some got crushed because good QB's going to a bad team. Last season ML was coaching better and WR's were getting open and catching the ball. This season all regressed.
MooPack
January 18, 2025 at 11:14 pm
Before the season began I said the OL will be what does the Offense in. LeFleur doesn't put a premium on the OL position. He said as much in a press chat, that I cannot find anymore, but heard him say it. He believes his offensive scheme can overcome a deficiency there. Start with that and it tells you all you need to know about LOS dominance for this team while he is here. PFF grades aren't a zenith for players, but lineman are all graded by the same system and the Packers OL overall grades, outside of Tom, are not good. You want this team to perform better against better teams and it starts there, regardless of what LeFleur prioritizes.
NFLfan
January 18, 2025 at 11:33 pm
He could @ least upgrade the OL Coach-.He ignores so much of his actual job description.
GB has zero OL depth as well
Major Snafu
January 19, 2025 at 10:58 am
What I dont get and I've been around a long time, how do the Rams have an entire defense of first and second year players, the youngest group in football and they decimated a very fine Viking offense?
I mean even if you wanted to implode the packers you cant do it all at once, you dont get that many picks, most picks are third or later rounds, you only have so much money on free agents and these guys all have mileage on them?
You can only use the youngest team in football excuse so long. How about a more accurate, the Packers have more 5,6,7th round and undrafteds then any team and thus arent that talented.
There is something organizationally so different with the pack then with all other teams and it must be the cheap ball mentality versus we want to win now mentality of the Vikes.
Tundraboy
January 19, 2025 at 03:01 pm
As many others have pointed out and we've all been saying , we are just not going to take it to the next level and win a critical playoff game until we create a rock solid line that pushes others around so our quarterback isn't always running for his life.
Pressures, sacks whatever it's so goddamn obvious when you compare it to last week and other games where the intensity ramps up. And to make matters worse now we can no longer run any of our genius plays and insist on running into a wall that is crumbling.
Hearing Brady point a lot of this out was insult to injury. No rpo's, no TE use , no mixing it up. Let's try to run it up the middle and hope Jacobs finds a crack.
Rhah
January 19, 2025 at 04:06 pm
I definitely think the OL needs an upgrade. Start with C either through the draft or from our current roster. Doesn't look like much will be there in FA.
I would also get a disrupter on the DL. We need someone who can create chaos every down. FA or draft, we need to find someone.
I also believe a veteran WR is a must for this team. With the uncertainty of Watson and Doubs. I would love to see Devonte back if he is available.
Leatherhead
January 20, 2025 at 02:00 pm
You want to talk offensive line?
Moo, I'd really like to hear LaFleur explain that remark. I don't see how your offense is so well designed that it can function without people getting blocked. Coldworld has been saying the same thing all season, that we're succeeding on offense despite a weak offensive line.
I do think you can compensate for things, like getting rid of the ball quickly, or going to max protect , to help your pass blocking, and some misdirection helps, but I still hold that nothing good happens on offense unless people get blocked. I'll die on that hill.
If we wish, we can return 5 decent starters....Walker, Morgan, Jenkins, Rhyan, Tom. Personally, I think this could be a pretty good group. Unfortunately, we don't have anything behind this. And by that, we don't have anybody else who gives me any reason to believe they can play for us if we need them.
So, we need to address that. You suit up 9 offensive linemen and right now, we only have 5 worth suiting up (IMO). We would have enough money available to get some veteran FAs as backups, and we could draft help, but probably not until the third round.