but we've never had an offence this talented before
we have an MVP QB, an all-pro TE, dangerous weapons and depth at both WR and RB and we've got an all-pro LT (if he comes back healthy) - OL really is the only place where this team is somewhat vulnerable on offence (without injuries) - the escalator impact of an effective offensive line is massive
and we've had good OLs since 2013... 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 we had really pretty good OLs and 3 of those teams made the playoffs and one missed out in heart-breaking fashion because of tyler boyd
Yeah, OL is holding the offense back--not WR now. Lots of ways you can improve the team, one is to just go all-in on fixing the OL. It would be an investment and could play huge dividends for us but would sacrifice the defense. OL is so tough too because it's hard to know the question marks:
LT: will Stanley return? Do we need to find a replacement?
LG: is Ben Cleveland the guy to take it? Do we need a true LG here?
C: will Bozeman return? Do we have anyone who can play here on this team besides Mekari who wasn't great last time?
RG: can Zeitler play well again? He's getting old.
RT: is James or Mekari good enough to play here? Do we need to invest here?
Lots of question marks here on the OL. Too bad defense is also a dumpster fire in its own ways. Crazy how it changed so much from year to year since in 2020 it was a very good defense.