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Other than Terron Armstead, all of our starters are over 30, with Goodwin the oldest at 35. Our offensive line is looking really really slow for some reason, and I think that is the start of our offensive problems.

I would agree that could have a part in the problem, but here is another piece to think about.

Last year we had one of the best defensive lines in the NFL. They're young, they're strong, and they're talented. What's happened this year? They seem ineffective at best, a liability at worst. I have seen our lines on BOTH sides of the ball getting pushed off of the line of scrimmage. You simply cannot win games by not winning the LOS on either side of the ball.

Brings to question our physical training, conditioning, and off-season decisions to make training easier on the players. Too busy golfing instead of lifting? Who knows? All I see is a bunch of guys who aren't playing with any sense of intensity or passion. It's baffling how bad it has gotten in one off-season, I find it hard to believe it's not coaching when there are no major differences on both lines from a personnel perspective.

New center? Maybe DLP wasn't as bad as we were claiming? He's still not very good, I don't see how Goodwin/Lelito are worse than he is.

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Posted by Mister Flawless

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Posted on 9/29/14 at 9:31 am to bountyhunter

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I would agree that could have a part in the problem, but here is another piece to think about.

Last year we had one of the best defensive lines in the NFL. They're young, they're strong, and they're talented. What's happened this year? They seem ineffective at best, a liability at worst. I have seen our lines on BOTH sides of the ball getting pushed off of the line of scrimmage. You simply cannot win games by not winning the LOS on either side of the ball.

Brings to question our physical training, conditioning, and off-season decisions to make training easier on the players. Too busy golfing instead of lifting? Who knows.

I agree 100% on this as well. The youth argument goes both ways. I have no idea what's wrong with the D-line, but I look at it like this. You have a $100 million quarterback to protect....invest in the offensive line to protect him.

As far as the training goes, again 100% agreement. I thought the vacation in West Virginia was stupid, and I think our strength and conditioning may need to be tweaked substantially.

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