re: Lance Heard...Has anyone heard (no pun) anything?

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Same with the 2023 line. Jayden Daniels mad the offensive line look better than it was.

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I actually don't think this is the case. Daniels was good at evading pressure and was obviously otherworldly as a scrambler, but he definitely invited a fair bit of pressure by holding the ball. There's nothing inherently wrong with that style of play--it's also how burrow played up until the 2022 season--and it was unquestionably the optimal approach for daniels given our offensive roster and his scrambling ability, but it's still technically the case that he was "responsible" for a lot of the pressures. In pass protection, the OL this past season was very good bordering on elite. I'd be shocked if it wasn't elite next season.