Quote Originally Posted by maroonmania View Post
no argument from me on that one. Seriously, I think our OL is serviceable but it is certainly not the strength of our team IMO. If we just had one or two elite OL guys to add to the mix of what we have it would make a world of difference but it is what it is. Just hope Malone is fully back and our starters stay healthy. Biggest issue with our OL the past couple of seasons has been the running game. Just don't open up many holes for our RBs against the top defenses and now Gabe Jackson is gone.
I think Day, Clausell, and Clayborn are more than serviceable. And if Malone starts at RT that makes 4 pretty good OL that have a ton of experience. Beckwith at the other guard spot has played a ton as well. There have definitely been worse OLs out there, but I think a Malone, Clayborn, Day, Beckwith, Clausell OL can get the job done no question. There's a lot of experience and games played with that OL and I trust them to get the job done. It also helps that we aren't really going to be running any guys like Perkins up the middle or around the edge. Robinson, Griffin, and Shump are built guys that have speed and power. That OL will get it done and move folks around. Add Dak to that equation and I don't think we are going to have many problems there unless we get knocked with OL injuries.