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Originally Posted by keg in kc
I'm talking long term - the positions they need to look at in the future are guard and center. I don't think Waters or Wiegmann are going to be here very far down the road. But the idea that they need to replace Albert, or that they should have been dedicating draft picks to tackle instead of the positions they've taken? No way. That kind of crap is why people come "unhinged".
That said I don't think the seams for either back have been all that impressive (thought it was poor against SD, better against the Browns), though I think it's fair to attribute that to the problems with the passing game and not the offensive line. Until Cassel finds some kind of success, we're not going to be able to run the ball as effectively as I think we can.
And I do think we're going to develop problems in the middle of the line this season due to the age and size of the starters.
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I think we are agreeing.
The seams they've created are actually pretty impressive given that the defense is keying on the run.
And that 56 yard TD run by Charles against the Chargers was made possible by Waters and Albert sealing the inside, while Moeaki (I think) sealed a LB on the edge, and a great downfield block by Bowe.
As to the question of the future, I think Dane makes a good point in another thread, in which he suggests that Lilja should move over to Waters spot, and Asomoah will hopefully beable to take over for Lilga on the right side.
We do need to address the center position in the draft, but we do have some blocks to work with for the near future.