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Adrian Peterson would be getting his nuts kicked in behind this line. It's hard to fathom but this line is easily the worst I've ever seen in my entire lifetime of watching football.
Brian Waters is a shell of himself and Albert is having a slump. Albert is still a good player I don't care what anyone says. But from the center to the right tackle there is no push, there is no protection. So when you can't get any push from the center, which Niswanger can't, then the whole scheme breaks down.
Think about it from a defensive standpoint. If we had a defensive tackle that could collapse the center right into the backfield every snap, our defense would be able to....
a. stop the run
b. sack the QB because he would not be able to step up
Well, every week we make some nose tackle/defensive tackle tandem look like Jesus in cleats. When Niswanger and Goff are gone, the line will immediately improve. Hell, when Goff got hurt today Larry followed that up with his two longest runs. It's not a coincidence.
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