Originally Posted by
NKySteeler
If anyone has the true answer as to why the O-line/D-line is neglected, please let me know...
...How do I view it?.... Personally, I think it is a weakness on both sides of the ball. But since you addressed the D-line, I'll stick to that area... I think the combination of age, lack of depth, and potential injuries COULD be the undoing again this season going down the late stretch.
I can't fault the picks of Mendenhall and Sweed because they were clearly the BAP at that point during the draft. But to pick up only Hills for the offense and ignore the defense was disconcerting to me. Bruce Davis will pan out well IMO (but not as well as your Keith Rivers), but I really don't care for the Dixon pick... He will probably end up on the IR for this season because he can't be completely recovered from the surgery, and I'm just not sold on his potential.
Anyway, yes, Hampton needs to put the fork down once in a while. Although, he supposedly was at a clinic last week to gain control over the weight issue. While we don't have any clear stars, I do think Hoke is a decent replacement at the NT position... Smith had an injury, and there is no reason to think that this will be repetitive in any way. Keisel is a decent player and didn't get his just due last season in my opinion... Kirschke is simply getting old (12 years experience now).... Eason has just been a disappointment to me.
Again, the depth/age issue concerns me... But not as much as our O-line does.
...Off Topic trivia question for you Jom: Usually divisional foes alternate the first games at home against eachother each season... (first match-up in one location in one year, then the following year, it is at the other venue...) This is going to be the second year in a row that the first match-up between our teams will be in Cincy... Any clue as to why it is not alternating as usual?.... I'm just curious as to other opinions about it.... Not that I expect the gameday results to be any different....
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