spacecrime

Did you even read the article you linked? You are acting like an old oline cannot block as well as a young oline.

Read the article as see what good it does to get younger at Oline.

Here are the five youngest Olines in the league in order of age according the the article you linked:

1. 49ers
2 Broncos
3. Rams
4. Panthers
5 Texans

How many of those young olines were in the playoffs?

Becasue when I look at the oldest Olines, I see teams like the Cowboys, Patriots, Packers, Giants, Saints and Vikings. Yeah, the Lions are in there too, but those other teams are all powerhouses. Who ever wrote that article is an idiot. His own data disputes his conclusion.

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bucky

You said it yourself right there. Take out Neal and replace him with a 23 year old, and the entire OL gets 2 years younger - which puts us right in the middle of the pack. So this is really a non-issue. Age-wise, Light, Kaczur, and Koppen have at least 2 years left. Skill-wise, is an entirely different topic.

TommyBrady12

i say we use next year's pick from the raiders on a OL.

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supafly

I will respectfully disagree here. We've had back to back years of top 10 rushing attacks with a RB by committee system. Last year I believe we were 9th, and in 2008 I think we were actually 5th. (you may want to double check, I haven't verified and am going off the top of my head)

It may not be that exciting of a position to watch, but I don't think having an early rd pick would've made that much of a difference.

I'm not sure BB cares whether or not we have 1 main RB, or a RBBC system, especially if we're putting up good numbers like the past 2 seasons. IIRC, wasn't 2008 one of our franchise's best running attacks? That's pretty good considering there's been 50 yrs of comparisons.

I'm sure next yr we'll take a top 3 rd RB + maybe add another solid vet at the position, but as far as actual need, you can't fault a system that allows fresh players to rotate at a good cost/value. Not only that, but come playoff time, you're guaranteed a solid and fresh back for a stretch run.

As long as you're getting approx. 4 yds/ave per carry, I don't really care if they're young/old, well known/no name, etc. Plus it's good for injury concerns and gives us obvious depth.

spacecrime

The above is meaningless. Everybody knows Maroney sucks and the Pats can't run the ball. Why do you insist on continually posting facts when emotional over-reaction is obviously what is called for.

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livinginthe past

Agreed.

I think its reasonable to conclude that any RB in the NFL would do a better job.

Box_O_Rocks

Please check the injury reports for those games, you are using erroneous data to reach your conclusion.

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SanAngeloState

There are two problems, one is Koppen getting blown up, not able to hold his block for more than a millisecond. The other is speed rushers turnstiling light and kaczur.

A related problem is play calling so obvious that the defense can literally call the play, the audible, and the hole it's going to.

Bostonian1962

No biggie! They have two of the best young talents there (Mankins and Sea Bass), who will be joined by draft picks at center/guard, and tackle. I love the mix of youth and experience, to be honest.

PatsFanSince74

Interesting stats. Not sure what they mean since, as other posters have noted, there is a lot of noise in the data for every team.

If you look at the 12 teams that made the playoffs last year, five are in the top quartile (top eight) of oldest OL's, including the eventual champion Saints.

Only two teams that made the Playoffs were in the bottom (youngest) quartile: Chargers and Ravens. So, experience seems to count for something.

Interestingly enough, the Colts are almost square in the middle at #14.

In the glass half/full half/empty department, the Jets at 18 are either too young or will just keep getting better.

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