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I think we need an upgrade over Cannon/Flemming as a depth tackle. Solder and Vollmer are fine to me, but as soon as one goes down there's a huge hole. We also need a veteran guard. I'm willing to bet Stork bounces back at C and Andrews is decent depth, but I don't want to put all of my o-line hopes on Kline, or that both Jackson and Mason will develop. I want to go into the season knowing that only one of them needs to stand out in order for the line to solidify.
If we can do that, and the line gets a chance to gel over the course of a season (which was never really able to happen this year), I think we'll be surprised how much better the running backs we already have would look. Not that I'm opposed to an upgrade over Blount/Jackson, but it's hard to objectively evaluate them under this past year's conditions.
Think we definitely need a solid, average veteran guard as a fallback for next year in case Jackson and Mason can't make a jump or in case of more injuries. The loss of Wendell and Connolly really hurt us down the line.