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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha
We have sufficient weapons. Portis, Cooley and several serviceable wideouts should get it done. What we need is some new blood on the offensive line.
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I still think we rely on Moss too much. That didn't hurt us in this game. But it's really hurt us in a bunch of other losses, and some winning efforts as well.
There are things you can do with Moss to create plays, and I want him on my team deep into the future, but 2005 was the last time we could build an offense around him.
Now, I think if the running game is working, a receiving core of Moss and Randle El is more than adequate. But as much as I like Portis and thought he was the MVP of the NFL in the first half, we've never been able to lean on him to produce for 16 games. We've just gone as he's gone on offense, which has put us on this sort of a roller coaster ride.
I'd really like to be a passing team, and I know we have the quarterback to do that, but the offensive line AND receivers are inadequate to do so. With the receivers, at least, the solutions may be in house. With the offensive line, I agree with you that even if Rinehart is a starter in the waiting, the rest of the solutions aren't in house.