Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for October 03, 2024

I hold this truth to be self-evident: a quarterback is only as good as his O-line.

The QBs who have thrived from day one are few and far between (Ben Roethlisberger is the only one that comes to mind that won as a rookie and sustained that success). The ones that crashed and burned are numerous. Yet teams still insist on throwing their QBs to the wolves.

Jayden Daniels looks like he was ready to play.

Some of them may get badly injured, but that’s a sacrifice the coach is willing to make.

This is a bit like the “less filling” “tastes great” debate. It’s both.

That’s the Patriots in a nutshell the last few years.

I played center as a kid so I’m biased, but a good o-line makes a huge difference.

I k eep t hinking of Matthew Stafford’s Detroit years—-he was sacked so often it’s a miracle he’s still alive

I still remember David Carr, great player but by the time he got out of Houston he was so punch drunk he couldn’t perform.