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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4716646, member: 40"] I'm going to channel the way-back machine here, but this situation reminds me a lot of 1988 -- when we lost a lot of blue chip talent off of that magical 1987 team, but had talented, experienced guys ready to step in. Don't envision much of a dropoff, either. And in fact, these replacements stepping in for us this year might end up proving to be NFL caliber in their own right. Also, don't sleep on Oliver / Delanie [in addition to the trio you mention above]. Both depth and quality have improved [compared to a few years ago, where we lost for example an NFL caliber talent in Trill when he got injured, but didn't have anyone on par to step in for him]. Competition for PT is going to be fierce. Iron sharpens iron. [/QUOTE]