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[QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 2283899, member: 485"]
Nice read.  Exhausting, but good.

Will be interesting to see whether there is more balance (run/pass) in 2017.  After Emerich & Palmer went out with injuries, the OL had not a single player who had more than a couple of starts.  The remaining OL could not get much push, could not open running lanes, and was prone to mistakes (holding & false starts).  Babers talks about physicality -- the OL in 2016 did not have it.  It should be better in 2017.  The returning linemen in 3 spots (now experienced starters) have had another year of S&C; the Rs- duo (Heckel & Servais) beat out Byrne, the 4th returning starter.

Babers' OC/OL coach (Mike Lynch) had a few months to work with his players before the 2016 season.  This time -- a full cycle.  It is a fairer test of what Lynch can do.

The addition of Pierce at TE and Elmore at H-back helps the running game.  By all reports, both are good blockers.

Moe Neal (up to 182) and Strickland (207), with a year under their belts, will be more ready than they were in 2016.   At 170 lbs, Neal might have been better in the slot.  At 182 lbs, well, seems like a better fit at RB, no?
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