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Originally Posted by dyna mo
could be, but don't forget, they had an offensive strategy that did not emphasis LT for 2 seasons prior to trading him.
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True, but it seemed evident in the running plays he was a part of that he lost some of his quickness and ability to dodge tackles and change direction smoothly. In his prime it was like plays that other RB's would only get a couple yards out of, he'd get 5-7 with breaking tackles or finding another route if a gap closed or something. It's hard to tell what had come first, them featuring him less or his performance going downhill. Norv does seem to be more of a passing offense kind of guy thus far looking at things so who knows - maybe he was just calling shitty running plays and that ultimately wore down LT. I guess it doesn't help too that teams are figuring out Sproles...he's not that invisible little guy anymore.
It's sad though, with our passing game it's not like we are in dire need of the running game working out anyways. Even if Mathews had a marginal year, we should have been a shoo-in 10-6 at least.