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Message: <blockquote data-quote="morningwood" data-source="post: 273224" data-attributes="member: 2110">First, I have to give him props for filling in all season for Brown.  Most of the time you have to think your chances of going deep in the playoffs are shot when your Pro Bowl LT goes on IR before the first game. Of course, you are not asking about getting a quality back up, you are wanting to know if he is a legitimate starter. In short, I would not feel like a team was "set" at LT with him at his current level of play.  IMO, when you have QB's like Brees or AR it is worth investing in a Pro Bowl tackle if you can find one. He does well against pure speed rushers.  Where he struggles is protecting against elite pass rushers with a good bull rush.  I honestly don't know whether that is something that can be "fixed" in the offseason. He does have good qualities -- his fellow lineman have said he is the most atheletic of the bunch. Nonethless, I can tell you he was the biggest concern on the O line going into games with good pass rushes.  You can game plan around some of his shortcomings, but you take away some of your weapons when you do that.  You really don't want to have to do that in your big games. If you don't have better options he is certainly not terrible, but your need to upgrade will still exist (again, based on current play).</blockquote>

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