Originally Posted by
Mace
OL is much less of an issue now though, because you can get away with road grading run blockers without pass protection finesse in a run heavy offense, and run blocking is traditionally easier for less skilled or experienced players, though you'd just need smarter ones for Roman's more complex system. If Richardson, Kouandjio, and Henderson can learn to plow alongside the plow Incognito (didn't like getting him but even I have to admit he'll still be an effective plow), they should be able to pull off the occasional pass blocking for short development dinks and dunks.
I'm changing my thinking on it from the obvious necessity and intent. Before I was thinking long play pass blocking, buy the QB time in the pocket. That's just not where they are going though.