Breer Reveals Why These O-Line Injuries Change EVERYTHING

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00:00How much does this affect them?

00:01The key is that this is a moving target with both of them

00:05because those are both injuries that you can make worse

00:08by playing on them, particularly the high ankle sprain.

00:11How big a deal is this is a very big deal.

00:15I think left tackle is one of the hardest positions to replace,

00:18as evidenced by the Patriots' offensive line problems

00:21over the last five years.

00:23It's as hard a position to replace as any on the field.

00:25I think there are offensive lines that have been pretty good

00:30that have been completely sabotaged by bad left tackle play.

00:33I think there are average offensive lines that have been made to look good

00:38by great left tackle play.

00:40To me, the Rams and the 49ers are the best examples of it

00:43where how many offensive linemen can you name that played for the Niners

00:47since Kyle Shanahan got there other than the left tackles?

00:51Maybe people know about Alex Mack, but he was in the back end of his career.

00:55There aren't very many.

00:56Mike McGlinchey, like those Niners teams have been held up

01:02on the offensive line by Joe Staley and then Trent Williams.

01:05And the Rams were a dumpster fire when Jeff Fisher was there

01:09on the offensive line.

01:11Sean McVay gets there.

01:12They sign Andrew Whitworth.

01:13All of a sudden, the offensive line isn't an issue anymore.

01:17That position is very, very important.

01:21And the reason why is because it's the position that's on the island, right?

01:26And so if you're not good there, then you need to help there.

01:30You either get beat there a lot because there are great pass rushers over there

01:33and they're going to put a great pass rusher over there

01:35if you're deficient at it, right?

01:37Or you're taking away resources to help out over there,

01:40which doesn't leave you as much.

01:42It changes the math.

01:43Mm.