Quote Originally Posted by ThunderDan View Post
Not sure about that on the O line. Runyan is gone and C needs to be improved. Any rookie OL that shines in camp has a pretty good shot in my mind.
But Myers is an established three-year starter, and Ryan is a returning vet with significant experience. Coaches know what to expect from them and take comfort in that. Each provides a known level of performance which coaches will have to feel is improved by the insertion of a rookie into the lineup. It is a reasonably high hurdle.