Thinking back to when McVay arrived and the changes they made specifically to the OL that offseason.
They went from (2016):
LT Robinson
LG Saffold
C- Barnes
RG Wichmann
RT Havenstein
to (2017):
LT Whitworth
LG Saffold
C Sullivan
RG Brown
RT Havenstein
They replaced 3 starters. Really, no team can do more than that. But a couple things stood out. One, they upgraded their absolute lowest performer (Robinson) with a high-performer (Whitworth). And two, one of the three new starters was already on the team (Brown, who had started 14 games over 2015 and 2016).
I can see similar for 2022. Let's say Jackson is the guy in the Jamon Brown role that becomes a full-time starter. Then you replace two other spots (LG absolutely being one of them). I think a lot depends on Allen's health the rest of the way. Can they feel good about him coming back? Or is Shelton the guy they pencil in at center with an eye on also drafting a center on Day Two in April?
