I'm not pleased with our OL. There are a lot of reasons and I could get in to a lot of explanation of how my predictions came true. But the fact of the matter is that the 2014 OL was significantly better than 2013 or 2013 and I can't see it ranked at the bottom of the league.
Albert was as good as advertised ... but my issues were that he is older and gets injured a lot. Check. But he was good when he played. We overpaid. Check.
James is too soft. Check. He did solid job at RT in pass pro, and I give him credit ... but as a RT you gotta run block ... not just pillow fight. Soft. Check.
We should have had Zack Martin, but the Cowboys were smart and took talent over need and he was as good as advertised ... wish we had traded up and grabbed him.
Turner has the tools and attitude, but I knew the step up in competition would expose his sloppy technique and he would be a project that needed time to adjust with the huge step up in competition and a change of position. Check.
People just defended Shelley Smith until the cows came home, but the guy just isn't a good pass blocker and is best suited as an extra blocker in short yardage. Check.
Dallas Thomas was and is epically bad. Check.
The veterans Satele and Colledge were stopgaps. Check.
Pouncey wasn't himself and while it's admirable that he fought his way back and played through it ... he wasn't as good a previous years and now is in position to be a high priced free agent. Check.
We need to continue building this OL through the draft, and we need at least one good tall combination TE who can block and be a red zone threat. That is my humble opinion.