Guards?

This is not true. Kirk's most productive season as a rusher in 2017 he had 49 rush attempts for 179 yards and half of his seasons starting he rushed for under 100 yards. Prescott and Burrow average twice the yards per start rushing than Cousins. Stafford is more of a statue now in his advancing age, but in his prime, he was more of a scrambler than Cousins. Not much more but on 4th and 8 he is enough of a scrambler where he rolls to his right instead of checking down. Purdy has 5 starts in the pros.


At least he consistently makes the playoffs.


They have been spending a massive amount of draft capital on the Oline for years now, more than any other team since Kirk has been here. It is never enough, because to protect a QB who doesn't like to move from his spot once he gets to the back of his drop, is really, really hard. On top of that, unlike guys like Brady and Brees who get rid of the ball incredibly quickly to make up for their lack of mobility, Kirk holds the ball way too long. He invites a lot of those hits by holding the ball until the very last second instead of reading the field with anticipation and getting rid of the ball before his Oline gets beat.

A different QB behind this Oline, either one more mobile or more decisive, and the Oline would suddenly look much better. Ingram is garbage, there is no question about that, and Cleveland and Bradbury aren't anything more than average at best. With two near elite tackles a mediocre interior line should be good enough though. Unfortunately the Oline is never good enough, just like the D, receivers and run game are never good enough, never will be.