The offensive line could get the offense into some early trouble.


Herremans has already missed the entire preseason, but it looks like he's going to be out longer. He's having a pin put into his foot today which almost certainly has him missing Week 1, and probably up until Week 3 or 4.

In some good news, Reid did say that Shawn Andrews will begin practicing this week. That's a huge step for Andrews, this offensive line, and this entire team. If Andrews can be back and ready to play Week 1, then losing Herremans isn't all that bad. Max Jean-Gilles and Nick Cole are more than capable as backups for a few weeks.

The problem will come if Andrews has a setback and can't play. Then we'd get to see the same offensive line we saw last night, which goes without saying, wasn't very good. Individually they played fairly well, but the lack of continuity was obvious as blitzes weren't picked up when they needed to be and linebackers were left to roam.

They still have a couple weeks to fix the problems, and with Andrews returning it gives them two weeks to work together and learn each other's tendencies. If they're really dedicated to winning, they need to recruit a guy like Kevin Kolb or A.J. Feeley, or hell, even Mike Vick to stay after practice with them and just run through some plays.

It's imperative that they learn the tendencies of the man next to them and are able to anticipate the movements and reactions of the guys next to them. If they're unable to do so, McNabb and this entire team is in for a very long year.

The offensive line is the only position where a great group of individuals doesn't necessarily translate to a great offensive line. They've got to be in each other's heads. One hesitation can lead to McNabb getting killed because they weren't quite sure what the guy next to them was going to do.

Get it together, offensive line. It begins and ends with how that unit plays.