It’s easy to garner attention when you’re an offensive skill player. Catching touchdowns and hit-sticking defenders will land you on someone’s fantasy team. But if you’re an offensive lineman, doing the dirty work in the trenches, then getting overlooked is commonplace. Fans do pay attention, but only when you screw up.
Thomas Dimitroff is a fine general manager. Like most GMs, he’s made mistakes, but he’s also struck gold several times. The Alex Mack signing is arguably one of his best moves ever.
Mack played a great game Sunday against a banged up Green Bay Packers defense.