Last year, the Eagles opened the season with a whopping 11 offensive linemen on their season-opening roster.
Part of the reason for that high number was right tackle Lane Johnson’s pending 10-game PED suspension.
But an even bigger part of the reason was that they just didn’t have many experienced backups. So they decided to throw numbers at the problem.
Just two of the six backups they went into last season with – Stefen Wisniewski and Matt Tobin – ever had started an NFL game, or, for that matter, had ever played an offensive snap in the league.