the offensive line had been the quintessential example of continuity, with the same five linemen starting each and every week. But in the second half of Sunday's loss to the Jets, left guard Chris Liwienski was replaced by 6-foot-7, 323-pound Cory Lekkerkerker in a move supposedly having more to do with how well Lekkerkerker has performed in practice.
"You always talk about personnel throughout the course of the game and it was a change that we felt like we needed to make," Cameron said. "We made the change and Cory's been doing some good things in practice and Hud (offensive line coach Hudson Houck) and I talked about it and we just decided to make that change. Whether that's a permanent change or not, we haven't decided yet. It was just a decision that we felt like we needed to make. Cory's done some good things and I trust Hud's judgment. We looked at it, we talked about it, we said, 'OK, let's make the change,' and we did that."
As far as how the move might have affected the chemistry and continuity on the offensive line, Cameron pointed out that the entire group is tight-knit and that Lekkerkerker, Anthony Alabi and Gene Mruczkowski are all part of that group. He looks at all of the linemen as interchangeable parts and feels that the chemistry is just as strong with Lekkerkerker or anyone else out on the field.
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