In reply to Mario Herrera Jr..

Hoffman is a favorite of the OL coach. He's not going from starting Center through most of TC and the first pre-season game to cut. He is barely being beat out by Beebe. Drop one or two players off that bloated defensive roster (27 players isn't happening) and add Hoffman. They aren't going short on OL (8) with as much uncertainty as they have there (two rookies, an aging Martin, and still iffy Steele). Nine will be the minimum, ten will be more likely. They aren't going into the season with Asim Richards as the only healthy backup at OT, especially since he played and looked better at G through most of preseason.