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Establish The Run on David Montgomery

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I have some optimism here. It's the reason why I kept him at the very bottom of tier four and did put him in tier five, just because the newness here, uh, you know, with having three new starters, um, two of them being veterans and Wyatt Teller and Braden Smith... I'm very high on the rookie that they have at center, Keelan Rutledge, who is playing a new position, but I think has real potential to be a difference maker there.
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Texans' new O-line with Teller, Smith, and rookie Rutledge offers Montgomery upside despite past run-game struggles.

Brandon Thorn expresses optimism on David Montgomery with the Texans despite historical inefficiency in their running game. Thorn kept Montgomery at the bottom of tier four (not tier five) due to newness of the offensive line, which features three new starters including veterans Wyatt Teller and Braden Smith, plus rookie center Keelan Rutledge, who Thorn views as a potential difference-maker with better physical tools than Jake Andrews. The Texans also added swing backup Evan Brown and have Trent Brown as a quality backup tackle, creating an eight-deep offensive line with three-deep bench depth at center, guard, and tackle.

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