I imagine Jon Runyon must have been pretty unimpressive in his workouts if Jonathon Scott or Chambers is deemed to be better. My hunch is that it is yet another money saving move. By the fourth quarter yesterday, I would have put Wood or Levitre at tackle to salvage the 4th quarter rather than let Miami continue to pummel the QB.
If the coach identified that the line is banged up, why not try to be innovative to work around it. Perhaps using a fb to pummel the undersized rusher coming off the edge. Seems to work against our rushers. Some teams like NE and Pittsburgh use an extra lineman at TE at some points. Maybe some TE help on the blocking rather than leave two weak tackles on their own to get beat repeatedly. Jauron sticks to his strategies no matter what.
As for the defense, it has not looked the same since NO got to them in the 4th quarter. I wonder if fatigue is setting in. The heat yesterday with no break given by our three and out offense cannot help. How is a defense that went toe to toe with the offenses of NE and NO so helpless against Miami and their second string QB?