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Midway through the season, the Calgary Stampeders offensive line had allowed the third-most sacks in the entire CFL.

By season’s end, they had allowed the second-least.

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If anyone needed proof of the progress made by the Stampeders’ young group of offensive linemen, you don’t need to look much further.

Yes, the return of quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell at Labour Day made things a little easier, but the fact is the Stampeders allowed 26 sacks in their first nine games and only eight in their final nine.

On the left side, tackle Derek Dennis and guard Shane Bergman had seasons that saw them named to the West Division all-star team.

At centre, Ucambre Williams continued to develop into a potential all-star himself, while young Ryan Sceviour showed steady improvement at right guard and Nila Kasitati grew by leaps and bounds at right tackle.

Add the experience gained by young Canadians Justin Lawrence, David Brown and Zack Williams, and the Stampeders o-line looks to be in pretty solid shape heading into 2020.