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Offensive Line -- What to expect for next year?
ToddTurnerLIVES
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We just graduated Tanigawa, Hatchie, Atoe, Riva and Criste. A group that was perennially about to 'take the next step' until they didn't. My question: Can a group of guys with a dearth of meaningful college playing time come in and get similar production to the previous group? On the surface it seems like the expectation should be that we take a step back but the group that just graduated was really fucking mediocre:
Year Rushing - Rank Sacks Allowed - Rank TFL Allowed - Rank
2014 188.6/g - 40 28(2/g) - 56 87(6.21/g) - 73
2013 239/g - 15 30(2.31/g) - 82 82(6.31/g) - 76
*sorry for the shitty formatting
Year Rushing - Rank Sacks Allowed - Rank TFL Allowed - Rank
2014 188.6/g - 40 28(2/g) - 56 87(6.21/g) - 73
2013 239/g - 15 30(2.31/g) - 82 82(6.31/g) - 76
*sorry for the shitty formatting
Comments
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I no longer expect anything from our line.
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Keep in mind everyone's ACL's are fully back to full strength after a season without Ivan. Let's give them a shot with all joints working before judging.
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Ever. I boldly predict we'll be improved. How many times will we fall for thinking returning experience is good when the returners are shit?DeepSeaZ said:I no longer expect anything from our line.
Our RBs will be better, QB decision making can't get worse, and the new blood OL can't be worse. If i'm wrong, it doesn't matter. The line has been terrible for 15 years.
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The line is going to suck. You can try and think Socha, Strausser, year two of Petersen... A bunch of freshman and bums like Eldenkamp, Tufunga, Coleman Shelton, and Brostek aren't going to be good.
When McGary, Burleson, Adams, Roberts, Sosabee have another year or two under their belts the OL should be good. I'm expecting it to be a dreckfest this year, average in 2016, and finally good in 2017. -
The OL will be aiight. Not good, but not bad either.
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The OL will get help from a QB who will make decisions pre-snap, not run sideways instead of into the pocket, as well as someone who will stretch the field more than 4 yards. I don't blame miley for everything, but the OL gets a lot of blame when they had zero to work with. Blitzes all day b/c corners can be in man the entire game. A QB who regularly would run sideways under any pressure.
With better QB play and another year in the weight room it will be serviceable. -
I believe the OL prompted Pete's famous "how have you been playing for 4 years and don't know this stuff?" comment.
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Every new coach says that.bananasnblondes said:I believe the OL prompted Pete's famous "how have you been playing for 4 years and don't know this stuff?" comment.
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Meh. This is just classic confirmation bias. It's telling because we want it to be telling. But these exact comments are made by coaches every single time it's recruiting season. Sometimes they're telling, sometimes they're not. Time will tell.HuskyJW said:
Every new coach says that.bananasnblondes said:I believe the OL prompted Pete's famous "how have you been playing for 4 years and don't know this stuff?" comment.
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