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Assessing the future of Washington's offensive and defensive lines

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  • Canadawg
    Canadawg Member Posts: 6,287 Standard Supporter
    https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2011143#Comment_2011143

    I believe size gives you a better chance of having the actual most important thing. Strength. Just a theory so if you come at me with some logic I'm all ears.

    Aaron Donald is relatively small but hes insanely strong. Vita Vea also a top end DL because he's a strong guy but he needs more size to get that strong.

    Troy Fantaloowoa isn't massive but he's pretty big and you can tell he's very strong.

    So if you are recruiting lineman and you need to project 2 years into the future if they will get to the necessary floor for strength then it's alot more probable the stout 6'6" can get there than your Brailsfords or Harris'.

    So size is just an odds play as much as anything IMO.

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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,385 Founders Club
    https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2011254#Comment_2011254

    The Huskies had one of the biggest offensive lines in college football in 1988 and we couldn't run for shit. Off the top of my head I think Weathersby was our best back and he probably had 650 yards. So size doesn't always mean the be all end all.

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,424 Founders Club

    And James fired the O line coach and brought in Gilby.

    And changed recruiting

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  • AOG
    AOG Member Posts: 2,856

    Gearing up for run the damn ball offense

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  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,671

    The writer seems to focus more on height than weight and rightfully focuses on strength as well. A la Don James, on the OL, I'd much rather play a RS-Frosh when he's a stronger RS-JR.

    UW has no OL on the roster from Jimmy Lake's 2021 class (OG Owen Prentice had to medically retire and then OT Robert Wyrsch retired after the 2023 season) and no OL on the roster from the 2022 class (Brailsford transferred to Alabama). How often does that happen?

    I could see UW going for a veteran OG to compete with Henning and Paki for an OG spot and going even harder for a veteran DT due to Bandes and Valdez moving on and the Parker twins coming off injuries. Definitely a thumper at LB too since House is more of a coverage LB and Deven Bryant / Hayden Moore aren't big guys either.

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