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Mathis impact on DL?

godawgst
godawgst Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,606 Swaye's Wigwam
Between Gaines/Vea/Qualls our ability to control the los and collapse the pocket on the qb has been incredible this year.

Oregon State had a decent amount of success running between the tackles and throwing in the middle of the field (which imo is this teams achilles heel on defense along with our de's . Was that because they were using Qualls in his place on some plays?

Teams aren't going to be able to throw at King or Jones, but both Cal and the Cougs are very good at hitting the quick slants in the middle of the field where their qb's get the ball out of the hands in 3 seconds or less.
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  • Passion
    Passion Member Posts: 4,622
    Umm...no. Edge players bring a different element and fill a different role than interior players.

    Mathis' absence will hurt.
  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 6,016
    edited October 2016
    It's time for Benning to put his big boy pants on... serisouly this guy should be ready to go. Vault himself into the off season as the edge rusher we all thought he would be
  • Passion
    Passion Member Posts: 4,622

    It's time for Benning to put his big boy pants on... serisouly this guy should be ready to go. Vault himself into the off season as the edge rusher we all thought he would be

    I know Benning is only a RS-freshman, but he's played in several games this year and hasn't done shit.
  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 6,016
    Passion said:

    It's time for Benning to put his big boy pants on... serisouly this guy should be ready to go. Vault himself into the off season as the edge rusher we all thought he would be

    I know Benning is only a RS-freshman, but he's played in several games this year and hasn't done shit.
    Not sure he's played with first string D line
  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    edited October 2016
    Benning as a Fr is out producing Mathis as a Fr or Soph.

    It was Conan OBrien that got the start, anyway. He did fine.
  • CascadiaBound
    CascadiaBound Member Posts: 47
    doogie said:

    Benning as a Fr is out producing Mathis as a Fr or Soph.

    True... maybe. Although, I'd chalk this up to the "new card" that can be anything Benning is a red shirt freshman, but hasn't really played all that much or any first-string cooperations I can remember, but he may turn into something to atleast keep things manageable if exposed enough.
  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    I thought OBrien looked pretty good.

    But I was pretty fucked up.

    Any dispute of my findings could certainly be correct.
  • Alexis
    Alexis Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,443 Founders Club
    That looked like a team that got up 21 points quick and got bored to me. Mathis is going to hurt, but I think the hashing the middle yesterday was more of an aberration
  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    wait. Did Mathis die?