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re: Cushenberry, future of O line
Posted on 2/5/16 at 1:24 pm to Jwsinsport
Posted on 2/5/16 at 1:24 pm to Jwsinsport
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We are set up to have great competition for every spot now as these guys mature, it will also allow us to Redshirt most our FR lineman which I think is a big key to having a dominant O line every year
Lost in the somewhat collective disappointment over the number of linebackers we don't have - this is an overlooked bright spot going back a couple of cycles - after struggling with depth issues on the OL going back to Saban - for the first time - in a long time - I'm confident we could field 2 full lines - if we absolutely had to. Guys like Pocic and Clapp have come along and played where they could, played early and crosstrained. We've taken guys who played hard at Tackle in HS and made them NFL guards. We're probably still a little short on pure OTs, but this is as good as I've felt about the best 5/6 on the OL since 2011 and as good as I've felt about overall depth of the OL in over 10 years.
This post was edited on 2/5/16 at 2:50 pm
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Posted on 2/5/16 at 7:43 pm to Ace Midnight
I totally agree. Grimes has definitely done his job. We used to have a few very good to great guys on the O Line, but little depth. Every year it seemed like guys had to be shuffled to plug holes, but like you said, there will finally be a solid 2-3 deep at every position next season.
Now It isn't a disaster if we end up with a bust here or there, or if one guy goes down. Grimes can also go after high upside projects now, like he did with Allen and Cushenberry this year. We can afford to wait a couple of years for them to contribute.
Now It isn't a disaster if we end up with a bust here or there, or if one guy goes down. Grimes can also go after high upside projects now, like he did with Allen and Cushenberry this year. We can afford to wait a couple of years for them to contribute.
This post was edited on 2/5/16 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 2/6/16 at 6:41 am to Ace Midnight
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We're probably still a little short on pure OTs,
Man, I don't think so. I think we not only have pure OTs as starters (Pocic and Weathersby?), we also have some pure OTs as backups (isn't Chidi supposed to be an OT? And George Brown's dimensions certainly scream OT.)
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