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Offensive Line
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:56 pm
We finally have reached a point this season where we can look at a single issue & diagnose it as a fatal flaw.
-Defense consistently improving
-Freshman QBs show promise but need a run game in addition to further development
-I think the opt-outs are overblown this year. Yes, the initial attrition was debilitating — but I don’t think you see the rest of this stuff in a normal year or going forward.
Address the offensive line issues in recruiting and short-term through the portal the best you can... get Brennan back... develop those young QBs...
And we are tracking to get this ship righted.
-Defense consistently improving
-Freshman QBs show promise but need a run game in addition to further development
-I think the opt-outs are overblown this year. Yes, the initial attrition was debilitating — but I don’t think you see the rest of this stuff in a normal year or going forward.
Address the offensive line issues in recruiting and short-term through the portal the best you can... get Brennan back... develop those young QBs...
And we are tracking to get this ship righted.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 1:02 pm
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:03 pm to DeathByTossDive225
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Address the offensive line issues in recruiting and short-term through the portal the best you can
The problem is that we have appeared to swing and miss in these departments the last few years. Shanahan is not an SEC center. Admittedly I don't watch him every play, but when I do he is getting driven into the backfield.
The big name recruits, ie Thomas, Bradford, Turner, Martinez have not been able to get on the field. There's still time for them to improve, but I guess we have no choice but to wait and see.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:37 pm to DeathByTossDive225
I took some time today to compare LSU's two deep on the O-line vs our main competition. I realize Recruiting rankings is only one factor, but it is a factor. Here is the average recruiting rating of every two deep player starting for these teams this year.
Ohio State 0.96
Alabama 0.95
Georgia 0.93
Oklahoma 0.91
Clemson 0.90
LSU 0.90
Florida 0.89
Auburn 0.89
Texas AM 0.88
We need better O-line recruiting. Kardell, Dumervile, Dellinger and hopefully Leigh will paint a better future.
Ohio State 0.96
Alabama 0.95
Georgia 0.93
Oklahoma 0.91
Clemson 0.90
LSU 0.90
Florida 0.89
Auburn 0.89
Texas AM 0.88
We need better O-line recruiting. Kardell, Dumervile, Dellinger and hopefully Leigh will paint a better future.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 3:40 pm to DeathByTossDive225
quote:
Address the offensive line issues in recruiting and short-term through the portal the best you can... get Brennan back... develop those young QBs...
And we are tracking to get this ship righted.
I think you are right on here. I'm curious to see which of these lineman stay. Deculus has been here 5 years and may just be ready to move on. If we can keep the other 4 starters in the program and have a regular offseason of training and competition, this can be a much improved unit next season. That will be a great litmus test of Cregg's abilities as a coach. Then we can see again that he can improve personnel with adequate time (2018-2019 as the first example).
Posted on 11/30/20 at 4:20 pm to DeathByTossDive225
I just don't feel they are being coached up. To me Cregg has been a disappointment in coaching while being average on the recruiting trail. Clyde had to spin as soon as he got the handoffs last year so it's not something that's started this year.
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