Would love to see it after all these years of mostly oline being more weakness than strength. Get the oline working right and it will ripple effect. Helps our QB, RB, our defense by having less 3 and outs. Here's to hoping our new oline coach makes a positive impact.
Agree that this new OL coach will make a huge difference. I remember Daniel Jones getting beat to death when he played for the Giants and everybody gave up on him and he was released. He finds his way to the Colts and he all of a sudden, a quality qb. Give him some protection and he can play.We had so many pressing needs that OL probably took a bit of a back seat. We have an elite OL coach now so let's see what we actually have. If Castillo can't manage a decent OL out of the 20 we have on roster our entire transfer portal outlay should go to him next season to get adequate players.
We are big across the OL but many of them are and/or play Charmin soft. If we lack requisite quickness and agility we should at least be able to roll out a group of Andrew Tiller's and beat the brakes off opponents in the trenches.
Washington has all the potential in the world with another off season to get his body right. His story is an interesting one and he should be more motivated than most.
With Shaq's advice, Byron Washington plays for a bigger purpose
Recruited as a key part of SU's future, 6-foot-8, near-400-lb Byron Washington’s journey to get his body into football shape is paying off.dailyorange.com
Mack impressed me when healthy but he played hurt, when he played, for much of last season.
Hawn drew praise from the staff but was always going to need at least a year or 2 to get strong enough for ACC play. He was also banged up last year.
That could well be our LT, LG, C starting 3 and I certainly don't hate it.
Give me Cruz at RT and let the rest fight for RG.
Betrand and Pringle have shown nothing thus far to warrant consideration. No idea what happened to Rice either but I think he's back.
Point is we have the coaching now to get the best out of whoever puts in the work this offseason. It's all young guys with chips on their shoulders or older guys in last chance corral. Hope majority majority sack up and show up in shape and mean next season.
These kids are still growing naturally. They would probably gain weight without a nutrition or weightlifting plan.
I gave you a like for the excellent content and because you spelled Betrand correctly! If you had mentioned Demetris Samuel (not Samuels) I’d be giving you a gold star!We had so many pressing needs that OL probably took a bit of a back seat. We have an elite OL coach now so let's see what we actually have. If Castillo can't manage a decent OL out of the 20 we have on roster our entire transfer portal outlay should go to him next season to get adequate players.
We are big across the OL but many of them are and/or play Charmin soft. If we lack requisite quickness and agility we should at least be able to roll out a group of Andrew Tiller's and beat the brakes off opponents in the trenches.
Washington has all the potential in the world with another off season to get his body right. His story is an interesting one and he should be more motivated than most.
With Shaq's advice, Byron Washington plays for a bigger purpose
Recruited as a key part of SU's future, 6-foot-8, near-400-lb Byron Washington’s journey to get his body into football shape is paying off.dailyorange.com
Mack impressed me when healthy but he played hurt, when he played, for much of last season.
Hawn drew praise from the staff but was always going to need at least a year or 2 to get strong enough for ACC play. He was also banged up last year.
That could well be our LT, LG, C starting 3 and I certainly don't hate it.
Give me Cruz at RT and let the rest fight for RG.
Betrand and Pringle have shown nothing thus far to warrant consideration. No idea what happened to Rice either but I think he's back.
Point is we have the coaching now to get the best out of whoever puts in the work this offseason. It's all young guys with chips on their shoulders or older guys in last chance corral. Hope majority majority sack up and show up in shape and mean next season.
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I have to fight my phone to not automatically make it Bertrand vs Betrand so I give others grace there. I still have to stop and check between the Kerr brothers though, not sure I'll ever their first names correct without doing so.I gave you a like for the excellent content and because you spelled Betrand correctly! If you had mentioned Demetris Samuel (not Samuels) I’d be giving you a gold star!
I was skinny as a rail when I started. I didn't get fat until junior year.Muscle? Freshman Fifteen?
I gave up on that one. It’s just Kerr1 and Kerr2 to me now.
You’ve been around long enough to remember all of the 260 lbs OL recruits we used to recruit, hoping to grow them into athletic beasts. Seemed like at least half of them never got near 300 lbs in 4 years.
A 6'7, 270 lb kid who looks as skinny as Freshman year Niastri is very different from a 6'2 guy who already looks like he packed on 20 pounds from his mama's cannolis to get to 270lb.
6’-2” is certainly a bit of hyperbole but your point is valid. And Scatliffe is an excellent example of it being possible. Still wouldn’t say because we can point to one kid that can do it, that it’s likely for another though. But I hope Jojo can do the same.
I suspect there will be some shuffling. Pringle may end up on the inside if he’s too slow.
Yeah. If he doesn't have the speed, he can move inside and help there. OT is where i'm most concerned right now.
I gained about 10 lbs just before weigh in just to make the 65 lbs minimum for pop warner back in the day. Then lost those same 10 lbs just after weigh in. Steel plates under the pads will do that though.
i've heard good things about him too. I know I'm an optimist but I think there is far more talent in the youth part of our OL than people realize. Our 25 class had a LOT of OL, and we encouraged more to stay than I would have expected. That says a lot.
Its nice to know that even if he hasn't played Center in major college ball, he obviously must have been practicing there a fair amount at UCLA. At the very least, he should be a depth option at that spot incase something happens.
That's pretty close!!
