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[QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 3491252, member: 485"]
Can’t all be on the position coach. Last year’s OC (Lynch) was the former line coach; Dino as an offensive minded head coach could step in with oversight if position coaching was holding his offense back.

The OL was a mess (lack of talent, lack of cohesion with new starters, injuries) in Spring 2019 and that was evident. Similar issues in August, with Heckel out, Servais undersized at 275 LBs was moving back to center for lack of any other option, the transfer Alexander arriving over the summer was trying to work in, without prior experience with the system or staff. Vettorello (Rs- pushed into a starting role for lack of experienced talent) struggled in practice. By season end, we had a true  at one tackle, Servais moved from C (had not played T before this season), a Rs-S at one G, and Vettorello shuffled back to C. And that was for lack of other good choices.

I doubt these moves were being made by Cav on his own, without Dino’s oversight and Lynch’s participation.  The lack of upper class depth is traceable to recruiting misses before Cav arrived.  I am not defending Cav as a position coach (who really knows?) as much as describing the larger problem that the staff faced in 2019.

Contrast that with how we enter 2020 (when Dakota Davis and other players are healthy).  4 experienced starters, plus a second year starter at TE.  Much better size with Servais & Bergeron both over 300 lbs.  The candidates to fill the fifth spot include big upperclassmen (Tisdale & Pat Davis) who have experience here.
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