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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 130959, member: 40"]
I don't want to dredge up an old argument, but I think a lot of the above is due to the shortcomings of the OL. Many [most?] of our pass plays never had time to develop because the OL got crushed by the pass rush, which I believe induced the coaches to start calling shorter drops / quicker passes / max protect formations / RB committed to picking up blitz in hopes of offsetting the pressure. On the rare occasions when Nassib did have sufficient time to throw, he wasn't very accurate deep, which meant that teams would take their chances with single coverage and use the extra manpower to bring heat.

The OL also didn't do Bailey any favors. And for all of the miscues of the Rutgers game, the most critical play were when we had two downs inside the Rutgers 5 in OT to pick up the first and we weren't able to do it. The OL play absolutely has to improve or it won't matter what offense we run. That's why I believe that a lot of the talk grousing about the system is off-target.
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