OrangeXtreme
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Death, taxes, and our lousy OLine.OL is a concern. Guys need to make the jump and stay healthy.
That's... more in-depth than expected.OL is a concern. Guys need to make the jump and stay healthy.
May be too late in the transfer cycle to get a "Game 1" starter from the portal.
QB depth is good.
Tucker had a good Spring. He'll do well if the OL holds up.
Defense did OK considering they didn't implement the 3-3-5 until Fall camp last year. Poised to take a step forward this year. Mikel Jones will be a leader.
Secondary will be young. Garrett Williams is the real deal. Jahad Carter will also stand out.
Devito will be the starter vs Ohio but Shredder will play.
Could you elaborate here ...is Stepehen saying that OL is a concern based on last year, or based on what he has heard coming out of Spring ball?OL is a concern. Guys need to make the jump and stay healthy.
May be too late in the transfer cycle to get a "Game 1" starter from the portal.
QB depth is good.
Tucker had a good Spring. He'll do well if the OL holds up.
Defense did OK considering they didn't implement the 3-3-5 until Fall camp last year. Poised to take a step forward this year. Mikel Jones will be a leader.
Secondary will be young. Garrett Williams is the real deal. Jahad Carter will also stand out.
Devito will be the starter vs Ohio but Shredder will play.
Yes. Exactly what I am wonderingI know he’s got sources, but with how tight the ship has been I wonder how much of that was him guessing a bit?
It doesn’t take much to go out on the “OL could be a problem” ledgeYes. Exactly what I am wondering
Could you elaborate here ...is Stepehen saying that OL is a concern based on last year, or based on what he has heard coming out of Spring ball?
Could you elaborate here ...is Stepehen saying that OL is a concern based on last year, or based on what he has heard coming out of Spring ball?
Yea and he mentioned transfer reinforcements and mentioned Willie won’t be here but never mentioned the availability of BleichI took it as if he was basing it on last year and all the same guys are back.
I'll guess he confirmed the rumors on the board, and what he learned in the pressers... All of that was subjective, anyways. Be nice if we get that 10 minutes of media back, come fall.I know he’s got sources, but with how tight the ship has been I wonder how much of that was him guessing a bit?
It’s easy to focus on the Oline. They have been mediocre during DBs ten year. Dungey made them look better than they were. I feel TD made them look worse then they may have been. (Stepping out of bounds before the line of scrimmage for a sack.Yea and he mentioned transfer reinforcements and mentioned Willie won’t be here but never mentioned the availability of Bleich
I have yet to hear anyone actually break down the way the line will look next year including new transfers (Bradford etc), newly healthy players, Bleich, and the increased amount of players now in their 3rd+ year (which is the first real year an OL should be counted on)
I think GoSU96 did this a couple months ago and I don’t hear any of those insights being hit on by outsiders (analysts, media, other coaches etc)
He just told me on the Twitter that he heard generally good news about the OL during Spring Practice.I know he’s got sources, but with how tight the ship has been I wonder how much of that was him guessing a bit?
The O-line made it through Spring Ball without any injuries outside of one backup I believe. That's a start.
AND - the fact that we're gonna have about 20 O-Line dudes available, instead of FOUR, can't help but improve our odds that they are more effective (atomic-sized bar to clear) than last year.
Also - I'm bullish on Schmidt as the new OL coach.
So, to sum up:
Spring practices + new OL coach + plenty of depth + no major injuries =
it's GOTTA be better this Fall.
Thanks for the link. Very helpful.Starts at 16:00.
Bailey's comments are more speculative - "Can the OL make the jump?" He said he heard good things from the spring, but spring isn't fall.
Packer and Durham really know their stuff.
Makes me feel better about my choice in new avatar!Bailey answers the question like we all would wondering if the line will improve. Stating that there were some good things coming out of Spring ball is encouraging though ...and he added that Tucker had a very good Spring
with Syracuse we always will have decent first stringers that can compete with really anyone but the bluest of blue blood football factories. The key is keeping them upright and not upsetting the limited depth.Nobody is expecting us to have an elite OL but the idea OL is a weakness now is just a lazy take from last year being so awful.
I get ND wasn't trying hard the last game last year but our OL play against them was more than solid.
If we get decent OL play we are fine its just been dumpster fire for portions of the last 2 years and our QB play was been brutal as a result.
We should be fine to be decent on the OL.
I think 2018 was a pretty good example of thisI'm bullish on this team purely on having two QBs that can seemingly take snaps in a coherent fashion. That to me is something we haven't been able to do since honestly the 95 camp when we had the McNabb, Downing, Johnson room.
It doesn’t take much to go out on the “OL could be a problem” ledge