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(10-29-2017 09:44 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

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(10-29-2017 09:06 AM)The Flagship Wrote:  

(10-28-2017 09:03 PM)blueandsilver Wrote:  I'm sorry, but I am tired of hearing about this gigantic OL, averaging over 300 lbs -- and we can't get a sufficient push to gain 1 yard ..... maybe we should focus more on quickness, strength, and conditioning -- less on lbs. as an indicator of proficiency.

Oddly enough, I'm OK with our OL. The entire group comes back next year and I'm OK with it. The problem with our OL is our minimized passing attack. We are a run first offense and defenses are loading the box against us, as they should. UNT's safeties played most of the game less than 10 yards from the line of scrimmage. And we clearly struggled against the unusual 3-3 alignment. It's a defense designed to stop interior runs. Coaches have to be able to get around the corner if they have 6 guys bunched up in the middle like that.

Its not odd. The OL has played very well since the first 2 games of the year and really well the last 3 weeks.

The two run attempts at 4th and 1 where we don't convert says differently. I know its just two plays out of the entirety of a game, but those two CRITICAL plays were failures specifically because of the O-line.

So its the OL fault that 5 guys cant block 7 or 8 with DEs crashing down?

Yes, the OL should be able to provide enough push at the specific point of attack, which we know and the D doesn't, to provide a 1 yard gain.