2018 O-Line
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It takes awhile to wash off bad coaching at a developmental position like OL, so I'm not hating on Key that much yet. BUT we need to see theoretically better OL coaching pay off or we're doomed to underperform against quality DLs.
I'm guessing because the end of the season involves playing someone who won't be overwhelmed by our OL's athletic superiority and require our OL to be technically sound to cope with their front's athletic ability.
Success in football really does begin in the trenches. It's cliche but it's true. Think about it. Auburn basically beat us with three players. Their QB, their 1 RB and 1 WR (#23). Their OL controlled the LOS enough to allow them to beat our entire defense with basically three players. That's how important it is to control the LOS. Granted, simply controlling the LOS isn't a "fix all". Other areas of the offense have to still execute. But good lord how much easier it is for that to happen when the OL has the LOS under control.
Because Mario Cristobal was a great recruiter but an awful position coach.
Before Cristobal arrived, we never complained about the OL play (due to Pendry and Stoutland - both excellent coaches). Those lines were skilled and nasty.
I sure hope we're on the road to fixing it. Success or lack there of by an offense begins with the OL controlling the LOS. Very hard to consistently have success on offense if the OL is consistently getting beat at the LOS.
I would like to see us go get Stoutland. His only short coming was recruiting but he did a good job developing players. Cristoball did a good job with the tackles and OJ last year. Brent Key, for whatever reason, is not working out.
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I for one really hope we upgrade from Key. Our unit failed to control the los in virtually every big game the last two years, with maybe the exception of last year’s opener against SC. The progress and development simply haven’t been there.
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With all these new coaching hires, maybe someone will think he is awesome and hire him away.
This is the thread I am most interested in today. We just have too many let downs on the o line that crushes drives. We seem to have one play that gets blown up then we are in a bad and predictable play call. We have the talent just need to coach them up better.
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Or defense in general, if we stay healthy. That is one thing we cannot control, but with injuries came a lot of experience in games for back ups, D should be stout next yr. Offense has all the weapons in my opinion. Better line play and getting a cohesive game plan to use the weapons we have is all that needs real fixing.
Maybe we can hire a proven NFL offensive line coach somehow. One who can recruit and especially teach. The Oline does seem to be inconsistent again this year. I loved the O Line with Barrett Jones. He could play so many positions.
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