Mountaineers Offensive Line

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Yeah in this case size doesn’t matter. Everyone on here said we’d throttle App State because their line was tiny on both sides of the ball. We all saw how that went.
 
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In 2011, Boise State played UGA in the Georgia Dome. Georgia's beefy O-line couldn't stop BSU's 4-man rush, despite outweighing them. Boise won the game.
 
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madmaxvol said:
Two things come to mind...UT's 2005 OL and Georgia's 2010 OL. Both were huge and both were so immobile that they couldn't block beyond the line of scrimmage. Remember Cutcliffe's first decision was to trim down the OL in '06. Bigger isn't always better.
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Thanks. Uh, I didn't praise WV, I just posted some chatter matter on their team. Wouldn't surprise me if they take what's assumed our gameplan and try winning with the rushing game. We expect them to be pass happy, they may play the game, uh, umm, SEC style by running it. If they do, the results I hope for is:

Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night and try it again
 
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WVU's OL is a strength. Yodny Cajuste and Colton McKivitz are two of the best tackles in the country. Josh Sills and the MASSIVE Isaiah Hardy are both thought to have NFL talent, but both are being pushed from behind by the Brown brothers - transfers from Miami. Hardy, aside from Cajuste & McKivitz, has the highest upside. At center last year's starter Matt Jones has lost his job to Jacob Buccigrossi. Jones started at C last year as a r-soph and was up and down. He seemed to struggle with calling blocking schemes.

After those 8 WVU is very young on the OL. There's depth there... just enough to play snaps to keep the 8 rotating fresh.

Here's where I point out that WVU isn't an Air Raid team any more. They are more of an Eer Raid. Dana has packages lifted straight from Don Nehlen's playbook including a power I with two TEs.

WVU struggled at times last year to run the ball in obvious running situations because of the youth at C and G. They believe the line has progressed to the point where they can run the ball like they did in 2016 - meaning they can line up in that power I and have the defense stack the box with 10 defenders and still plow ahead for the first down.

If they can... if WVU's offensive line can be as physical as they were in 2016 they are a playoff contender.

WVU was 10-2 in 2016 but was hurt by a starting QB with a limited arm and was rattled very easily.
 
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I’m curious to see what type of blitz packages Pruitt will dial up. They are big, but if we can finally utilize the athleticism of our linebackers we may be able to pressure the QB.
 
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WVMULE said:
WVU's OL is a strength. Yodny Cajuste and Colton McKivitz are two of the best tackles in the country. Josh Sills and the MASSIVE Isaiah Hardy are both thought to have NFL talent, but both are being pushed from behind by the Brown brothers - transfers from Miami. Hardy, aside from Cajuste & McKivitz, has the highest upside. At center last year's starter Matt Jones has lost his job to Jacob Buccigrossi. Jones started at C last year as a r-soph and was up and down. He seemed to struggle with calling blocking schemes.

After those 8 WVU is very young on the OL. There's depth there... just enough to play snaps to keep the 8 rotating fresh.

Here's where I point out that WVU isn't an Air Raid team any more. They are more of an Eer Raid. Dana has packages lifted straight from Don Nehlen's playbook including a power I with two TEs.

WVU struggled at times last year to run the ball in obvious running situations because of the youth at C and G. They believe the line has progressed to the point where they can run the ball like they did in 2016 - meaning they can line up in that power I and have the defense stack the box with 10 defenders and still plow ahead for the first down.
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If they can... if WVU's offensive line can be as physical as they were in 2016 they are a playoff contender.

WVU was 10-2 in 2016 but was hurt by a starting QB with a limited arm and was rattled very easily.
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Your OL looks pretty good on paper. If your coaches can get them playing to potential, that OL could be a force to contend with. This game is surely going to be a must see for season start no matter where in the country folks reside.
 
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Tin Man said:
In 2011, Boise State played UGA in the Georgia Dome. Georgia's beefy O-line couldn't stop BSU's 4-man rush, despite outweighing them. Boise won the game.
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Boise State celebrates if they can hook a 4 star player and routinely plays solid winning football. It is rare they beat themselves. It is true they would flounder week in and week out in the SEC but by the same token they'd get a whole lot better players if they were in the SEC as well. They understand and know what they have to do to win at that program and it starts in their AD.
 
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WVMULE said:
WVU's OL is a strength. Yodny Cajuste and Colton McKivitz are two of the best tackles in the country. Josh Sills and the MASSIVE Isaiah Hardy are both thought to have NFL talent, but both are being pushed from behind by the Brown brothers - transfers from Miami. Hardy, aside from Cajuste & McKivitz, has the highest upside. At center last year's starter Matt Jones has lost his job to Jacob Buccigrossi. Jones started at C last year as a r-soph and was up and down. He seemed to struggle with calling blocking schemes.

After those 8 WVU is very young on the OL. There's depth there... just enough to play snaps to keep the 8 rotating fresh.

Here's where I point out that WVU isn't an Air Raid team any more. They are more of an Eer Raid. Dana has packages lifted straight from Don Nehlen's playbook including a power I with two TEs.

WVU struggled at times last year to run the ball in obvious running situations because of the youth at C and G. They believe the line has progressed to the point where they can run the ball like they did in 2016 - meaning they can line up in that power I and have the defense stack the box with 10 defenders and still plow ahead for the first down.

If they can... if WVU's offensive line can be as physical as they were in 2016 they are a playoff contender.

WVU was 10-2 in 2016 but was hurt by a starting QB with a limited arm and was rattled very easily.
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You folks at WVU will more than likely see what the best OL in the country and a certain 1st round draft pick appears like if he remains healthy in one Trey Smith. Your OL guys cannot bring anything to the table our D hasn't already been practicing against. My only question is what defense Pruitt puts on the field. If it's a continuation of last year, you boat race us up and down the field. If they get it turned around and we're just a normal SEC defense again, nothing special, we boat race you folks.
 
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Ok, so let's say our blitz packages and coverage schemes work perfect the first few series.... Just a couple first downs, maybe even a three and out and WV has to punt the ball a few times.

So WV commits to establishing the run to try and loosen up our D and keep us honest in the box.

How many do we have to leave in the box?
 
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greenbacknative said:
Geez these weights look like some of the linemen Bielema had at Arky....
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All of that weight didnt bode well for Billema and Arky though. Alot of weight is needed on the line but slow weight dont produce much of anything. I would say there is a blance between weight and speed! Cletus Jardine
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Thanks. Uh, I didn't praise WV, I just posted some chatter matter on their team. Wouldn't surprise me if they take what's assumed our gameplan and try winning with the rushing game. We expect them to be pass happy, they may play the game, uh, umm, SEC style by running it. If they do, the results I hope for is:

Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night and try it again
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I wasn't suggesting that you were praising them. I was just saying that those are the two biggest OL that I can remember in recent history ('05 UT and '10 UGA), and they both had a lot of preseason hype. Then, it turned out, they struggled against very aggressive, mobile defenses. I think their size may be advantageous for pass protection, but could be a hindrance if they require any mobility.
 
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Remy said:
You folks at WVU will more than likely see what the best OL in the country and a certain 1st round draft pick appears like if he remains healthy in one Trey Smith. Your OL guys cannot bring anything to the table our D hasn't already been practicing against. My only question is what defense Pruitt puts on the field. If it's a continuation of last year, you boat race us up and down the field. If they get it turned around and we're just a normal SEC defense again, nothing special, we boat race you folks.
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You got a good a real good thanker on you Remy. Very Astute, I also think that Trey may have limited play on our first WV game but we aint skeered! Go Vols!!!
 
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madmaxvol said:
I wasn't suggesting that you were praising them. I was just saying that those are the two biggest OL that I can remember in recent history ('05 UT and '10 UGA), and they both had a lot of preseason hype. Then, it turned out, they struggled against very aggressive, mobile defenses. I think their size may be advantageous for pass protection, but could be a hindrance if they require any mobility.
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Understood, hope we see our boys eat their lunch. Then make them go fetch Mayfield Black Walnut or Smoky Mountain Fudge for desert and watch our Vols eat it.
 
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Can we be any worse than last year with creating pressure? I'm very certain that the only sacks we have were probably the QB slipping.

It's the key to beat Grier
 
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