BigSteve09
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Yeah I am not agreeing with anyone that says our offensive line is terrible the past three years.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/conferences/statistics/team/_/stat/total/id/8
http://www.espn.com/college-football/conferences/statistics/team/_/stat/rushing/year/2015/id/8
Then you are just flat out wrong. Want to know one of the big reasons our rushing numbers were so good? It was because of Dobbs. How many times did we see the pocket collapse and Doobs have to run for his life? Next thing we know he turns a small gain into a huge one.
How many games did u watch? Did you see teams that had vastly less talented defenses just push our OL around? Did you not see our OL fail to open up running lanes time and time again? Our offensive line has been well below average these past few years. Especially in the SEC. If we didnt have Dobbs, our rushing numbers would have been utter crap.
Under Debord our offense gained a lot of yards, yet fans still bashed Debord. Why, the offense was built on big plays by talented skill players. The offense came in spits and bursts. We were not good in third and short situations where we should consistently make first downs. The oline was not able to consistently get a push. Debord could not call a pass play in an obvious passing situation because we could not block it making him look conservative. Too many whiffs and missed assignments led to sacks. So despite great yards per game our offense left the D on the field too much. Our Oline was below average. Say what you will about CBJ but this offensive system has great potential.
Linemen don't get better because they age. They get better through experience, knowledge improved skills and improved strength. They get better each year by working at it. The better the preparation the more they improve. It was clear these guys needed a different coach and some time under that new coach to learn, apply and gel as a unit.
At this point in camp the D should be ahead of the O. If our offense were beating the D, I would be more worried about the D. As we approach game week I hope it evens up.
From the reports it seems coach Warren is getting more out of the Seconday. Very good to see.
Under Debord our offense gained a lot of yards, yet fans still bashed Debord. Why, the offense was built on big plays by talented skill players. The offense came in spits and bursts. We were not good in third and short situations where we should consistently make first downs. The oline was not able to consistently get a push. Debord could not call a pass play in an obvious passing situation because we could not block it making him look conservative. Too many whiffs and missed assignments led to sacks. So despite great yards per game our offense left the D on the field too much. Our Oline was below average. Say what you will about CBJ but this offensive system has great potential.
Linemen don't get better because they age. They get better through experience, knowledge improved skills and improved strength. They get better each year by working at it. The better the preparation the more they improve. It was clear these guys needed a different coach and some time under that new coach to learn, apply and gel as a unit.
At this point in camp the D should be ahead of the O. If our offense were beating the D, I would be more worried about the D. As we approach game week I hope it evens up.
From the reports it seems coach Warren is getting more out of the Seconday. Very good to see.
Stop listening to those people. Bad players don't suddenly get better because they are a year older. We are the least talented on team team at offensive line.
The strength of this team is in the front 7. Defensive line and linebackers. That is why I expect us to have a top 10 defense nationally and the #1 or #2 defense in the SEC.
Just curious, you have said "feels like 98", we're going to be so much better than everyone thinks and praised Dormady as a NFL type passer.. which clearly needs a good offensive line for good results.
So which is it??? 98 or bad OL with a pocket passer?
Also gone from hating on QD, saying if Jones wanted to keep his job that JG would be our qb this year, to suddenly acting like QD is a soon to be all-American.....maybe he saw some "tape" of Quinten the rest of us haven't?
Dobbs 4 Heisman I love the name!!
What do you have against TK Jr? Have you looked at his stats?
Our offensive line is the weakest? Didn't we break records on offense last year?
Our front seven is the strongest positions group?