Telling Quote from the O-Line Coach in Practice.

[Bluetic]

Right now they...well...suck. But I agree no "fans" should stand behind them and yell it. I am sure the o-linemen are frustrated like most of us. I hope they develop into one of the most solid groups we ever had! GBO!

 

[IN Jed]

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[VOLFan65]

There's a big difference between true freshmen who were playing high school ball last year and grown men playing on the other side of the ball who are fixing to enter the draft...Just saying. Growing pains. We knew this would happen beforehand.

Have Blair and Kerbyson been disappointments? Yes. But some of those guys just need time in the weight room and with the coaches

 

[logiman]

Cosey Coleman started 30 of 35 games (starting half way through his freshman year) while at UT turning pro after his junior year and was a 1999 consensus All-American. 2 examples right there.

Consensus All-America Teams (1990-1999) | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

So, obviously no one on our current OL is a Michael Munoz or a Cosey Coleman.

 

[JC61]

Not sure what is so hard to understand, no one is asking for these players to perform at an All SEC or All American level.

Playing well against UTC or mustering 200 yards rushing against Utah State or Arkansas St and not getting the QB blown up 8-10 times a game shouldn't be too lofty a goal however.

as others mentioned...UTC has a couple on DL that will be playing Sundays...being D2 doesn't always mean they are inferior...North Dakota St is giving every FBS team they play a run for the money. USU and ASU are playing pretty damn good football right now in their own rights.

OL does need to improve though...have to agree on that.