Offensive Line

LaSalleAve · Oct 8, 2010

Bandit88 said: ↑

I think you folks are short-changing the o-line. And I'm not really sure why.

Without a legitimate passing game, and against reasonable defenses, LSU has a runningback averaging over 100 yards per game and our quarterbacks haven't been sacked all that much.

Every now and then a run up the middle is going to be stopped because the defense guessed correctly, or a defensive player just makes an exceptional play.

If LSU does not throw the football effectively, and/or run to the edges effectively, then NO team is going to run up the gut on Florida.

I just don't see how this offensive line is the problem. They've been solid all year except for penalties, and that certainly has to get fixed (I keep having flashbacks to big Carnell Stewart...)
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I'm not really shortchanging them, I just think the book is still out on them. You can credit the O Line for making some holes for Ridley, but most of Ridley's yards are coming after he is hit. He is breaking tackles left and right, carrying people, etc. The pass protection has been ok, I just want to see what they do against Florida before I crown them.

Bandit88 · Oct 8, 2010

Certainly the biggest test of the year. I can barely stand to wait.

MobileBengal · Oct 8, 2010

LSUMASTERMIND said: ↑

LSU has only allowed a few sacks as well, would you call our O-line great?
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I'd say pretty good, at least.

Bandit88 said: ↑

I think you folks are short-changing the o-line. And I'm not really sure why.

Without a legitimate passing game, and against reasonable defenses, LSU has a runningback averaging over 100 yards per game and our quarterbacks haven't been sacked all that much.

Every now and then a run up the middle is going to be stopped because the defense guessed correctly, or a defensive player just makes an exceptional play.

If LSU does not throw the football effectively, and/or run to the edges effectively, then NO team is going to run up the gut on Florida.

I just don't see how this offensive line is the problem. They've been solid all year except for penalties, and that certainly has to get fixed (I keep having flashbacks to big Carnell Stewart...)
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Agreed. I think the offensive line has played pretty well so far.

Fritzz · Oct 8, 2010

TUSKtimes said: ↑

You can forget stats in Bama's game, that was a war of will. Bama scored a lot of points with a dominant, physical first half. If Florida scores in the 3rd quarter on the first drive, instead of settling for another meaningless field goal, then Alabama may open up the offense again. Instead it's still 24-6. Florida then throws a pick 6 and the score is 31-6 with 6 minutes in the 3rd. All the while Bama was knocking their backside all over that field. Brantley got rocked and their offensive line got spanked. In a repeat, the media and the fans of Florida will talk about stats and how even it really was. What the players will remember will be something else, entirely different.
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Saban has a history of running the ball with that type of lead to shorten games. He will also run the ball when he has a QB that isn't passing productive. Anyone remember 2004? He took over call O plays because he felt Fisher was calling too many passing plays.

With our QBs, we should be doing the same. Just enough passing to loosen up the D and establish field position with kicking game for easier scores.

What to do with Crowton... Do we have a locker on the campus we can leave him in for the games?

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Offensive Line

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