What a surprise.....our starting right tackle, a walk-on that no other school wanted, has lost his job after week 2. Are the cupboards really that bare?
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"Are the cupboards really that bare?"
I'll look at the tape and get back to you.
I'll look at the tape and get back to you.
Well the OL wasn't doing that well in pass protection, probably doing whatever they can to get better
The success of last year really makes people forget we are only in year two of a rebuild. So yeah, the cupboard is bare."Are the cupboards really that bare?"
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That's my point, when your starting LT is a walkon who had no other offers, that should tell you there's a problem.
Bone, take a look at my post about the 2 Deep if you haven't already. That alone should show about the two deep for the OL. The young guys are a bit higher rated but are that...young. There will be some trial by fire this season as I don't think there is that much separation at some positions between the older and experienced guys versus the younger guys. I think Brohm was giving benefit of the doubt to the older guys with the assumption that experience would win out....
I think the OL shake up and the inclusion of two true freshman in the two deeps at safety is just the tip of the iceberg.
Evans was the incumbent at LG and was injured in camp. I think the current starting 5 is what was intended from the start.
I think we have some young guys along with some recruits who have a very bright future but creating a Big10 O-lineman takes more than 1 year of development. We MUST be realistic on this, that o-line will be challenged until 2020 except if we get 2 more juco’s or 5th year guys next year-and juco’s are often a 2 year project"Are the cupboards really that bare?"
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I think it is going to be a couple 5th year guys. Jucos are hard to project and usually arent productive in their first year on campus.
RT - Swingler. Shane Evans was hurt and his injury kept him from getting into game shape. Brohm and Coach Williams must think Evans is ready now.
Nick Hardwick was a walk-on that ended up a starter in the NFL.
Maybe it's just me, but I try not to call out a specific player or say a few degrading remarks about the player. The man is giving everything he has, could be various reasons he isn't doing well at his position. Blame the coach, the player is just wanting to play football, and doing what he can.
LOL!!! CHUCKLE!!!CHUCKLE!!!......I needed a good laugh after a long day on the road.......don't give a Rats Azz who we start on the line as long as they can pass block long enough for our QB'S can actually have more than 2 sec to throw!! Might have to start moving the pocket around or something........."Are the cupboards really that bare?"
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Swingler shouldnt be a starter. Everyone brings up Hardwick, but he was athletic and played with great leverage. Swingler was bested by a MAC player
Ehh, that MAC player would be starter at most B1G schools. He is likely an NFL player as a pass rushing specialist...he's got a great first step in addition to what I believe is around a 4.6 or 4.7 40 yard time. That was the one matchup on EMU's defense that truly worried me and he proved to be a determining factor in the game.
Max Crosby: 3 tackles 1 sack 1/5 TFL...numerous QB hurries and absorbing double teams that didn't really work out and left the QB really rushing throws at times.
He beat him with a speed move, every time. Thats all he had.
Agreed.
I once had a conversation with Rosie Colvin about when to break out your best pass rushing move in a game. He said that with NFL quality lineman, you have to set them up for a specific mover and you might only use a certain move a couple times a game because everything else you're doing is setting up for that move.
Other times, you can just beat the guy with a speed rush and up n under.
Really a chess match when the OL is high quality.
While I'm guilty of this, a player has to be honest with themselves and what kind of competition they can handle. Sure, they may want to compete agains the best, but when the talent gap is that big, success is going to be tough. Particularly for a guy who's a walkon. There's a harsh reality of why no one offered him a scholarship.
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