Why has our OL been a question mark/problem for so long now?
This is not something that just started during the Hazell era. I think our line has been serviceable in certain years in the past 15 years or so, but this problem goes back even toward the end of Tiller’s tenure.
We used to have some great OLs, but none in recent memory. We have had several recruits that showed promise and were highly recruited, but did not pan out as expected. Is this position the hardest to evaluate in recruiting, recruits we need want a different offensive scheme, coaching, bad luck, etc.? Just wondering what others think, because it seems to be the one area on the team that has been the most inconsistent over the last several years.
I think pass rush would be second, but I think that was the recruiting of Hope and Hazell. With Karlaftis, Hunter, Hudgins, etc. it is looking like the Den of DEs is coming back.
This is not something that just started during the Hazell era. I think our line has been serviceable in certain years in the past 15 years or so, but this problem goes back even toward the end of Tiller’s tenure.
We used to have some great OLs, but none in recent memory. We have had several recruits that showed promise and were highly recruited, but did not pan out as expected. Is this position the hardest to evaluate in recruiting, recruits we need want a different offensive scheme, coaching, bad luck, etc.? Just wondering what others think, because it seems to be the one area on the team that has been the most inconsistent over the last several years.
I think pass rush would be second, but I think that was the recruiting of Hope and Hazell. With Karlaftis, Hunter, Hudgins, etc. it is looking like the Den of DEs is coming back.