O-Line issues

There were sooooooo many threads of people in offseason about setting edge with defense with a line filled with 5 stars, it didnt make sense.. you woulda thought Bain/Mesi created edge setting, and every time I stated I think the Oline is gonna be a bigger issue or atleast issue #1, we dont have as many veteran high end answers to back fill. We still depending on Manny recruits in year 5?!

Then the "Im not worried about oline with Mario and Mirabal" bros would say its not an issue.. Like bro, I know Mirabal for over 20 years lol, Idc about that, replacing 4 starters is a problem we didnt adequately address in portal..
And the way we going about building it up in these “preseason” games is concerning. There’s no real rotation.. which means 1 thing.

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FELLAS JUST IMAGINE DOWN THE LINE AS WE GET DEEPER IN ACC PLAY & LATER IN THE CFP & HOW DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS WILL BE WATCHING OUR PREVIOUS GAMES DURING VIDEO GAME PREP RUBBING HANDS LIKE BIRDMAN WATCHING SJ AT GUARD AND RYAN AT CENTER
 
I don't think this has been mentioned yet so I'll keep it short and sweet.

Are we going to fix the OL?

My proposed solution would be to essentially have open tryouts with all 19 OL on roster against Central Michigan.

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Otherwise Mirabal is running out of time....

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O-line is lacking talent and we over looked it because of Mario and mirabal track record. Look at that list. Only 5 guys are ranked 4 star or higher and 3 of them are freshmen. That year 2 and 3 o-line recruiting was bad and it has caught up to them now. Way too many big projects that probably won’t ever play here
I believe that Mario’s good track record at developing offensive lineman has turned into hubris this year, thinking he can develop Rodriguez and SJ into decent P4 interior lineman
 
FELLAS JUST IMAGINE DOWN THE LINE AS WE GET DEEPER IN ACC PLAY & LATER IN THE CFP & HOW DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS WILL BE WATCHING OUR PREVIOUS GAMES DURING VIDEO GAME PREP RUBBING HANDS LIKE BIRDMAN WATCHING SJ AT GUARD AND RYAN AT CENTER
The shortest path to the quarterback goes right through SJ and Rodriguez, who happened to be the weakest link, defending the path to the quarterback
 
Plazz and Nino transferred. Minaya is buried on the bench.

Wilkerson got some offseason hype but hasn’t seen any meaningful reps.

I need to go back and look at the classes, but we had a bunch of whiffs in like 2 or 3 straight OL classes.

When Bruno (Kinsler) transferred out it killed us. Saw him starting at RT for Ole Miss.
 
When Bruno (Kinsler) transferred out it killed us. Saw him starting at RT for Ole Miss.
Mentioned this off the board. Must have been one heck of a bag they didn't want to match.

Because...

Samson
Mccoy or Kinsler
Rodriguez
Buchanan and every other guy competing for one spot
Kinsler or Mccoy

...would have been significantly different for us, I think.

FWIW, Kinsler looked like a Guard playing Tackle for a lot of reps I watched. But, you know, we could use that, too.
 
He can earn his terminator prosthetics once he packs SJ and Rodriguez in the same box as his arms & legs and ships it off to Kazakhstan.
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When Bruno (Kinsler) transferred out it killed us. Saw him starting at RT for Ole Miss.
I will NEVER understand the Kinsler move from either side of the equation.

Why would Mario and Mirabal sign him, put in the work to develop him, then let him walk and let another team get the best version of him?

From Kinsler side why would you wait your turn then when its your turn to start, leave?
 
Mentioned this off the board. Must have been one heck of a bag they didn't want to match.

Because...

Samson
Mccoy or Kinsler
Rodriguez
Buchanan and every other guy competing for one spot
Kinsler or Mccoy

...would have been significantly different for us, I think.

FWIW, Kinsler looked like a Guard playing Tackle for a lot of reps I watched. But, you know, we could use that, too.


Agreed. But at 6’8” he’s a mountain of a man to get around. Lot harder to get around him rather than SJ.

I’d say go with size Cantwell and live with some mistakes.
 
I will NEVER understand the Kinsler move from either side of the equation.

Why would Mario and Mirabal sign him, put in the work to develop him, then let him walk and let another team get the best version of him?

From Kinsler side why would you wait your turn then when its your turn to start, leave?
D$ claims he didn’t have a starting spot locked down.
 
D$ claims he didn’t have a starting spot locked down.
I've heard this and I understand the sentiment. I also understand not guaranteeing spots. But, you know, sure as heck seems like there are currently two relatively open spots and our RT is versatile.
 
Anyone that thought OL would not be an issue before season started was delusional. Too many new starters. Takes most OL 2 seasons plus to be ready for full time duty. It is what it is and hope for marked improvement by ND
 
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