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Coach Searels has been the subject of a lot of discussion lately. My view on him is that he inherited dead weight and mismatched pieces from Kehoe. The beginning of his tenure was rough, culminating in a disaster at Blacksburg. But from the 2016 Pitt game on, he's put out a unit that gives our offense a chance. The pass blocking has been solid and the zone-heavy run game has shown flashes.
With that said, there is an obvious difference between Miami and the playoff OLs. We aren't as good up front as those teams. To get to that level, we need to start moving people.
Richt is dying to run more power but lacks the personnel. I'm not sure the 2018 line will be much different. But by 2019, once young guys get more seasoning, you should start to see the fruits of Searels's recruiting labor.
He has been recruiting to an identity. Guys like Delone Scaife, Corey Gaynor and John Campbell take pleasure in burying people. And the two commits this year seem cut from the same cloth:
Michael Tarquin
Kingsley Eguakun
With that said, there is an obvious difference between Miami and the playoff OLs. We aren't as good up front as those teams. To get to that level, we need to start moving people.
Richt is dying to run more power but lacks the personnel. I'm not sure the 2018 line will be much different. But by 2019, once young guys get more seasoning, you should start to see the fruits of Searels's recruiting labor.
He has been recruiting to an identity. Guys like Delone Scaife, Corey Gaynor and John Campbell take pleasure in burying people. And the two commits this year seem cut from the same cloth:
Michael Tarquin
Kingsley Eguakun