ThomasM
Retired from college football
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I agree our line looked BRUTAL last year. I also believe it was the worst possible scenario for all involved. Things will be better this year, and I mean a lot better. This O will play to our strengths, and cover our weaknesses. Last year, we exposed our own weaknesses as if they were a strength. It was the most bizarre thing I have seen as a football fan. You have a true freshman, undersized LT and he got practically no help. All year we were like, "What the **** is Enos thinking?" I get throwing him into the fire, but letting him burn to death??? The whole line was asked to do far too much last year.King probably had a more talented offensive line at Houston, and that’s not even an exaggeration.
I’m a huge believer in D’Eriq King, and I’m a big believer in the new scheme. But that doesn’t change the fact that we have garbage on the o line.
I happen to think that offensive line is the most important unit in football. You can change the scheme and hide some of the flaws, and if your QB can scramble so much the better....but at the end of the day, it’s like putting makeup on Rosanne Barr. You can’t hide ugly.
I’ve never seen a team win 10 games with an offensive line that’s this bad. So I’m not counting on it. But here’s to hoping I’m wrong.
One more thing. Maybe Houston's OL looked better because of the system and QB. Same with SMU's.