Now u know y I am the way I am lol
Against UF physicality was not as much a problem as our Oline looking confused, being slow to react after the snap, leaving guys unblocked while double-teaming others, etc. Yes, we were outmatched physically as well, but that was the least of the issues. Since then the Oline has shown they can work together as a unit better, rather than a bunch of individuals just doing their own thing. They seem to understand their roles, and the offense, better. They don't look confused as frequently, where you have one of our players looking in one direction and not finding anyone to block, while a defender comes in untouched to the other side of him. There absolutely has been growth in the line's ability and understanding of the game. Additionally, they have gotten stronger as well.
True. It was a whole lot of young, inexperienced players trying to learn at the same time. That leads to a lot of mistakes. But it also leads to what could become a very cohesive, strong unit in the future.
Manny has said and done alot of things wrong this year but one thing he said that was right was after the UF game. He said that karma is a ***** and that those freshmen are gonna be monsters one day. I think they are progressing and its gonna be a fun year next year.
He is home smirking at suckers after getting enough money to pay his electric bill a few months
True. People often point to other freshmen linemen doing well for other teams and claim that the UM linemen should be able to as well. Difference is in most of the other cases, there are experienced linemen lined up next to them helping to direct them, helping to clean up their mistakes. Our entire 2-deep other than Donaldson and Gaynor consists of freshmen and sophomores (with little or no experience). So when one messes up, it's not covered by the experienced guy next to him. It's one inexperienced guy next to another, next to another....all making mistakes. But they've shown growth as a unit, and the trial-by-fire they experienced this year will pay BIG dividends next year. Add to that a RS freshman QB that got his very first real playing time this year, behind that shaky line, and who has shown a LOT of growth over the year, and the offensive outlook for next year looks really good.
I do believe there has been growth on the OL...also I have always been a believer in u do not have to recruit the stars at the TE position as well as OL.....u can find studs that get over looked at those positions and QB as well. We just need the staff that can find them and mold them
Who did Pitt play leading up to us? I get it the stats say they were the best but if they played a different schedule would it really be the best? Our OL did play well that game I just thought Pitt was over rated just like any team we play in the coastal....I have zero respect for coastal teams most of the time....it's why we all get upset when we lose to one.
Before they played us, Pitt played Virginia, Ohio, Penn State, UCF, Delaware, Duke, and Syracuse.
