A good OL is neutralized if the guy behind them doesn't scare a defense. Yes, it is the building block of a great offense but can't do so on its own. Earlier this year, Miami couldn't run the ball at all against stacked boxes, even against bad teams. That would happen again if the QB doesn't warrant them keeping the safeties back. You also need to find a center. 2 year in a row this staff needed to pull a C from the portal. Maybe Alofaituli is that guy, but it's a lot to ask of a freshman to play C and make the calls.
Plus, you start losing some of the guys on that Dline, possibly the only unit with NFL talent on D. What happens to the worst defense in recent memory next year when some of those guys are gone? The Oline next year will not be better than this year.....and yet that OLine and run game didn't stop this team from blowing a 21-0 lead.
Our OL will still have: Bell, McCoy, Rodriguez, Cooper & Mauigoa at minimum so I have faith in the OL
At DL we will return: Bain, Lightfoot, Blount, Pickett, Bryant, Horton, Scott, Jones + Adding Lowe & Scroggins
LB we will return: Pruitt, Hayes, Aguirre, Bissainthe, Washington and add Nix & Possibly Alford/Wiley
At DB we return: Williams, Patterson, Frederique, Brown, Hill, Day, Thomas, Mack, Stafford & add Stubbs, Fitzgerald, Ewald & Antione + Pickett/Hanks POSSIBLY
At WR we return: Horton (?), Trader, Carr, Robinson, Joseph + Moore/Upshaw & POSSIBLY D Wilson
TE we return: Lofton, Williams, Carver + adding Schott/Gilbert
RB we return: Lyle, Fletcher, C Johnson, Wheatley-Humphrey (doubt Allen stays) & we add G. Pringle
Depending on our portal hall/flips we will have a younger but still very talented team. Last year at this time 2024 didn’t look so great. If Mario can add: 1 WR, 1 OL, 2 DTs, 1 DE, 2 Safety, 1 CB, 1 RB for depth and can get a proven QB then we are cooking
just get George/Harris TF outta here