Ghost of Bisbee said:
The o-line was completely out of sorts in every single game this season except for the first and the last.
-Bad, inconsistent snaps, even when Bryce was on the line
-Line that could never establish rhythm
-Consistently lost the line of scrimmage against significantly less talented o-lines
-Sluggish, couldn't open up lanes for our RBs
-Outmanned by weak DLs and couldn't protect QBs
O-line was a ****ing joke this year. Not all of that can be blamed on injuries and raw talent.
It was horrendous this year and that falls on the OL coach.
Everything you describe is what you get by young players and goes away with experience. Compare the experience to our OLine and every other Top 10 team. I've done it. We have 1 of the 6 player (OL+TE) in his 3rd year of college. Every other school has 3-4+.
Take TCU: RS Jr (4yrs), RS Sr (5yrs), RS Sr (5yrs), RS Sr (5yrs), RS Jr (4yrs), Sr (4yrs). That's 27 years of college.
We had: RS Fr (2yrs), Fr (1yrs), RS Fr (2yrs), RS Jr (4yrs), So (2yrs), Fr (1yrs). That's 12 years of college, counting this year.
Then consider their QB was a Sr and ours was a Freshman.
You might say Bryce regressed and was horrible.
I look at it as a gutsy player who had mono and was injured and fighting through a knee injury. Yes, he struggled to snap the ball trying to work through a knee injury that ultimately shut him down for the season.
Robinson and Featheree were the only guys who played consistently during the season. Show me a team with a true freshman at TE and LG and I'll show you problems in an Offense.
Were the problems coaching, personnel, or experience?! I haven't seen enough to say it is coaching. Personnel looked capable at times.
We'll bring back Foster, Aki, and Moko who will all have 3+ years of college. Give me another season and we'll see if there is a problem.