Any chance we see Ashton Funk start at Center? He looked pretty good in limited action last season. Move Nabou to G and start Funk at Center. Tackles are solid, but we have to get improvement at the Guard position.

83Aggie said:

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Any chance we see Ashton Funk start at Center? He looked pretty good in limited action last season. Move Nabou to G and start Funk at Center. Tackles are solid, but we have to get improvement at the Guard position.

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I know nothing of Funk, but the guard position is bad. Real bad. Tyler Thomas is ok, then good, then absolutely lost. Rinse, repeat. Ivy is bad. If Funk is within 5% of nabou, bring him in and start Thomas and Nabou at guards. Is Ahfua still in the program? He was a top 5 guard prospect.

Wait till next year...

We're quickly going to run out of opponents that dont have the depth and athleticism to hang for more than 2.5 quarters.

Not changing anything on the OL they just need more time to gel….
-Elko

The Oline bothers me. They consistently let people through, and I don't think Reed is comfortable in the pocket.

Watching sip v buckeyes last night, each QB would confidently step up into the pocket for protection, wait a few seconds before selecting a read, and launch the ball. We need solid pass protection, because any decent team will make reed 1 dimensional (can't pass if the Oline is full of holes), and then shut down his ability to scramble.

It's Reed. They can stack the box all day because they ain't scared of him.

Pizza said:

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The Oline bothers me. They consistently let people through, and I don't think Reed is comfortable in the pocket.

Watching sip v buckeyes last night, each QB would confidently step up into the pocket for protection, wait a few seconds before selecting a read, and launch the ball. We need solid pass protection, because any decent team will make reed 1 dimensional (can't pass if the Oline is full of holes), and then shut down his ability to scramble.

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I'd you watched the game last night you saw OSU have zero pressure on arch. He had all day to sit back. I was not impressed with OSUs pass rush at all. Never once pressured him.

This is our problem! The whole game AZ had one or two guys blowing up our plays while one of our Oline is diddling around trying to find somebody to block. Mahomes and Barry Sanders would have had their hands full.

Day and staff went way too conservative way too early and it bit them in the ass . Both offense and defense. He's going to be roundly criticized for it and he deserves to be.

With all of the publicized talent and NIL $ spent, it's underwhelming watching the OL block for rushing yards. The blind side is a huge liability. We haven't even played an SEC team yet. We have to move OL guys around or change block schemes quickly.

Ivy could be good, he's in his Jr season. 4 star prospect. At moments he looks good. I don't see us getting downfield to the next level so far. Maybe its Cushings scheme.