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On the O-Line/ M. Luke Debacle: An opposing View
Posted on 10/21/15 at 10:02 am
Posted on 10/21/15 at 10:02 am
Let's play devil's advocate and look at our Oline classes since Freeze has been named HC.
Using 247:
2012
Ben Still - 3* Backup C
Pierce Burton - 3* RT for 2 years (Juco)
Robert Conyers - 3* 2 year starter
Darone Bailey - 3* Bust
2013
Laremy Tunsil - 5* All Everything LT
Austin Golson - 4* Bust/ Transfer
Daronte Bouldin - 3* Bust
Davion Johnson - 3* Bust
2014
Rod Taylor - 4* 1 year Starter at G
Fahn Cooper - 3* 2 year Starter LT/RT (JuCo)
Jordan Sims - 3* RS then 2nd team G
Tyler Putman - 3* Work in Progress
Sean Rawlings - 3* RS then 2nd team T/G
Talbot Buys - 2* Bust (Juco)
2015
Javon Patterson - 4* Starter at G
Alex Givens - 3* RS
Michael Howard - 3* RS
Jacob Feely - NR RS?
If you go back and look at the 2012 and the 2013 classes, or the classes that should have upperclassmen in them right now, we have 4 bust and 1 that was a juco and graduated. The only players that are contributing are Conyers and Still from '12 and Tunsil from '13. Matt Luke may not be lighting the world on fire but any O Line coach would struggle with that many FR/So in the 2 deep. The problem I have is why did we miss evaluate so many kids in that '13 class. That is an absolute killer.
We may turn out to have a pretty salty O line in '16-'17 but we are just so young right now because we had so many bust in '12 and '13. '12 is understandable but '13 is not.
Using 247:
2012
Ben Still - 3* Backup C
Pierce Burton - 3* RT for 2 years (Juco)
Robert Conyers - 3* 2 year starter
Darone Bailey - 3* Bust
2013
Laremy Tunsil - 5* All Everything LT
Austin Golson - 4* Bust/ Transfer
Daronte Bouldin - 3* Bust
Davion Johnson - 3* Bust
2014
Rod Taylor - 4* 1 year Starter at G
Fahn Cooper - 3* 2 year Starter LT/RT (JuCo)
Jordan Sims - 3* RS then 2nd team G
Tyler Putman - 3* Work in Progress
Sean Rawlings - 3* RS then 2nd team T/G
Talbot Buys - 2* Bust (Juco)
2015
Javon Patterson - 4* Starter at G
Alex Givens - 3* RS
Michael Howard - 3* RS
Jacob Feely - NR RS?
If you go back and look at the 2012 and the 2013 classes, or the classes that should have upperclassmen in them right now, we have 4 bust and 1 that was a juco and graduated. The only players that are contributing are Conyers and Still from '12 and Tunsil from '13. Matt Luke may not be lighting the world on fire but any O Line coach would struggle with that many FR/So in the 2 deep. The problem I have is why did we miss evaluate so many kids in that '13 class. That is an absolute killer.
We may turn out to have a pretty salty O line in '16-'17 but we are just so young right now because we had so many bust in '12 and '13. '12 is understandable but '13 is not.
This post was edited on 10/21/15 at 10:17 am
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Posted on 10/21/15 at 10:14 am to HottyToddy7
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2014
Rod Taylor - 4*RS then 1 year Starter at G
Taylor didn't redshirt. He'll be a junior next year.
We desperately need linemen, so Freeze is crazy if he lets anyone else slow play us like Richmond did. We passed up on guys who could be contributing right now. I wouldn't be disappointed at all if we took 6 OL in this class, including two Juco guys.
I was hoping to get a little more out of C. Morris this year.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 11:09 am to HottyToddy7
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Ben Still - 3* Backup C
Worst O-lineman we have. Complete waste of space.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 11:23 am to HottyToddy7
I still want Matt Luke gone
Posted on 10/21/15 at 11:42 am to HottyToddy7
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but any O Line coach would struggle with that many FR/So in the 2 deep.
It is true than any O Line coach would struggle, but maybe he can at least coach them to be mean, or at least try to block someone?
Posted on 10/21/15 at 1:05 pm to HottyToddy7
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Matt Luke may not be lighting the world on fire but any O Line coach would struggle with that many FR/So in the 2 deep. The problem I have is why did we miss evaluate so many kids in that '13 class. That is an absolute killer.
Would every O Line coach misevaluate so many kids? How is this somehow not Lukes fault? I get that nobody would excel with the current line situation we have but Lukes hands are all over this leading up to now. To say nobody could succeed with this line ignores that he's a huge part of why we currently have no depth.
This post was edited on 10/21/15 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 10/21/15 at 11:18 pm to HottyToddy7
This probably won't matter after this year.
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