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Why is it so hard to have a good offensive line in college football
Posted on 10/24/26 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 10/24/26 at 8:59 pm
You can have 2-3 deep of 4-5 stars and they all seem to be a weak point for every team.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:01 pm to themicah85
Lack of practices
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:01 pm to themicah85
They have to develop as a unit. You can't plug and play an O line.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:02 pm to Drydock
Yall both hit the nail on the head. Oline play on the road has been rough
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:02 pm to themicah85
I’d trade Auburn’s Oline for literally any other Oline in the SEC and be happy
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:02 pm to themicah85
In the old day you had big *ssed farm boys that were strong as ox's from the work and well fed so they were big. Takes a certain mindset to farm. Takes a certain mindset to be a O lineman. I bet a generation ago a Venn diagram of this intersection was MUCH bigger.
Look at Nebraska before 1980
5 deep at walk-ons (big farm boys who dreamed of playing for Nebraska)
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:04 pm to themicah85
Can’t really speak from a football standpoint but I am good at grappling and you fully mature as a wrestler or BJJ guy at 35-45 years old. These OL are 6’5” 300+ pounds trying to basically grapple and stop ultra athletic freaks that are pretty much the perfect age for their craft at 22-24 years old.
IMO the NFL has way better o line play because a lot of the DL have lost a little of their youthful aggression and burst and the OL is closer to peak old man strength at that point.
IMO the NFL has way better o line play because a lot of the DL have lost a little of their youthful aggression and burst and the OL is closer to peak old man strength at that point.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:04 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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Oline play on the road has been rough
texas on a road trip from the dorms? camping on the quad like kids pretending you're a thousand miles away
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:04 pm to Cheese Grits
So your serious answer is “because they aren’t farmers”.
Lmfao
Lmfao
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:05 pm to Cheese Grits
Yeah, they walked on and stayed playing next to the same guys for 5 years.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:05 pm to themicah85
It’s a byproduct of the transfer portal. You can’t just throw five big guys together and expect them to operate as a unit immediately. It takes time for cohesion to develop for an offensive line. It’s not like the “skill” positions where all you have to do is learn a new scheme and terminology.
This is why offensive line play has deteriorated so much over the last 5-6 years. And until they fix the transfer portal, it’s not going to get any better. In fact it will probably get worse. And yes, it’s hurting the game.
This is why offensive line play has deteriorated so much over the last 5-6 years. And until they fix the transfer portal, it’s not going to get any better. In fact it will probably get worse. And yes, it’s hurting the game.
This post was edited on 10/24/26 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:06 pm to themicah85
Rosters are as thin as they've ever been
19 yr olds cant develop because 120 teams are texting second string dudes telling them they can be all conference on another team...and theres no repercussions buying into that bullshite
19 yr olds cant develop because 120 teams are texting second string dudes telling them they can be all conference on another team...and theres no repercussions buying into that bullshite
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:08 pm to Drydock
I can't believe someone that just knows the hell out of the position can't teach atleast a formidable offensive line. If a team has a stud defensive lineman they basically seem helpless
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:08 pm to themicah85
Ours has been very good and everyone of them has quality starting experience as transfers.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:11 pm to themicah85
It's not knowledge, it's trust that the guys on either side of you will get the assignment right. No trust, you hesitate. And the linebacker goes by.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:18 pm to themicah85
In era of NIL pay the big bucks to other positions
Best to get a veteran not going pro
Young guys struggle
Best to get a veteran not going pro
Young guys struggle
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:20 pm to themicah85
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I can't believe someone that just knows the hell out of the position can't teach atleast a formidable offensive line. If a team has a stud defensive lineman they basically seem helpless
Again, it’s not just a matter of learning the position in the same way it is for receivers, running backs, and quarterbacks. Offensive linemen have to work together as a unit. As I pointed out earlier, unit cohesion is vital to an offensive line. Without it, no amount of talent can help.
And offensive line cohesion is something that takes time, like seasons, to establish. And, thanks to the transfer portal, it’s almost impossible to build any cohesion on the offensive line now.
You can’t teach cohesion, it has to be developed. And the only way to develop it is guys working together as a unit over time. The transfer portal has made it all but impossible for a compete o-line to work together long enough to gel as a unit.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:20 pm to Drydock
Yeah if you are an old Mizzou fan, you saw it in front of you at games.
These walkons had heart and size, and no dreams of a pro career, just a chance to play for Big Red in college.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:22 pm to Cheese Grits
Dr Toms enhancement program didn't hurt neither.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 9:23 pm to themicah85
I think they are getting to big, as in fat not muscle.
I would take a 265 pound tackle who can bench 350+ for reps over a 300 pound one that cannot bench 350 even once....
I would take a 265 pound tackle who can bench 350+ for reps over a 300 pound one that cannot bench 350 even once....
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