Where do u rank our O-line?

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ACvol3 said:
How many guys are bama losing off their line? Is Womack gone?
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Warmack is a senior, dj fluker is yet to announce, others are lacy and cb dee milner. :hi:

See David Paschall 's article, T-FP.com
 
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terrypedigo said:
They are average in the running game, because we have only average running backs, you put a good back behind this line he could rush for at least 1200 yards, Top 5 OL in nation.:good!:
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I agree. If you want to be a top tier team in the SEC you have to have a stud running back (or two). We've had ACC type running backs for awhile now. The exchange from the QB has not been very crisp either. Bray is two slow and that screws everything up.
 
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bamawriter said:
Agreed. But we've had one of the best lines in the nation since 2008 and have lost all kinds of great players.

Bama is extremely well-stocked at OL.
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Yeah, I've noticed..

I'm just glad UT has oline talent and actual depth these days.. They should be monsters next year.
 
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Our greatest concern is the DL.

See Patrick Brown's article, tfponeline.
 
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bamawriter said:
Agreed. But we've had one of the best lines in the nation since 2008 and have lost all kinds of great players.

Bama is extremely well-stocked at OL.
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I can agree with that. Hard to dispute that against the team that has won 3 out of the last 4 NCG's. Makes me sick, but I can't argue with it.
 
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bamawriter said:
Neal and Lane may not be "studs", but they are solid RBs. UT has way too many run plays disrupted in the backfield for me to blame it solely on the RBs.
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Well, that could be because our OC didn't know how to effecitively RUN THE BALL and didn't have the mentality to pound the rock aggressively. The OLine this year made dramatic improvement over last year's performance, and there were several times over the season where they opened huge holes that our RBs didn't see or hit as we've been used to in the past. We simply don't have a RB the caliber of Lacy or Yeldon--and that makes a HUGE difference!

I'm not disagreeing with you at all, but I think it was scheme and attitude more than OL ability and talent. I can only hope that CBJ and his OC and OL coach are much more committed to running the ball.

By the way, I know that you guys are talented and deep on the OLine--but don't you think losing Jones and his ability, toughness, and leadership as Center will hurt next year?

I think losing #25 and his leadership on the defense was a HUGE factor in you guys not repeating as NC in 2010.
 
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We have one of the best O-Lines in the country IMO. Maybe and probably not as good as Bamas, but top 5-10easily. Pass Blocking = Top 3. Run Blocking = ? right now.

Our RB's last year were, what I consider solid. Not great, but solid. Does not mean they won't be great this year though. If you remember. It seemed like R. Neal had to relearn how to run north and south this year after doing a lot of previous east-west running. I believe he has that concept down now. Marlon Lanes problem....IMO at least.....was that he didn't see the field enough. It seemed to me like everytime he started getting hot, and making great runs, he got pulled. I think if you've got someone on the field that is making plays. You leave them there until they ask to come out for a breather and then you get them back in a soon as possible until their hot streak is over.

Really believe a lot of the run blocking stats for last year were due as much to coaching and play calling as anything else.
 
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MikeVol44 said:
By the way, I know that you guys are talented and deep on the OLine--but don't you think losing Jones and his ability, toughness, and leadership as Center will hurt next year?
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No question. There aren't a bunch of Barrett Jones-es just waiting to be plugged in. He is a special player and leader.

It'll be up to Steen or one of the guys who've been waiting in the wings to fill that leadership void.
 
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Grude_Dude said:
How many sunshine pumper threads do you start every week?
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I guess you view a sunshine pumper as someone who doesn't have a grasp on reality. Do you actually believe a "Grud Dude" is not living in a state of fantasy thinking that Gruden was going to coach at UT or any other college?
 
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BaldBiker said:
We have one of the best O-Lines in the country IMO. Maybe and probably not as good as Bamas, but top 5-10easily. Pass Blocking = Top 3. Run Blocking = ? right now.

Our RB's last year were, what I consider solid. Not great, but solid. Does not mean they won't be great this year though. If you remember. It seemed like R. Neal had to relearn how to run north and south this year after doing a lot of previous east-west running. I believe he has that concept down now. Marlon Lanes problem....IMO at least.....was that he didn't see the field enough. It seemed to me like everytime he started getting hot, and making great runs, he got pulled. I think if you've got someone on the field that is making plays. You leave them there until they ask to come out for a breather and then you get them back in a soon as possible until their hot streak is over.

Really believe a lot of the run blocking stats for last year were due as much to coaching and play calling as anything else.
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Agree on Lane and Neal.

But our ability to be dang near unstoppable at times in the passing game had alot to do with our rushing attemps.
 
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gnm53108 said:
Agree on Lane and Neal.

But our ability to be dang near unstoppable at times in the passing game had alot to do with our rushing attemps.
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And I can agree with that. Plays were called based off of pass blocking. Unfortunately we had too many bad throws or dropped passes during those plays, would fall behind and have to play catch up (passing) way too often.

I think (or at the very least hope), given the chance to actually run more, our O-Line would have matured as much in that area as with the pass blocking.
 
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bamawriter said:
No question. There aren't a bunch of Barrett Jones-es just waiting to be plugged in. He is a special player and leader.

It'll be up to Steen or one of the guys who've been waiting in the wings to fill that leadership void.
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He was also a Tennessean, so was hightower, sad.
They weren't raised right as children ! :yes:
 
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BaldBiker said:
And I can agree with that. Plays were called based off of pass blocking. Unfortunately we had too many bad throws or dropped passes during those plays, would fall behind and have to play catch up (passing) way too often.

I think (or at the very least hope), given the chance to actually run more, our O-Line would have matured as much in that area as with the pass blocking.
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Amen.
 
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volroadwarrior said:
I guess you view a sunshine pumper as someone who doesn't have a grasp on reality. Do you actually believe a "Grud Dude" is not living in a state of fantasy thinking that Gruden was going to coach at UT or any other college?
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Ok...because I like Jon Gruden I live in a fantasy land? I wasn't one of the liars that claimed to have a source.
 
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Grude_Dude said:
That's part of it but the O-line has never opened gaping holes...
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I think our RB's are ok and can still become studs. They are still young, so there is a chance, but the gaping hole argument to me isn't a good one.

O-Lines don't really open those gaping holes that often. They are expected to open a hole, which for the most part our guys did when actually given the chance to run block (play calling). The RB is expected to make something out of the hole that was made. Gaping holes are just a bonus.
 
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