Agree with that then.
I think some of the players on the current line aren't good...mainly Dillard and Sharpe. But they are also put in bad situations over and over. Like pulling a guard in short yardage. Penetration should be expected, expecting a guy to pull and make that block before a defender gets in the backfield is almost impossible. Or like against UT going run, run, pass in the second half. Knowing we were gonna be conservative UT just run blitzed on 1st and 2nd then brought the house on 3rd which obviously just puts the oline at a disadvantage and makes them look way worse than they are. We don't do a lot to take pressure off them.
Its just the one thing that irks me is when folks discredit the OL recruiting. They forget we had a spring game with like 6 scholly OL men. The coaches have worked to get the numbers up. Doing that you have to take projects like Fred Johnson.
They bitch about the quality of the recruits. But if you look at it, you mentioned Ivey hasn't improved head over heels after playing experience last season. He was one of those "quality" 5 star recruits but he isn't head and shoulders better than J. Taylor. He may be when all is said and done but right now one is about as good as the other.
Then like you mentioned Sharpe, he was a 4 star #25 at his position recruit. He is no better than the young guys playing who were rated 3 stars.
On the other topic I know you mentioned the playing time these young guys got. Most big time programs aren't starting too many true sophomores or redshirt freshman...less long true freshmen. There are the exceptions that do play early, I know. However most staffs prefer these linemen to be in that college weight room program for two years. The strength they gain in that amount of time is off the charts. The body fat they lose and muscle they gain is crazy.
The OL situation was a total disaster. A train wreck during a hurricane at the time of an earthquake doesn't even describe it. I mean when is the last time a OL transferred from Fordham to any SEC school and immediately started? I don't even see that happening at Vandy, UK, or SCar when they were in the dumps.
I'm just not sure what people living in reality expect on repairing the OL. Signing (2) 5 stars and (6)4 stars just isn't happening barring a miracle. And yes I know we currently only have one committed OL but I almost guarantee we sign 3 if not 4.
But yes, I hope Summers does something or is shown the door at seasons end. Same with Nord. Possibly the same with Nuss. I'll wait until LDR is full speed before judging Nuss.
