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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 846659" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>1. We don't. We need players who can block and move. What we have is porkers who can't do either one. Even players we have who can do both - Minihan, Lay, Cooper - have gained enough weight to become immobile.</p><p></p><p>2. Strength and conditioning has been a major focus of the present program. And … one can see what that has done for us and not just on the OL. </p><p></p><p>3. Talent gap? Maybe. Bad techniques? A lot of them were using the same techniques in their former programs and high school. Bad coaching? Maybe, but their coaches all have coached in good programs.</p><p></p><p>4. If I had to put a finger on it, it would be the way we are recruiting. The OL recruits for the last few years have mainly been recruited for their height and size. I understand that, to some extent. However, I'd much rather have an OL of young men who can move and coach them up then young men who were lights out in high school because they were playing against people 4 inches shorter and 60 - 80 pounds lighter. Or, to put it another way, give me an Andrew Gardner any day of the week. As a frosh, 6'5" 225; he played TE a lot in high school and a little DE. Graduates from Tech as an OT at 6'6", 285 and plays pro ball. More of that kind of recruiting, please.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 846659, member: 265"] 1. We don't. We need players who can block and move. What we have is porkers who can't do either one. Even players we have who can do both - Minihan, Lay, Cooper - have gained enough weight to become immobile. 2. Strength and conditioning has been a major focus of the present program. And … one can see what that has done for us and not just on the OL. 3. Talent gap? Maybe. Bad techniques? A lot of them were using the same techniques in their former programs and high school. Bad coaching? Maybe, but their coaches all have coached in good programs. 4. If I had to put a finger on it, it would be the way we are recruiting. The OL recruits for the last few years have mainly been recruited for their height and size. I understand that, to some extent. However, I'd much rather have an OL of young men who can move and coach them up then young men who were lights out in high school because they were playing against people 4 inches shorter and 60 - 80 pounds lighter. Or, to put it another way, give me an Andrew Gardner any day of the week. As a frosh, 6'5" 225; he played TE a lot in high school and a little DE. Graduates from Tech as an OT at 6'6", 285 and plays pro ball. More of that kind of recruiting, please. [/QUOTE]
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