redmule
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I think most of us would have been very happy for much of the the time that CPJ has been here to have these five guys as our starting OL next year. I suspect CPJ would put up some very respectable rushing numbers with these guys in the trenches. No disrespect intended, but these are probably second teamers coming out of Spring Practice. Amazing when you consider just two seasons ago, we were scrambling for any OL depth.
When Laskey came into the second halves of uga and MSU, his fresh legs were obvious. Days goes down against uga, and we maybe got better. What will a fresh Griffin, Devine, Marshall, Brigham, and Fromayan do to a worn down DL late in the third quarter? After a CPJ death march to start the second half on a hot afternoon, we get a three and out, and this 'second string' OL comes into the game; an experienced and talented line that will have had significant time together playing as a unit. Four of these will still be here when we are breaking in a new QB in 2017. We have not had anything like this in my memory. How did this happen? Where did it come from? Somebody deserves a lot of credit. Do you realize what an advantage it gives an offense like ours? I think our offensive numbers are going to be even more impressive. When FSU was so ridiculous in the 90's, it was because their depth meant starters only had to play half the time. That kept everybody rested, healthy, and experienced. Is our offense at that stage?
Nobody, nobody has enough DL depth. It's sorta like pitching in baseball. We constantly complain that we don't have enough to the point that it has become a ritual. It reminds me of "Carthago delende est". Possibly Eric could just default "We need to get more DL" into the opening line of every new post as sooner or later it winds up in almost every thread. If you can't get enough DL of your own, then get enough OL to neutralize the other teams DL. That seems to me to be where we are.
For fifty years, I have watched uga score late or stop us late to win because we ran out of depth. Once or twice a decade, they beat us just on talent. Usually at least once a decade, the refs award the game to uga. The rest of our losses were not because the horses we had were not good, they just had more horses. Do you really think that is going to be the case the next few years? Unless this year's signees really stink, I don't either.
I hope JT wins a Heisman, but I just as much want one of these guys to win an Outland or a Remington.
When Laskey came into the second halves of uga and MSU, his fresh legs were obvious. Days goes down against uga, and we maybe got better. What will a fresh Griffin, Devine, Marshall, Brigham, and Fromayan do to a worn down DL late in the third quarter? After a CPJ death march to start the second half on a hot afternoon, we get a three and out, and this 'second string' OL comes into the game; an experienced and talented line that will have had significant time together playing as a unit. Four of these will still be here when we are breaking in a new QB in 2017. We have not had anything like this in my memory. How did this happen? Where did it come from? Somebody deserves a lot of credit. Do you realize what an advantage it gives an offense like ours? I think our offensive numbers are going to be even more impressive. When FSU was so ridiculous in the 90's, it was because their depth meant starters only had to play half the time. That kept everybody rested, healthy, and experienced. Is our offense at that stage?
Nobody, nobody has enough DL depth. It's sorta like pitching in baseball. We constantly complain that we don't have enough to the point that it has become a ritual. It reminds me of "Carthago delende est". Possibly Eric could just default "We need to get more DL" into the opening line of every new post as sooner or later it winds up in almost every thread. If you can't get enough DL of your own, then get enough OL to neutralize the other teams DL. That seems to me to be where we are.
For fifty years, I have watched uga score late or stop us late to win because we ran out of depth. Once or twice a decade, they beat us just on talent. Usually at least once a decade, the refs award the game to uga. The rest of our losses were not because the horses we had were not good, they just had more horses. Do you really think that is going to be the case the next few years? Unless this year's signees really stink, I don't either.
I hope JT wins a Heisman, but I just as much want one of these guys to win an Outland or a Remington.
