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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff2" data-source="post: 861295" data-attributes="member: 6056"><p>The 2014 OL was certainly an outlier as far as PJ’s teams were concerned. Even if you look at 2009 and 2016, the 2014 team was much bigger across the board. Folks using some Dwag announcer’s anecdote about Tech’s OL being big as a reference for how much size the team had throughout Johnson’s tenure are reaching. </p><p></p><p>That being said, a smaller OL can definitely be effective, and most of PJ’s were. Especially playing in a 3O where the DL are getting <em>hit </em>every play, a smaller but motivated OL can still dominate a DL. See the VT and Louisville games for reference. <em>But, </em>those smaller guys just don’t hold up well when you’re asking them to pass block. You need size, and length. Most of the guys PJ recruited just didn’t have that. Not saying he didn’t try to get them, he just didn’t land any, especially in the later years. I’m not sure what’s so controversial about that. It’s a simple fact. Just look at Pitt’s OL from last year that everyone says was so good: 315, 325, 310, 305, 325. If you’re going to throw the ball the have to have guys big enough to hold up on the line. </p><p></p><p>I’m sure some will argue that we could’ve modified the offense in 2019 and 2020 so that we didn’t <em>need </em>those big guys, but that’s a different argument and not the same as the one where people are saying Collins disparaged the old players or was disingenuous about the transformation on the OL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff2, post: 861295, member: 6056"] The 2014 OL was certainly an outlier as far as PJ’s teams were concerned. Even if you look at 2009 and 2016, the 2014 team was much bigger across the board. Folks using some Dwag announcer’s anecdote about Tech’s OL being big as a reference for how much size the team had throughout Johnson’s tenure are reaching. That being said, a smaller OL can definitely be effective, and most of PJ’s were. Especially playing in a 3O where the DL are getting [I]hit [/I]every play, a smaller but motivated OL can still dominate a DL. See the VT and Louisville games for reference. [I]But, [/I]those smaller guys just don’t hold up well when you’re asking them to pass block. You need size, and length. Most of the guys PJ recruited just didn’t have that. Not saying he didn’t try to get them, he just didn’t land any, especially in the later years. I’m not sure what’s so controversial about that. It’s a simple fact. Just look at Pitt’s OL from last year that everyone says was so good: 315, 325, 310, 305, 325. If you’re going to throw the ball the have to have guys big enough to hold up on the line. I’m sure some will argue that we could’ve modified the offense in 2019 and 2020 so that we didn’t [I]need [/I]those big guys, but that’s a different argument and not the same as the one where people are saying Collins disparaged the old players or was disingenuous about the transformation on the OL. [/QUOTE]
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