10-04-2018, 10:14 AM
(10-04-2018, 07:58 AM)OutsiderFan Wrote: Why does everyone assume the OL personnel is the problem, when the reality is 4/5 (and sometimes 5/5) of the same OL in 2017 paved the way for a 2,000+ yard rusher? They didn't all of a sudden forget how to play or become weak. And I've never in my life heard of a team not being able to run the ball because it lost a certain Fullback. IOW, it's not like they have any history of being irreplaceable.
The only thing that is really left is offensive scheme, game planning, and inability of coaches to get their players to execute. Maybe it's the latter.
While I am too lazy to do the research, I am reasonably certain that the posts at this point of the season in 2017 were very similar to these (SD State and USC had left us wringing our hands), as well as many previous seasons. We were happy about Love, but we weren't exulting over our powerful offense. All of this brings me back to the question that won't leave my mind, why does it take so long for our offense, and especially our offensive line to perform at a high level every year--I believe we will get there this year, simply because that has been the pattern for a long time.