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[quote author=qwerty49 link=topic=16635.msg190420#msg190420 date=1490227390]
I'm in the camp that was pretty underwhelmed by our OL last year.
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I don't think that's really a camp, it's more a nation - basically anyone who watched.


BUT ... the problems were mostly in pass blocking.
Stanford came in at #11 in conference, tied for #103 in the country in sacks allowed, despite rarely trying to pass. Apparently, that translates to Stanford being #121 in sack percentage allowed at 10.26%. Stanford hadn't allowed over 6% since 2007 - Harbaugh's first year (and mostly not over 5%). 
https://www.teamrankings.com/college-foo...sacked-pct


The run blocking was okay.
McCaffrey averaged 6.3 yds/carry which is the most by our lead back since ... forever.
Our RBs averaged 6.2 yds/carry which is also the team best in many years.
The overall run game numbers were only okay, but what took that down was mostly sacks and a little that outside of one play our surprise-end around run game was fairly dismal.
The run game certainly had some individual tough games, but that occured in games with injured RBs.


I guess at least sort of that gives me hope. Needing to improve/revamp half your game is better than needing to rebuild everything. And it certainly helps to have four returning starters ... and a couple of reputed stars coming in.

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[quote author=qwerty49 link=topic=16635.msg190420#msg190420 date=1490227390]
I'm in the camp that was pretty underwhelmed by our OL last year.
[/quote

I don't think that's really a camp, it's more a nation - basically anyone who watched.


BUT ... the problems were mostly in pass blocking.
Stanford came in at #11 in conference, tied for #103 in the country in sacks allowed, despite rarely trying to pass. Apparently, that translates to Stanford being #121 in sack percentage allowed at 10.26%. Stanford hadn't allowed over 6% since 2007 - Harbaugh's first year (and mostly not over 5%). 
https://www.teamrankings.com/college-foo...sacked-pct


The run blocking was okay.
McCaffrey averaged 6.3 yds/carry which is the most by our lead back since ... forever.
Our RBs averaged 6.2 yds/carry which is also the team best in many years.
The overall run game numbers were only okay, but what took that down was mostly sacks and a little that outside of one play our surprise-end around run game was fairly dismal.
The run game certainly had some individual tough games, but that occured in games with injured RBs.


I guess at least sort of that gives me hope. Needing to improve/revamp half your game is better than needing to rebuild everything. And it certainly helps to have four returning starters ... and a couple of reputed stars coming in.