[Goose]

One is that there are individual player issues along the interior. Burkett got individually man-handled as much as anyone on the line. There were too many plays like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVr43oMhfTI#t=16m20s

Amen. And he was also manhandled in the next game (Colorado). Supposedly, that got cleaned up, but it is something that really messes with the QB's head. Pressure right up the middle is real hard to deal with. Let's hope it was fixed.

But the bigger reason is that being individually good is not enough for an OL. Playing well together is essential. An interesting example is 2014. That was the year all the starters came from the great 2012 recruiting class. Individually they were all good to great, as a unit not so much (at least until late). But with four returning starters they were able to be great in 2015.

Let's hope for a replay of that degree of improvement. If we have to rely on the Freshmen to "fix" the OL problems, it will probably not happen soon enough to give us any shot at the North title.

[Goose]

One is that there are individual player issues along the interior. Burkett got individually man-handled as much as anyone on the line. There were too many plays like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVr43oMhfTI#t=16m20s

Amen. And he was also manhandled in the next game (Colorado). Supposedly, that got cleaned up, but it is something that really messes with the QB's head. Pressure right up the middle is real hard to deal with. Let's hope it was fixed.

But the bigger reason is that being individually good is not enough for an OL. Playing well together is essential. An interesting example is 2014. That was the year all the starters came from the great 2012 recruiting class. Individually they were all good to great, as a unit not so much (at least until late). But with four returning starters they were able to be great in 2015.

Let's hope for a replay of that degree of improvement. If we have to rely on the Freshmen to "fix" the OL problems, it will probably not happen soon enough to give us any shot at the North title.