09-30-2018, 12:44 PM
Related, but slightly different topic:
My observation is that Pac-12 line play has deteriorated in recent years. This appeared painfully evident during last year's bowl games (UW vs. Penn State; USC vs. Ohio State) and this year in OOC play (UW vs. Auburn; USC vs. Texas; Stanford vs. Notre Dame). I don't know whether anybody else has noticed this, but this seems to be the weakest part of Pac-12 football right now. We produce excellent QBs (Darnold, Rosen, Herbert), running backs (Love, Freeman, McCaffrey) and receivers (Smith-Schuster, Ross); but line play is where the Pac-12 teams seem to get exposed. Other conferences seem to be putting much more stock in their O- and D-lines. Any thoughts on this?
My observation is that Pac-12 line play has deteriorated in recent years. This appeared painfully evident during last year's bowl games (UW vs. Penn State; USC vs. Ohio State) and this year in OOC play (UW vs. Auburn; USC vs. Texas; Stanford vs. Notre Dame). I don't know whether anybody else has noticed this, but this seems to be the weakest part of Pac-12 football right now. We produce excellent QBs (Darnold, Rosen, Herbert), running backs (Love, Freeman, McCaffrey) and receivers (Smith-Schuster, Ross); but line play is where the Pac-12 teams seem to get exposed. Other conferences seem to be putting much more stock in their O- and D-lines. Any thoughts on this?