09-28-2012, 10:22 AM
The o-line is an interesting topic. It's improved hugely on pass protection--against Duke and USC it ran into trouble when confronted with heavy blitzes. Nunes basically got really good pass protection throughout. On run-blocking, well, that needs work.
Basically Shaw needs to put Peat in there. He foresaw the issues clearly enough before the season began--i.e. that moving Yankey from LG to LT would destabilize two positions--and while it's understandable why he didn't want to rely on Peat early in the season, owing to the cast, the cast is off and Peat needs to play. Yankey's not a bad LT but he's potentially an elite LG.
Basically Shaw needs to put Peat in there. He foresaw the issues clearly enough before the season began--i.e. that moving Yankey from LG to LT would destabilize two positions--and while it's understandable why he didn't want to rely on Peat early in the season, owing to the cast, the cast is off and Peat needs to play. Yankey's not a bad LT but he's potentially an elite LG.