Wake up dreamers, until this OL starts plowing people under, EJ isn't doing sh!t once the game scouting reports filter to the SEC Ds nor the RBs rumble nor the deep WR routes that juice the momentum. I'm hoping better line "muscle" from S&C gives us enough to win 7-8.
I get it, but this is getting old. I know....they need to show it on the field. But so does about 3 or 4 other position groups.
We have 5 returning starters....and a 6th who has made several starts. We have a couple of 4-stars (TJ Moore & Delance) who competed in spring ball and a high 4-star true freshman arriving (Gouraige).
We have an OL coach who has proven he can 1) coach in the SEC 2) develop OL's 3) make a good OL out of 2 and 3 star players (which he did at MSU).
We have a S&C program this year. The last 3 years we had the equivalent of a lesbian HS gym coach putting our players through stretches and high rep/low weight lifting exercise.
We aren't winning the SEC this year. But we can damn sure show up on Saturday and put a quality product on the field, can't we?
The combination of 1) experience/a year older 2) a "real" OL coach, and 3) a 'real' S&C program should lead to noticeable improvement.
I'm not as worried about the OL, especially if Heggie comes back healthy.
I'm worried about what Law keeps talking about; Mullen forcing Franks to look like Leak did in 2005. I'm hoping EJ wins the job and we don't have to deal with Franks. It's good to hear he's making progress.