Florida offensive line VS ours?

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MrTech

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Their lightest oLineman is 318 lbs and they run the SO which is supposed to be close to the Option O that PJ runs. My point is why our line has to be much lighter as PJ prefers to be?
 
Paul Johnson does not prefer our offensive lineman to be light.

He prefers a lineman that is BIG and QUICK. That is the type of SA's we have recruited. 290 lb guys that can move who will get EVEN bigger and EVEN quicker.

Ok? :biggthumpup:
 
MrTech said:
Their lightest oLineman is 318 lbs and they run the SO which is supposed to be close to the Option O that PJ runs. My point is why our line has to be much lighter as PJ prefers to be?
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Okay, find just one quote from PJ that says this. It's a myth. He wants OL who can move and who can bend. That's it.
 
I posted the following on another board but I think it answers the question here just as well:

Do you really think that CPJ does not know that his O-line is under sized and not performing? Go look at the recruiting classes before he got here and count the number of O-lineman that were recruited. Do you notice anything? There are not enough to fill an entire line!!! Do you think that went unnoticed by the coaching staff? He signed 4 OL recruits with his first recruiting class in 2008, another 4 in the 2009 class, and so far he has 2 with this class. Do you really think with that much emphasis on the line recruiting CPJ does not realize what a shortfall the line is? The same thing goes with the other side of the ball. There has been a huge emphasis on Dline recruiting, but I am too lazy to count them right now.

Give the man some time. I would be really surprised if he is content with 250 lb. Olineman that are converted TE's. In 2 years if the average size of our oline is still 260 lbs. then I will concede the point, but given the terrible line recruiting of the prior staff I dont really think you can be that upset.
 
I think the idea comes from the fact that often teams that choose a TO offense are teams that are challenged to find top OL, like the service academies. They try to offset athleti**** with precision execution. It does no good to have a huge OL if they can't execute the offense. In a passing offense they just stand up and maintain the pocket.

Googling to find out what, if anything, the coaches actually said about the ideal OL was fruitless. But I did find this interesting bit. It kinda distills running and defending the TO to the basics.

For fun (or pain), read the description and pick out how manhy things we were missing in the game against Miami.
What do you need to run the triple option? A quick, smart quarterback; fast wingbacks who are strong enough to block linebackers; and offensive linemen who block well and don't mess up. It's helpful to have at least three wingbacks, because they'll get tired quick and will need to be rotated.
How can a defense stop it? First, the defense cannot make any mistakes. This offense is flexible enough to find a blown assignment and exploit it. Second, a defends wants to string out the option — that is, make it go toward the sideline. Deny the fullback the ball and force the pitch to the wingback. Then, at least, you know the offense's options are used up. Third, badass linebackers and safeties help a lot. A big, fast, punishing safety can ring a QB's bell before he can pitch it.
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Jon Dwyer is the only person that's better than UF's player at that position. So we'd swap 21 out of 22 with UF.
 
I just watched the whole game, they essentially run the same offense as us, just out of shotgun/alot more passing.
 
MrTech said:
Their lightest oLineman is 318 lbs and they run the SO which is supposed to be close to the Option O that PJ runs. My point is why our line has to be much lighter as PJ prefers to be?
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It doesn't what it does require is an oline that can move quickly. Lighter lineman tend to make that happen. Why?

Florida runs out of the shotgun which needs bigger olineman to pass block and doesn't require them to pull. PJ's offense is designed to for the plays to develop quickly after the snap to catch the offense off guard. We run our plays from center and require immediate blocking routes in order for our plays to work. We don't have slow developing plays. We need lineman who pull and go out and take out safeties and linebackers.
 
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