Re: O-line knocked huge holes in NCar\'s D all
My pregame analysis is below in bold in its entirety. I stand by my analysis.
The key to the UNC game is our offensive line, in particular our o-line coaching. We have had a significant downgrade in our o-line coaching, from almost any of our past coaches, especially Mac and Marrone.
The run blocking has been decent...not great. Most of Tony Hollings yards, especially the first 3 games, occurred when the play was designed to go inside, but nothing was there, so he cut it outside on his own.
The pass blocking was a little better against BYU, but was downright pathetic against klimpsum...even though they were only rushing 3 or 4 guys. Most of the time against klimpsum, AJ barely had time to even look for the first receiver, if not just downright protect the ball during an immediate sack.
I am not that concerned about our running game. We don't have anyone with the combination of power and speed that Tony had, but we have some talent back there..even if they are young.
If the o-line coaching and play improves, especially pass blocking, we will be fine and win this game. I don't blame AJ for being a little shell-shocked after the lack of pass blocking at the klimpsum game. If we pass block like we did against klimpsum again, even Johnny Unitas would have trouble...may he rest in peace.
Here's to hoping our o-line play (especially pass blocking) improves against UNC...we will need significantly improved o-line coaching to accomplish our goals.