10-05-2009, 01:07 PM
Go Big Blue, that was a great post. I agree with you that the line is one of our biggest issues and not a lot of people realize this. Just because they are not the guys putting points on the board doesnt mean they are out of the conversation. Take a look at Florida for example, i myself could have averaged 5 yards a run from the holes they made. Heck the rb's werent touched until 3 or 4 yards past the line of scrimmage. And while i will agree that Hartline is an issue and i dont like him at qb anymore than the next guy im not gonna set here and say that newton is better than him (at this moment) because i dont know that. I havent saw newton take a snap, we should have because he needs to get reps in blowout games but thats neither here nor there. We wouldnt even be having this conversation if our line was better, hartline would have more time. And for a quarterback that is not as quick mentally as he should be thats what he needs most. The whole offensive game stems from the line, that is the core of the offense. You make it better, the offense gets better. WE NEED BIGGER STRONGER LINEMAN! And for anyone who thinks that our defense is the problem that is absolutely not the case, our defense is good enough to keep us in games. They played great against Alabama save one 99 drive. We continued to pin them close to there own endzone repeatedly due to the defense forcing 3 and outs. Defense is not the problem. And what about the job Ryan Tydlacka did, great punting. Thats my rant