[bucslover68]

Lost in the defensive performance of the Alter game is the fact Belfry's O-Line simply is still struggling to maintain blocks and create holes consistently.

I would think Dixon is back after he was practically begging to come back in the game, but without him this may be a totally different game as the Pirate Offense is depending a lot on playmaking ability right now without the dominant surge up front they are accustomed to.

Belfry's Front 7 is the key. If the Pirates can win the LOS and put pressure on MacNamee I like their chances.

O line is still definitley a work for sure. They have their moments and they seem to have some good pieces, but we are spoiled by what we have had the last few years and it's just not there as a unit right now. Getting Cochran back should help and every game should build more cohesiveness. The individual pieces are not bad but the group as a whole has to come together.