2024 OL is average at best, they really struggle in run blocking and getting a push. But looking toward next year, there is not a lot of guys I would trust to step in. Not a lot of vets returning, and if they are they are injury prone. The younger guys who have got playing time are not doing much. The staff will need to hit the portal hard this offseason.
2025 OL is concerning
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Can they manage to not jump offfsides when we need just one yard? Because that is what we’ve had for the last seven years.
At right tackle. 77 seems legit. I'm just a former college offensive linemen, what the hell do I know lol
I don’t agree. Excellent recruiting the last 2 cycles has created depth. Expect an upward trend on the O-line.
Not sure we'll need a portal tackle with the kids we have in the que but I would take one if we could. You can never have too many P5 OTs on your roster. It appears we've recruited OT pretty well these last 2 cycles. Babies just gotta grow up.
Many moons ago I read one of those season previews on Ohio State and it read "the bad news is they gradute their entire secondary, the good news is their entire secondary from last season is gone.."
...if last years o-line class is as advertised, bring it.
...if last years o-line class is as advertised, bring it.
People need to come to the realization that we're not going to be able to buy the best OTs in the portal. Yeah we're top ten in NIL but the top programs are so far above us in cash available to pay players that it's ridiculous. I just hope we can keep DR.
Gottula did a pretty damned good job last night so there's that. Jenkins will be back. Need a right tackle and left guard to step in and somebody to beat out Lutovsky. Competition will be fierce for those spots.
This has been said every year since Cavanaugh was here and the line continues to be pedestrian.
1. Scott and Benhart are our only Senior starters now. Everyone else is back.
2. The new guys we have brought in the past 2 years are more talented than the ones they're replacing.
2025 will be fine.
The 2 concerns I have with the current line are physical strength/leverage and that we try to run toss sweeps into 9 in the box. Gottula, Sledge, Brix, Tamura, Pyle, Maciejczak will be stronger players.
Benhart can declare if he wants. Not sure what his prospects would be. Sledge and Brix will be in line for PT.
Benhart is a 6th year Senior. I don't think he has to declare. Next year's OL assuming Teddy can make it back.
LT - Teddy/Brix
LG - Evans/Pyle
C - Sledge/Evans
RG - Henry/Kannak
RT - Gottula/Tamura
Why aren't any of those guys besides Gottula able to get PT then? Especially when Lutovsky has been god awful and made the block of his life yesterday only because his running back had to push him into someone.
Sledge has Scott in front of him. Maciejczak has Benhart in front of him. Brix, Tamura, and Pyle are true freshman for God's sake!
That's not true, don't know who would tell you that. He was part of the 2019 class and is in his 5th year as a starter. He has the same situation as Gifford and Robinson.
Macz is a guard right? I think they're going to try to preserve redshirts on most of the youngsters. They want to get old in the O line.
Macz can play both and redshirted last season.
Again, you don't have to "preserve" redshirts. You can take them any season for any reason until you have played more than 4 in 4 seasons.
Need to bring in 3 quality transfers and let the competition shake out.
Depth is also very important…. as we’ve seen going to #3 OT only a few games in.
Depth is also very important…. as we’ve seen going to #3 OT only a few games in.
I think Pyle may be more likely to play than Brix, sounds like he has been turning heads.
Teddy will not be in the mix, but I do like the younger OL a lot. Let's just hope we develop Pyle, Brix, etc. Big time potential. As much as people were worried about Gottula he played decent.
If Rhule feels we need to add OL help during the offseason, I can see stud OLs lining up wanting to play in front of Dylan.
Find an FCS guy who really wants to increase his draft stock. No better way then keep DR upright. DR will really start to get scrutinized next year as he moves closer to draft eligibility.
You have no idea whether Teddy will be in the mix. He has as good a chance as any. We seem to always discount players who have bad luck with injuries. But with modern medicine, you can come back from these.
I’d just as soon he moves on, he still jumps off sides too much for my liking. Holy Christ he been hear 5 years and it is still the same $&it..
ok... A guy who basically has never been healthy his entire career, and probably has everything to do with his height. Good advice stud. Until we actually see him do something I consider him out. History is not his friend.
Well personally I'm just focused on getting thru this season first. With the portal opening coming up later, these days all kinds of things can change so best not to get ahead of ourselves worrying about the next season before the current season is finished. JMO.
I think the offensive line is better off long term than currently imo. There is a lot of young talent Nebraska is just not trying to press into action before they are developed.
There are still 7 games left in the 2024 season. Plenty of time to discuss the 2025 OL over the next 10 months.
OK, because he's tall, you're a soothsayer. Also, 70% of the people on the roster have done nothing. I guess they're out too! History, you know!
BTW, we have seen him play when he's healthy, and he has done "something".
I have no doubt that they will bring in a transfer OL. I also have no doubt that they're try to bring in a transfer and many other positions. Transfers are now part of a normal recruiting class.
Fidone had knee injuries but I don't think he has
Yeah his height is likely a part of the issue. He's taller than literally every NFL OT and that should tell people something. I think a blocking TE would be better for him.