Comments on: Spring practice review: Offensive line

By: CalChicago

CalChicago — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:27:09 +0000

I think that if teams don’t respect our running game it could be a very long season. JT hasn’t faced that situation for a long time. Teams have put 8 in the box to stop the pass for as long as I can remember now, and that’s because we had homerun or near-homerun threats every year, with Lynch, Best, Vereen, and Forsett was just plain solid his last season. In the freshmen we pray…

By: steve geremia

steve geremia — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:35:35 +0000

The only position of worry is RB.J.T. has no one that has shown anything.The freshmen better be good.

By: milo

milo — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:56:20 +0000

Seriously, last season is over. Yes it was EF’ed up but as mentioned a lot went wrong at the same time and that includes bad breaks and bad luck. If Cal can get 25% better o-line play and 30-405 better QB play, I think expectations will be exceeded. Big IF but it’s not out of reach and I’m not talking complete revamp, just a reasonable improvement.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:52:56 +0000

Lets also not forget that we lost 3 games because of 3 plays. Had we had some luck this past season, we would have upset Arizona, upset Oregon and beaten Washington. Turn those three games, and its an 8-4 season, not 5-7.

By: Meep.

Meep. — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:55:03 +0000

Well, finishing 5-7 was still pretty bad IMHO because of how we got there. Our backup QB basically did absolutely nothing during those last 4 games, and the only team we beat was WSU…and that was by an inch.

By: rollonubears

rollonubears — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:55:13 +0000

I think if the O-line is significantly better than last year, the QB and RB situation should be better, too. Remember, for half the year, we had our backup QB in there. Finishing 5-7 wasn’t all that bad considering. Next year should be an 8-5 year, with a bowl win, provided we stay healthy, which is a big IF.

By: Haas

Haas — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:52:38 +0000

The OL looked worse this past Spring than it looked last year and the year before. What’s sad about that statement is that the OL has been very weak the past two years. I hope JO is right about Galas, but IMO he is a guy that excells at run blocking while really struggling in pass protection. His height and short wing span are a big disadvantage in pass blocking.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2011 06:15:40 +0000

Of the offensive units, Im less worried about the O-line. Ive heard they looked off during the spring, but I really think thats because of the guys nursing injuries. We have a lot of experience here, and I have no doubt that Couch M will get these guys performing at their best. I’m more concerned about running back and qb. I think the O-line will be significantly better than last year.