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The biggest team weakness on offense should be glaringly obvious.

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Killean

January 01, 2016, 01:11:24 pm
Our single biggest weakness on offense is lack of a quality lead blocker. 


Under Bielema:


2015: 470 carries, 2,311 yards, 4.9 ypc, 26 TD
2014: 557 carries, 2,834 yards, 5.1 ypc, 31 TD
2013: 474 carries, 2,504 yards, 5.3 ypc, 14 TD


Our best rushing year per carry was 2013.  Our offensive line was young, but what was the difference?  Kiero Small.  2014, despite RBs improving, the line improving and everything else improving, the ypc was still down.  2015 trading Jwill for Kody hurt the ypc as well.

The single biggest improvement we could make is getting a quality fullback and having him lead block for plays.
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MuskogeeHogFan

January 01, 2016, 01:37:30 pm #1
Quote from: Killean on January 01, 2016, 01:11:24 pm
Our single biggest weakness on offense is lack of a quality lead blocker. 


Under Bielema:


2015: 470 carries, 2,311 yards, 4.9 ypc, 26 TD
2014: 557 carries, 2,834 yards, 5.1 ypc, 31 TD
2013: 474 carries, 2,504 yards, 5.3 ypc, 14 TD


Our best rushing year per carry was 2013.  Our offensive line was young, but what was the difference?  Kiero Small.  2014, despite RBs improving, the line improving and everything else improving, the ypc was still down.  2015 trading Jwill for Kody hurt the ypc as well.

The single biggest improvement we could make is getting a quality fullback and having him lead block for plays.

I'm not sure you can zero in on that as our biggest offensive weakness when we saw a greater meshing of the rushing offense with a solid pass offense this year, which we not only hadn't had previously, but with greater success, took potential carries away from the offense in rushing.

I will say however that I do agree that we need a really solid FB along the lines of a Kiero Small to lead these RB's. He was worth his weight in gold. An unselfish player who was less concerned about carries/yardage/receptions and more concerned about his contribution to the team.
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IronHog

January 01, 2016, 01:38:38 pm #2
For a smash mouth coach BB has a glaring lack of FBs and LBers.
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SooiecidetillNuttgone

January 01, 2016, 01:41:36 pm #3
I agree we need the fullback.
I also think Chaney's playbook may have had more effective and diverse running plays..
So, some of the drop off may not all be due to missing a good fullback and losing JWill.
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BatesvilleHOG

January 01, 2016, 01:46:47 pm #4
We're solid at the FB position going into next season.. Got a promising true FB from right under Mizzou's nose. Plus we will have Cantrell back from injury and Kody Walker getting reps there when he's not toting the rock in short yardage situations.

Oklahawg

January 01, 2016, 02:10:48 pm #5
Rubbish.

Compare conference rushing effort each year and you get a totally different story.
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duckman

January 01, 2016, 02:15:15 pm #6
Watching Bama last night, our weakness is SPEED...

BearsBisonsBoars

January 01, 2016, 02:20:01 pm #7
I think Walker would have been this guy had JWill stayed healthy.

Killean

January 01, 2016, 02:23:15 pm #8
Quote from: Oklahawg on January 01, 2016, 02:10:48 pm
Rubbish.

Compare conference rushing effort each year and you get a totally different story.

We lost 2 non-conference games this year.. so non-conference might matter.


We had a worse percentage in non-conference than in conference games.
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AirForceHog

January 01, 2016, 02:29:44 pm #9
Over 2300 yards rushing in the last 3 years and the lead blocker is the questionable spot?
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Laughing Hog

January 01, 2016, 02:30:49 pm #10
Quote from: MuskogeeHogFan on January 01, 2016, 01:37:30 pm
I'm not sure you can zero in on that as our biggest offensive weakness when we saw a greater meshing of the rushing offense with a solid pass offense this year, which we not only hadn't had previously, but with greater success, took potential carries away from the offense in rushing.

I will say however that I do agree that we need a really solid FB along the lines of a Kiero Small to lead these RB's. He was worth his weight in gold. An unselfish player who was less concerned about carries/yardage/receptions and more concerned about his contribution to the team.

That would be a lot of gold, dude is a load, specially for his height.
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BearsBisonsBoars

January 01, 2016, 03:02:13 pm #11
Quote from: Laughing Hog on January 01, 2016, 02:30:49 pm
That would be a lot of gold, dude is a load, specially for his height.

$3,777,048.92, to be specific.

(His listed 244lbs, and the current gold price of 1061.49/toz)

Country Stylz

January 01, 2016, 03:09:02 pm #12
Hayden Johnson is coming.
 

Arkansas Fan

January 01, 2016, 03:26:31 pm #13
I said after the Toledo loss not having a fullback will hurt us.

Laughing Hog

January 01, 2016, 03:29:36 pm #14
Quote from: BearsBisonsBoars on January 01, 2016, 03:02:13 pm
$3,777,048.92, to be specific.

(His listed 244lbs, and the current gold price of 1061.49/toz)

I'm sure he'd take it.
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redeye

January 01, 2016, 03:43:05 pm #15
Right or wrong, I don't think everyone was stacking the line against us in 2013.  We'd been having success throwing the ball and they had no interest in making us pass to beat them, as they have done the last couple of years.
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