Never seen so many holding penalties cause they were so outmatched
Yeah, Several Recruiting Misses On This Oline
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Isn’t that somewhat on the OC as well.
If you know your OL is going to outmanned, then game plan for that.
IIRC when Joker was OC under Coach Brooks, the UK screen game helped keep the opposing defensive front 7 off balance because those OLs weren’t just dominating the line of scrimmage.
If you know your OL is going to outmanned, then game plan for that.
IIRC when Joker was OC under Coach Brooks, the UK screen game helped keep the opposing defensive front 7 off balance because those OLs weren’t just dominating the line of scrimmage.
Also several recruiting misses on the coaching staff.
Just fire the OL coach and let Drake give it a shot. I don’t think it would get any worse and could help Drake in his coaching career.
Yes, the OL is dreadful, though the OC does little to mask it or to create a gameplan catered to our strengths.
I’m of the opinion that you bench the players that are not going to play next year and start younger players. Those players have to get experience before next season.
Agree. Play Cutter Boley and the younger players. Might then keep some from transferring in the off season. We are not beating Texas so really nothing to play for going forward. Doubt we beat Louisville. BTW, Look at what Louisville, Indiana, South Carolina, and Vandy have done with new coaches in place. It gives us hope but not with the current coaching staff in place. Radical change is needed to keep up with the teams on our schedule or else we will find ourselves with no more than 4-5 wins a year on a regular basis
UK beat #1 LSU that had 4 future NFL DLs. And the game plan resulted in ZERO sacks, which included 3 overtime periods.
Drake Jackson's been GA for the better part of 3 years, he should already be well versed with this OL. Maybe he's part of the problem, not part of the solution.
That is basically what they are doing by playing Malichi Wood at RT and he is experiencing some severe growing pains, but he needs to be out there. our problem is missing out on so many 4 star OT's that just weren't SEC players.
We have to do a much better job of evaluating O-Linemen!!! Coach Schlarman was great at it, but since he left, we haven't been able to develop the way he did.
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That's a result of poor coaching!
Why don't they develop the ones they have? Ramsey is out of position and getting time at NG on defense. Schlarman would have this guy playing similar to bunchy stallings! We have young guys who people think aren't talented. But I say it's development. Schlarman would develop and rotate guys, and you could see the improvement from game to game.
Stoops and staff have gotten really lazy in developing young talent. It's almost like they would rather dip in the portal, and get developed talent so they don't have to put in the work!
You're right but I think you mean Malachi Wood. He's had a pretty messy year, been man handled...just hope he's learning and can turn that around in another year.
Few days ago I went back to 2020 and looked at OL classes to present. Outside of Burton/E. Cox, everybody's gone. And only Buford at Cincy and John Young in the MAC are still playing. Then there's '23...Goodwin was a flop, Bingham quit, Nik Hall had career ending injury. One whole OL class wiped out. Your right, eval needs to be better.
Think wood was much better this week. Wasn’t great but for a freshman vs that front that’s probably as good as you can expect. Just gotta hope he keeps growing
To say Schlarman developed Young and Jackson is like saying Cal developed Randle.
Those guys along Kinnard were just better than anyone we currently have.
At UK l, you don't pick and choose.
Sometimes you hit on guys(Kinnard, Fortner) sometimes you don't(Goodwin, Bingham).
National O line recruits are not lining up to play for UK.
Portal additions from power schools has been a bust across the board so far.
Almost all of our Oline have heavy, slow feet! Big time player evaluation problems by the coaching staff here has led to these problems!
I’d have them jump rope for an hour a day to help improve in that area…
He needs to get a lot of playing time at Murray ST. As should all the other
What about stallings,fortner,stenburg, ect! Even Dotson played a part in that mauling line! You don't see that here. I have seen very little improvement the past 2years. Then they always go to the portal for answers. Not saying that can't be a part of your team,but you can't depend on that because this is what you get.
Farmer,mincey,ray,cox are all transfers.
Not saying Wolford is the answer because he was bad at Alabama. But Yenser was a total bust in every aspect of his job. Couldn’t recruit and didn’t develop anyone it doesn’t look like.
I see what you are saying but look at the RB position.
It's not the same level of talent.
We hit on guys like Benny and CRod while we got next to nothing in McClain and Drennen and they probably were higher rated.
That's just UK football recruiting.
Portal has been fools gold for all positions.
Just…. No. Yes those guys had more potential and natural talent, but offensive line is not a position you just show up and get by on natural talent. You have to coach up even the best OLs, from knowing protection calls all the way down to footwork.
Yes I know the o line has to work as a group but we have a severe talent deficiency at the present.
I think our current group will have a tough time even making a practice squad at the next level.
It starts in the winter workouts. Identifying each ones weakness and building them up strength/conditioning. Then as you stated knowing protection/assignment,pad level, footwork, hand placement ect. You should be able to identify individual growth, I just have not seen it. Teams keep running the same stunt's up front,and produces the same results. Just like cal and his out of bounds defense. Doesn't get fixed,which points directly to coaching.
I think this was one of the mistakes that Stoops was talking about today. The offensive line is garbage and getting scrubs from other teams to be our starters is why we are 3-6. You can also include that bum O-line coach who came back this year because he is an Ohio guy.
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