You guys are going to get burnt for like the 15th year in a row thinking like this. There's NOTHING that points to this O line being anything other than average. You guys who keep saying "we look like a BIG offensive line" must not be looking at OSU,PSU, UM, hell even Indiana's O line's. Just look at a picture, you can literally SEE the difference. We are going to struggle BIG TIME at C and the 2 guard positions against any big,physical D line. And our coaching at the position is far from elite.
I'm not saying they WILL be better this year, I'm just saying they're out of excuses not to be. They're the ones pumping sunshine about the size and depth they have and how there are "9 guys" who could play along the OL.
The talent level in terms of going 2-3 deep on the roster was dog shit, that's been objectively demonstrated through performance testing and the (lack of) draft picks. But that grace period is over. It's year 4, they're your guys and you alone are responsible for who you have and who you don't at this point.
If they suck up front again we know where to point the finger. Also it's no small thing that Austin basically demanded that they slow down practice reps so that they OL could do meaningful blocking and they could correct mistakes in the moment. Let's hope he can run game coordinate fewer stupid game day play calls while he's wielding influence.
Some of the ways in which Frost thinks he's shifting the paradigm of football coaching in America are just comically arrogant. The idea that with 18 year olds you're gonna skip the mistake in practice and just talk about it in film is so stupid. Maybe NFL vets you can do that, not kids fresh out of HS you can't.
Their early morning practices are another thing that the AD should have looked at him and been like, "No. Full stop, no, that's stupid. You will play zero games at 7 in the morning, that's not when you're practicing."
The results are very clear that it hasn't paid dividends in any way. Certainly not wins, certainly not player retention, certainly not player development. Games are played in the afternoon and sometimes at night, condition your body and your circadian rhythms accordingly. You're not the one coach in America who cracked the code.