I guess all you know it alls on our offensive line woes need to read this...

[99jc]

ESPN doesn't think we are near as bad as many think. Ranking SEC offensive lines...........

7. Mississippi State: The Bulldogs are in good shape on the interior, with seniors Jamaal Clayborn and Devon Desper returning at center and right guard, respectively. Both started all last season. Justin Senior moved from right tackle to left tackle while the team plugged in new starters at left guard and right tackle, the one spot that seems most up for grabs going into the fall.

[GreenheadDawg]

I wouldn't put too much stock into what ESPN says. They probably thought they were discussing OM

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

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[Jack Lambert]

I wouldn't put too much stock into what ESPN says. They probably thought they were discussing OM

I think Ole Miss will be in worse shape then us.

[Coach34]

If we have the 7th best OL in the SEC we'll Win 9 games

Obviously I disagree with that assessment

[thf24]

ESPN puts way too much stock in returning starters and number of starts. That said, I have a feeling we won't be as bad on the o-line as many think. Not great, but not as bad as last year.

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

A little off topic, but what would it take for you (anyone) to think we have a good offensive line? We know our QB play is going to drop off, so I expect there to be more turnovers and sacks. I expect the running game to improve, but that may have more to do with maturity and better talent at the RB position.

[Johnson85]

ESPN doesn't think we are near as bad as many think. Ranking SEC offensive lines...........

7. Mississippi State: The Bulldogs are in good shape on the interior, with seniors Jamaal Clayborn and Devon Desper returning at center and right guard, respectively. Both started all last season. Justin Senior moved from right tackle to left tackle while the team plugged in new starters at left guard and right tackle, the one spot that seems most up for grabs going into the fall.

Not to bash anybody, but citing Desper being back as a strong point doesn't seem like a good sign. I'm glad Desper is coming back, for us to get to 8 or more wins, Desper needs to be our weak spot on the line, not one of the strong parts. Now if Calhoun comes in better than Desper, and Jenkins or Rankin is better than Senior, then I'll feel like our Oline will be good enough to beat all but the elite D's, which I presume this year in the West would be LSU and Bama. Throw in simply getting outscored by a team or maybe two and that would get us 8 or 9 regular season wins.

[Johnson85]

ESPN puts way too much stock in returning starters and number of starts. That said, I have a feeling we won't be as bad on the o-line as many think. Not great, but not as bad as last year.

I don't think we'll be any worse than last year, but I think Dak hid how bad we were on the line last year. We need Rankin or Jenkins to be better than Warren (I think this is likely) and Calhoun to be better than Malone (I think this is less likely, or he probably would have passed Desper last year) just for us to not slide back considerably.

[MafiaDawg]

Calhoun should be better than Malone was. I was never impressed with Malone. He was serviceable at best. You know hev and Dan love playing upperclassman over younger more talented players.

[PassInterference]

Preseason analysis = crootin stars + returning players.

They were wrong last year and they were wrong this year.

[Johnson85]

Calhoun should be better than Malone was. I was never impressed with Malone. He was serviceable at best. You know hev and Dan love playing upperclassman over younger more talented players.

He certainly was disappointing last year, but he was still one of our better linemen for the last two years.

[War Machine Dawg]

ESPN puts way too much stock in returning starters and number of starts. That said, I have a feeling we won't be as bad on the o-line as many think. Not great, but not as bad as last year.

This. We found out last year that didn't mean jack shit. Desper sucks, and as long as he's starting/playing a majority of snaps, we're going to suck on the OL. We gotta get physical and mean up front - Desper ain't either of those.

[gravedigger]

This. We found out last year that didn't mean jack shit. Desper sucks asshole, and as long as he's starting/playing a majority of snaps, we're going to suck on the OL. We gotta get physical and mean up front - Desper ain't either of those.

worst. Poster. Ever. And its not close.

[BossDawg]

I'm hoping that with the dual-threat depth we have at quarterback and no senior QB that Mullen is trying to protect for the NFL that the QBs will be cut loose to do their thing this year. Hopefully Mullen will open things up more and get the QB's legs involved. That should help out the line, too.

I'm no football guru though, so that might be a dumb pipe dream.

[RocketDawg]

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Bone jure.

[JagDawg]

nevermind. Hard not to let things be personal

[gravedigger]

I'm hoping that with the dual-threat depth we have at quarterback and no senior QB that Mullen is trying to protect for the NFL that the QBs will be cut loose to do their thing this year. Hopefully Mullen will open things up more and get the QB's legs involved. That should help out the line, too.

I'm no football guru though, so that might be a dumb pipe dream.

I think that is exactly what the will do.