Quote Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog View Post
I went back and watched the Kentucky game and the one thing that stood out even more than normal was the lack of playmakers at the WR position. Very little separation, very little YAC, almost always losing 50/50 balls. It was depressing.

I'm not sure how that gets fixed except through recruiting.

The OL problems that people have touched on, but I think the bigger issue is that for years we recruited big OL that can run block first and pass block when needed. Now it is pass block 80% of the game. I'm not sure we have recruited the right type of OL for this offense. Dollar Bill is meant to be a road grader, not a pass blocking OT. I swear this reminds me of the 2012 OL where we had solid talent, but the guys weren't built to pass block for a immobile QB.

I understand we hired Leach to do it all, but I think the LSU game made us all forget that we are switching from a run first offense to a pass first offense and those transitions can be ugly - just ask Arkansas when they went from Ground and Pound to Chad Morris spread. I really think this year will be a struggle because of personnel issues and Leach will not adjust his offense to fit his talent. Mullen to his credit in his first season by the end of the year figured out some stuff that worked and kicked the shit out of the bears with Relf and Dixon. I hope Leach finds something that works and can rally the troops.
LSU game didn't make us forget, it made us think that the switch was done. Talking heads said it, guess the air raid will work in SEC. Who wouldn't think that setting an SEC record?