donesman

For sure! With how crappy the O-Line has played he has alot of poise. I've even seen him check down receivers a few times. Alot of improvement indeed!

We are definitely on the same page and completely off topic. I almost want to start a thread on this matter but I won't. I don't see a problem with it at all. I can see other teams adopting the slide maneuver. It may be frowned upon for being wussified, but makes logical sense.

You calling out "Fairweather Fans" totally invalidates that long spiel...what a waste of time! I dont care what kind of fan anyone is, they all have a right to call out anyone to a certain extent.

That's 100% true (although wr drops/fumbles didn't help either, or Rex's fumble). But it's difficult to imagine our Oline being able to do much vs a MUCH, MUCH defense than NW. I think we'll need Tmart's run threat in a big way. Otoh, I've been so wrong about this offense before.....so who knows?? GBR!! Agreed, I think another reason the coaches don't want Taylor taking on hits is because he tends to put the ball on the turf a lot. I actually wouldn't mind seeing Rex or some of our other players start sliding instead of taking unnecessary hits. It makes sense to try and keep these guys injury free. I agree with what you are saying on players sliding. How often do you see tackles being broken and decent yards after contact racked up in B1G play? We cough up the football so much it make me sick! I only see good things coming out of sliding: Less injuries, improved turnover margin, and longer sustained drives.