Huskers' offensive line looks to build depth

[n.e.husker]

Nebraska is accelerating its offensive tempo and entering a league loaded with daunting defensive linemen.

 

What does that mean for the Huskers' offensive line? Hopefully more hands on deck.

 

Line coach Barney Cotton has wanted to establish an eight-man rotation up front. The past two seasons, Nebraska rarely used more than six in games. Cotton hopes the number can change this fall.

 

"This year, it’d be great to play 10," Cotton told me earlier this week. "I don't know if that's possible or not, but the spring is all about competition and development, and we've got a good start on that."

 

Nebraska returns two starters up front in center Mike Caputo and tackle Jeremiah Sirles. Tackle Marcel Jones missed most of last season with a back injury, but he has starting experience from 2009. The Huskers also bring back linemen like Andrew Rodriguez who saw a bit of time as reserves in 2010.

 

But the need to build depth is very real. Nebraska loses both of its starting guards, including first-team All-Big 12 selection Ricky Henry. The new offense largely eschews huddling and wants to stay a step ahead of the defense. There's also the matter of durability, especially after the poor end to last season.

 

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/25509/huskers-offensive-line-looks-to-build-depth

[Hunter94]

i would be thrilled to have just a decent set of No. 1's.

[Fuzzy]

Hopefully our offensive line can look more like this...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56B4Nmr5D5k

 

notice how at 0:03 there are 5 defenders on their backs.

[NUance]

i would be thrilled to have just a decent set of No. 1's.

I was thinking the same thing. I'd love to build depth. But first we got to find us some starters.

[Gideanb]

At the 3 second point, I would love to have a wallpaper made of that. That is great. Can anyone do that?