I have to ask.......

[Savage Husker]

1 hour ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

The most noticeable difference is the lack of OL penalties that put us behind on down and distance. 

Agreed. It also helps to play at home on offense. 

[Mavric]

1 hour ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

The most noticeable difference is the lack of OL penalties that put us behind on down and distance. 

 

Which was also the case last week after the first drive.  So we're about five minutes short of two full games of that now.

[Cdog923]

4 hours ago, twofittyonred said:

but we didn't do to a terrible Illinois team, what we should have done and a lot of that had to do with the O-line.

 

And that was 5 weeks (and a litany of changes) ago.  

[MyBloodIsRed16]

3 hours ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

I'd also add that it would currently be difficult to put Benhart back in over Teddy. Maybe you eventually get the jumpsies out of him and slide Turner in to G and put Benhart at RT if it gives you a better 5. But you have to give that new lineup a try next week to start. 

Why not not move Benhart to guard?  Cocoran didn't do a bad job and didn't false start

[Hedley Lamarr]

14 minutes ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

Why not not move Benhart to guard?  Cocoran didn't do a bad job and didn't false start

I dont think Benhart would adjust as well as Turner to playing inside. Just my opinion though. I will leave that to the OL whisperer Gregory Austin 

[runningblind]

20 minutes ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

Why not not move Benhart to guard?  Cocoran didn't do a bad job and didn't false start

A 6' 9" guard? Not sure I've seen one that tall ever.

[Mavric]

27 minutes ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

Why not not move Benhart to guard?  Cocoran didn't do a bad job and didn't false start

 

I think it's likely we see that although it might not be until next year.

[twofittyonred]

13 hours ago, Cdog923 said:

 

And that was 5 weeks (and a litany of changes) ago.  

what changes to the o-line happened in the last 5 weeks..??  

[MyBloodIsRed16]

13 hours ago, runningblind said:

A 6' 9" guard? Not sure I've seen one that tall ever.

Wisconsin's right guard is 6'7 and their center is 6'6 which is tall for a center.  Maybe moving inside would help him not false start.  Not worried as much about getting beat off the edge

[Nebraska55fan]

19 hours ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

The most noticeable difference is the lack of OL penalties that put us behind on down and distance. 

 Yes- then when the replaced player Benhardt came in- he false started on his very first snap. So yes, adding 2 new starters on the Oline seemed to kinda be a big deal. 

 

Ive watched all the games and even against Fordham and Buffalo who are definitely worse teams than NW- the oline wasnt opening holes AND they were giving up a lot of penetration. SO using those 2 teams as standards IF you want to equate NW with them- there was a HUGE improvement. 

[teachercd]

19 hours ago, Scarlet said:

Sometimes the kids just need to step up and start having confidence building breakthroughs.  Sometimes it takes a young line time to gel.  Sometimes it's not 100% on the coach.

And sometimes it is just getting to play a crappy NW team.

[Cdog923]

1 hour ago, twofittyonred said:

what changes to the o-line happened in the last 5 weeks..??  

 

Corcoran moved to RT, Prochaska started at LT, Nouili started at LG.

[Cdog923]

15 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

I think it's likely we see that although it might not be until next year.

 

I think Corcoran is a better fit, long term, at Guard than he is at Tackle, particularly if he has aspirations in the NFL. If Benhart can figure out the issues between his ears, and they can recruit behind him and Prochaska, then I'd like to see him move full time. 

[Hedley Lamarr]

8 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:

 

I think Corcoran is a better fit, long term, at Guard than he is at Tackle, particularly if he has aspirations in the NFL. If Benhart can figure out the issues between his ears, and they can recruit behind him and Prochaska, then I'd like to see him move full time. 

That is where I am at as well. Turner moves into guard, Benhart gets his jumsies corrected, you keep Teddy at LT, Jurgens at center and then you let the rest of them battle it out for the remaining G spot. 

[BigRedBuster]

2 minutes ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

That is where I am at as well. Turner moves into guard, Benhart gets his jumsies corrected, you keep Teddy at LT, Jurgens at center and then you let the rest of them battle it out for the remaining G spot. 

So....why would you move Corcoran to guard? It seems like Benhart is the one that is struggling more at tackle.

 

Why wouldn't you move Benhart to guard and keep Corcoran at RT and Teddy at LT?