Offensive Line

**snowcraig2.0** · 04-02-2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by wheels686

Stephens will start, no question. He was our best offensive lineman last year. With Stephens and KO our guards will be 323 and 341 pounds. We will be alot better this year.

Dedrick was our best lineman last year, straight from Chizik's mouth. It looks like Lamaak is running #1 at left guard right now.

One thing is for sure, I think we are going to have 7 or 8 offensive lineman seeing allot of playing time this year.

**snowcraig2.0** · 04-02-2008, 10:38 AM

Is anyone else in awe that in 1.5 years MacFarland has been able to develop this kind of quality depth? Makes me wonder what exactly Barney was doing.

**KMAC_ATTACK** · 04-02-2008, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by snowcraig2.0

Is anyone else in awe that in 1.5 years MacFarland has been able to develop this kind of quality depth? Makes me wonder what exactly Barney was doing.

Helping his son with his recruitment - knowing his time at ISU had come to an end....

Good riddens......

In the public sector he would be a check collector - no passion for his job, just cashing the checks and waiting til the next.....

**retzmountn** · 04-02-2008, 10:58 AM

No one has mentioned Schmeling. Is he still in the mix as a potential starter in the Oline?

**clonesalltheway** · 04-02-2008, 11:00 AM

He left the team

**ajk4st8** · 04-02-2008, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by KMAC_ATTACK

Helping his son with his recruitment - knowing his time at ISU had come to an end....

Good riddens......

In the public sector he would be a check collector - no passion for his job, just cashing the checks and waiting til the next.....

I hope you don't mean Cotton was not working hard as a coach.

Granted the guy didn't produce on the field results, that doesn't mean he wasn't working hard. Lots of football coaches work hard but just can't succeed for whatever reason. Pretty lame cheap shot for a guy who worked hard at ISU. Ive never been a BC fan, but thats a little rediculous.

**Bader** · 04-02-2008, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by retzmountn

No one has mentioned Schmeling. Is he still in the mix as a potential starter in the Oline?

Tom graduated and has since moved on from playing the foosball

**jimmycy** · 04-02-2008, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by KMAC_ATTACK

Helping his son with his recruitment - knowing his time at ISU had come to an end....

Good riddens......

In the public sector he would be a check collector - no passion for his job, just cashing the checks and waiting til the next.....

That is not fair....IMO

**CloneB18** · 04-02-2008, 11:32 AM

A lot of Cotton's problems weren't his fault as his predecessor, Marty Fine, didn't exactly do him any favors with who he had to work with.

I am very happy with the unit McFarland is developing and think there is a dirrect correlation with the improved strength and conditioning and the improvements in the offensive line.

**CyValley** · 04-02-2008, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by snowcraig2.0

Is anyone else in awe that in 1.5 years MacFarland has been able to develop this kind of quality depth? Makes me wonder what exactly Barney was doing.

Quality depth? At this point in time, is that proven? Gene said last year's OLine played like a 3-9 OLine. I'm excited about the OLine's potential, guess I'm a guy who needs to see it proven on the field, though, before I believe that we've got good depth.

Barney did not control the OLine's strength and conditioning, that was in Getty's hands, I believe.

Also -- and I don't know that this is fact, just what I heard -- Barney is not a zone blocking guy but was forced to coach it at ISU. Perhaps Barney is a fine coach when following another blocking approach?

Barney didn't have control over S&C, he might not have been able to coach his preferred style of blocking, and he didn't have four-five years in which to bring along his own recruits. . . .