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Originally Posted by Dirtbag59
I recently read an interesting perspective in regards to our O-Line but right now I'm having trouble placing it.
Anyhow, basically it goes that in 2011 we gave up 5 less sacks then we did in 2010. Now 5 sacks might not seem like that great a drop but when you consider that we lost Kory L for the season, Trent Williams for 6 games, Tim Hightower for the season (aka our top pass protection back), and Jammal Brown for 4 games well safe to say a 5 sack drop looks all the more impressive.
The fact of the matter is we might not necessarily need starters but rather we need to focus on finding better backups or at least focus more on improving the ones we have.
*Shamless plug for Florida State tackle Andrew Datko
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You could also attribute that to the stronger running game with Royster and Helu and Hightower, as well as a better grasping of the offensive scheme by the line, even though it was definitely decimated by injuries. Very optimistic though. Love to go back down 5 more this season, or even more!!