O-Line

[grandpasknee]

I believe we have five - Knevel, Hannon, Johnson, Finnin & Kolondo. Somewhere in the 1,450 lbs range.

ower

Yep..missed Kolondo..I was lazy and just looked at the Pinned / Signed listings in the 2013 Class listings. For some reason I thought we had 6 and 6 for the OL/DL..did one of our Olinemen drop? Either way, good to see some big boys ready to play up front.

 

[nuhuskeralum]

Yes, we lost one OL pledge to Michigan, Dan Samuelson.

 

[Mavric]

That or Gabriel Miller could be considered an OLineman but is really on board to be a long snapper.

 

[nuhuskeralum]

I hadn't thought of that with Miller, I guess technically he is a lineman, even if just for a limited role.

 

[flatwaterfan]

I am glad we signed 5 guys and hope we sign 4 next year. It's very important to get Lineman (both ol and dl) in the program early and develop them. Get them stronger & bigger & quicker. Let them mature. Especially o-line as it takes a bit to learn those spots and it's harder to project them. I think it's much easier to find skill players for making an immediate impact at their respective positions because for the most part speed&quickness is easy to spot and it's easier to evaluate and bring those guys in.

I think as far as developing good players. I think you can develop lineman, TE, FB's and LB's the easiest. Probably because it takes longer to mature the bigger guys. I think it's harder to develop the skill positions.

 

[Chaddyboxer]

NEB's 2013 o-line class is pretty damn good IMO. I just wish NEB landed a few JUCO DT targets....not biggie though. I believe this is Bo's best class thus far.