Gopher 2025 Offensive Line Outlook

[GopherGrit]

I saw Beers was Academic All-American, like JMS was a few years ago. Congrats to him, and I would think he will be a starter (as others have said).

 

[GopherGrit]

Last year's OL was the worst since year 1 of the Fleck era. Plenty of room to improve this year.

Is this based on statistics (ie. gave up the most pressures, or the least running yards, or etc.) or your eyeball test?

 

[Word]

Is this based on statistics (ie. gave up the most pressures, or the least running yards, or etc.) or your eyeball test?

It looked the worst to me too. Eye test.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Is this based on statistics (ie. gave up the most pressures, or the least running yards, or etc.) or your eyeball test?

Eyeball test and it's backed up by running yards.

The Gophers averaged 3.7 ypc, and 115.6 rushing ypg this season. That's by far the worst of the Fleck era.

The second worst year was last year, with many of the same starters on the OL, at 4.1 ypc and 157.5 ypg.

That's a massive decrease in productivity despite having the most, or 2nd most talented player (Bucky being the other, no offense to Mo) at RB during the Fleck era.