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per the Daily:
Only one Gophers offensive lineman that is currently with the team started in last season’s first game.
The ground game for Minnesota against Buffalo should have been the team’s strong point with the amount of returning running backs. Instead, the passing game was more prominent. The Gophers’ offensive line is developing towards stability to jump-start the run game.
“We can’t let the circumstances dictate our behavior,” said offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca. “The issues that we have depth-wise up front, they are what they are, and there’s no excuses being made and we just [have] to keep getting better.”
The Gophers' depth on the offensive line is something that has come into question in prior seasons as well.
From the first game of 2016 to the Holiday Bowl, the right side of the line stayed the same, but Garrison Wright came in to right guard, moving from left tackle where Donnell Greene took over in the game against Buffalo.
“Everyone is adjusting fine,” Greene said. “One person who has really [stood] out is Conner Olson. In spring, he played center the whole time, going into fall camp he was at left guard, and he started last week at right guard.”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017/09/depth-at-offensive-line-still-an-issue-with-fleck
Go Gophers!!
Only one Gophers offensive lineman that is currently with the team started in last season’s first game.
The ground game for Minnesota against Buffalo should have been the team’s strong point with the amount of returning running backs. Instead, the passing game was more prominent. The Gophers’ offensive line is developing towards stability to jump-start the run game.
“We can’t let the circumstances dictate our behavior,” said offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca. “The issues that we have depth-wise up front, they are what they are, and there’s no excuses being made and we just [have] to keep getting better.”
The Gophers' depth on the offensive line is something that has come into question in prior seasons as well.
From the first game of 2016 to the Holiday Bowl, the right side of the line stayed the same, but Garrison Wright came in to right guard, moving from left tackle where Donnell Greene took over in the game against Buffalo.
“Everyone is adjusting fine,” Greene said. “One person who has really [stood] out is Conner Olson. In spring, he played center the whole time, going into fall camp he was at left guard, and he started last week at right guard.”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017/09/depth-at-offensive-line-still-an-issue-with-fleck
Go Gophers!!