I’m not saying you’re wrong but a lot of that is on Bill. They’ve said the same thing about how we come off the ball for multiple years now, so that isn’t just on Arbuckle. A lot of offensive line analysts also comment, and have for years, on how our guys play with their pad level too high and with bad hand placement. That’s something that clearly seems to be on the position coach rather than the OC. And ultimately, if a position coach isn’t getting his job done effectively, it’s on the head coach, too. You know darn well that is one defensive position group had struggled for three or four straight years, Brent would step in and make a change. If the same issue on the line has persisted through three or four OCs, it’s time to seriously look at Bill.
And I’d say X is fine, but he isn’t a true difference maker. He is a guy who would ideally be your number two back. He isn’t as good as any of the really good backs we had under Stoops and Riley. And I think the jury is very much out on Blaylock. His numbers against real opponents were not good. South Carolina was the one legit team he was even over 4 ypc against. Some people keep talking about his shoulder, but as I’ve said, running backs are almost always battling some sort of injury because it’s a violent position and those guys take constant pounding. If people are waiting for him to be fully healthy and see what he can do, they’ll probably be waiting forever.
