HOW GOOD WAS THE OLINE TONITE

[sunset43]

PHENOMENAL

 

[green2623]

VERY

 

[Relayer]

RYAN BATES!!

 

[cment]

Best I seen in 5 years.

 

[Nitwit]

 

[83wuzme]

Arguably their best game of the season.

 

[fastlax16]

Fantastic game until the last offensive snap.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

they really handled that big boy Vita Vea

 

[PSU IE 97]

RYAN BATES!!

Loved when the Washington player was dancing around with the ball claiming he recovered a fumble and Bates whacked it out of his hands.

 

[fastlax16]

No play calls that involved the qb and running back standing flat footed next to each other for a second after the snap tonight definitely helped. Hope that trend continues.

 

[demlion]

For what may be the first time in CJF's tenure, i thought the oline played a really mature consistent, even dominating game tonight.

Really glad to see it

 

[PrtLng Lion]

Pass blocking was very good- gave Trace lots of time. I can recall several plays where he was able to look off the primary target to another receiver.

 

[pandaczar12]

Fantastic game until the last offensive snap.

You mean when they were in victory formation?

 

[Stargellfan]

PHENOMENAL

That was a vintage Penn State offensive line performance. I honestly feel that if Ryan Bates had not been injured in the first half of the Ohio State game we would be getting ready to watch Penn State in the Rose Bowl tomorrow afternoon.

 

[83wuzme]

I’m gonna have to rewatch it, but it looked like Wright was pretty effective vs Vea.

 

[VaNtyLion]

OL surrendered 1 sack, racked up 202 yds against the #1 rushing D and protected a QB that went 12/12 on 3rd down. PSU's offense doubled what Washington's 8th overall in team D gives up in total yards and points.

This was absolutely huge for the program with 4/5 starters back and what the depth looks like on OL moving forward.

 

[royboy]

I’m gonna have to rewatch it, but it looked like Wright was pretty effective vs Vea.

Seemed like Wright and Bates split the playing time pretty evenly. Preview of next season at that position?

 

[itsofficial101]

OL surrendered 1 sack, racked up 202 yds against the #1 rushing D and protected a QB that went 12/12 on 3rd down. PSU's offense doubled what Washington's 8th overall in team D gives up in total yards and points.

This was absolutely huge for the program with 4/5 starters back and what the depth looks like on OL moving forward.

Our line seems to perform best against supposed #1 Defenses (Mich). Maybe just tell them the guy in front of them is #1 each game?

 

[PennSt8er]

Pass blocking was very good- gave Trace lots of time. I can recall several plays where he was able to look off the primary target to another receiver.

They seemed to only rush 3 a lot and Sanders made a lot of key blitz pickups from what I could see.

 

[cfbinsider]

Funny, I wasn't as enamored with the OL as you guys were. I thought they were good, and as good as they've been all year. But that was a low bar for me. I wouldn't use the word phenomenal. They were good, but Trace made them look even better.

Still lots of improvement to come there. 2 years away from a potential Top 10 OL.

 

[We Are . . .]

Took a quick look at the stats. UW had 4 TFL and their sack was for -1 yard.

 

[Grass]

Fries looks like he is going to be special. He will only get better with more experience.

 

[VaNtyLion]

Our line seems to perform best against supposed #1 Defenses (Mich). Maybe just tell them the guy in front of them is #1 each game?

I honestly think the issue with the OL the past 2 years has really been as basic as continuity. We've started so many combos on the OL the past 2 years (something like 19 different combos in 27 games) due to injury and trying to find the best spot for young guys to feel comfortable. The staff has done an excellent job with more time to prepare and this extra month of bowl practice was huge not only for this game but moving forward. Should be a huge shot of confidence for McGovern, Fries, Gonzo, Wright and Bates moving forward.

 

[ACGT]

No play calls that involved the qb and running back standing flat footed next to each other for a second after the snap tonight definitely helped. Hope that trend continues.

That play was replaced with the shovel pass.

 

[mtnlion]

Nice to get Bates back but it appeared that everyone stepped up their game.