OL questions for the rest of the season

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

Since it is pointless to point out that we should have gotten OL in the portal, to fire Flood, hire Pittman, etc, I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on who we have and what the ceiling can be.  We've seen the floor and it's ugly.  I know a big question is physicality, though part of this is mental and part of this is in-born to the players that we recruited.  What has been more concerning to me is that the current OL's inability to play assignment sound football, which allows these simulated fronts with 4 down linemen to get home easily with zero resistance.  In no particular order:

1) Goosby isn't the plug and play guy we thought at LT.  Does he still have the same ceiling?  WIth a full year of starting will we see a guy that can get drafted in the first 3 rounds of the 2027 draft?

2) What can we do at LG?  Stroh's feet are simply not good enough to start, and I hate to say it as he is a good kid and has done everything the coaches have asked.   Neto must have real problems to not be able to start over Stroh.  Is moving Hutson to LG the best option at this point?  I don't see any other good option?  This is assuming Kibble, despite the positive offseason reports, is completely unready and would give us a performance like we got from Brooks this past weekend.

3) At center, do we need to just go with Robertson?  Cruz would be that has more physicality and we could use that, but I'm assuming he isn't ready to call the plays?

4) DJ Campbell pretty much is who he is.. does he have any more room for growth this year?  He was the best of a terrible bunch this past weekend.  He theoretically should be the most physical guy on the line and the leader of the line, and I have yet to see this leadership.

5) Are we expecting too much from Baker, in his 2nd year and in his 5th start?  He seemed to do better in my eyes than in previous games.. the holding can on the wisner run didn't seem to be his call if the run was going the wrong way

6) Should Brooks be training just at one position?  He was unfairly thrown in the fire, and I'd be shocked to see him at LG next week.  If he is, Flood should really be fired.. I felt bad for the kid

7) Can the TEs help at all?  I'm assuming we're going 12 personel more.  Aside from Townsend none of lit it up blocking, and even he has whiffed on some blocks given his inexperience.   

 

Thoughts?