Hudspeth: Both Haack, Nixon will play at Georgia State

[cajun4life]

Bottom line, Nixon could be an NFL running back just like Alonzo Harris. He won't get that opportunity as a QB.

[cajunhawk]

I think many here aren't considering that nixons has played with an injured throwing shoulder. If you don't think that affects accuracy, you've never thrown a football. I realize that is on the coaches for not acting accordingly but before we rip the kid for not being able to throw, consider all the variables.

[CrappDaddy]

If the receivers would have held onto/caught the ball in the first half, you never see Nixon in the second half and we win the game, and this whole year would be very different.

That's pretty speculative and most likely not true.

[CajunNation]

Bottom line, Nixon could be an NFL running back just like Alonzo Harris. He won't get that opportunity as a QB.

yep

[Turbine]

Over the past 3 years, we have really lost a lot of talent on the o-line and have not been able to replace them with as much.

I have thought pro teams should always use their #1 pick on linemen.

In college I have thought teams should double up on linemen O&D.

They are time machines. They create/buy/make time stand still for the offense.

They shrink/steal time from the opponents offense.

This makes average teammates good and good teammates great.

But for some reason we can't resist the skill players and try to skimp by on the Time Machines.

[CrappDaddy]

I have thought pro teams should always use their #1 pick on linemen.

In college I have thought teams should double up on linemen O&D.

They are time machines. They create/buy/make time stand still for the offense.

They shrink/steal time from the opponents offense.

This makes average teammates good and good teammates great.

But for some reason we can't resist the skill players and try to skimp by on the Time Machines.

I don't think we've been skimping. We've had the best o line in the belt for the 3 seasons prior to this one and we have a lot of young lineman on this team that I think will be good.

I think we skimped on the d line last year. Hopefully we double up there this year.

[Turbine]

I don't think we've been skimping. We've had the best o line in the belt for the 3 seasons prior to this one and we have a lot of young lineman on this team that I think will be good.

I think we skimped on the d line last year. Hopefully we double up there this year.

I think most teams skimp on linemen.

[Just1More]

I think most teams skimp on linemen.

It isn't that teams skimp on lineman. It's the one position that has the fastest drop off in talent when you aren't talking about P5 programs. Great linemen are a rare breed. Believe me, our coaches are extremely excited when we have good prospective linemen bobbing the UL cork.

[Turbine]

It isn't that teams skimp on lineman. It's the one position that has the fastest drop off in talent when you aren't talking about P5 programs. Great linemen are a rare breed. Believe me, our coaches are extremely excited when we have good prospective linemen bobbing the UL cork.

I would take more chances on developing linemen instead of just taking readymades.

[cajunhawk]

I would take more chances on developing linemen instead of just taking readymades.

That's pretty much the rub. Building a lineman is much more difficult than building a skill player. It's not all size and speed. It's technique, it's repetition, it's position, it's leverage, etc. All those factors contribute to lineman being the majority of misses on the recruiting trail. Case in point...Sherrod Johnson. Size is not an issue for him. It's all the other aspects that keeps him from being an elite SEC defensive lineman. Sure he has contributed...but a person with this size should be dominating.