Quote:Very confused as I seemed to see pressure several times. O line gave up 3 sacks and didn't see many running lanes opening up.


What is the truth in all this? Their definition of good is unacceptable to me.

 

Joeckle went against Watt 9 times and didn't give up a single sack, hurry, or hit.  Watt went against Young I think they said like 19 times and beat Young once.  His other two sacks were unblocked and one of those two Blake fell down because the ground was wet.  So as far as protecting the QB, the line did a decent job.  Running lanes are a different story, but I don't think it was all on the oline either.  I saw Houston with 7-8 guys in the box several times with a single safety.  They were daring us to throw and left Joseph one-on-one with Lee for pretty much most of the first half from what I could see.  They sold out to stop the run thinking that we couldn't beat them in the air.  It ended up working for them because once they adjusted in the second half the weather had turned and our balls started to be dropped.  

 

So in summary, yes the Oline didn't play badly against Houston.

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