It's obvious our quarterback situation is why we couldn't move the ball after the first 2 series
We got manhandled up front (again). NU didn't even really put 8 in the box. We could not sustain blocks against NU's front. This was maybe the most disappointing aspect of the game for me, even more so than Martinez clowning our defense. The gameplan was the right one, we spread NU out and tried to run some power football and zone right at NU's front 6/7 and we failed miserably. Really, really disappointing.
This.
The line play has reminded me of the Fresno St. fiasco here. We get manhandled and play intimidated. Embarrassing. The lack of quickness on the OL probably factored into the tight splits but that plays against one of DT's major strengths. Add to that the apparent inability to lock onto the block and running anything between 1-5 or 2-6 is essentially eliminated.
