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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 747867" data-source="post: 1659281"><p>Doug Kramer (C) played hurt, and only played half the game. He's a good player who anchors the interior. Illinois seems to be doing a lot of rotating at guard--presumably to keep guys fresh to offset the fact they are undersized. (Recall the new staff added two FCS guards from the portal--a pretty good indicator that the cupboard was not well stocked with talent ready to go.) They also inserted a freshman to the guard rotation mix at Virginia. The starting tackles appear to be decent Big Ten players, but there seems to be little depth. </p><p></p><p>But the biggest issue last week was that Illinois could not throw effectively downfield--either because the RBs and WRs couldn't gain separation or the QB couldn't (or wouldn't) get the ball to them (whether due to lack of arm strength or unduly cautious decision-making). As a result, Virginia tee'd off on the running game. Bronco Mendenhall runs a type of junk defense that is designed to stop the run anyway. When your offense doesn't demonstrate the capability to pass downfield, it has no way to loosen that defense up. Five O-linemen cannot block 7 or 8 defenders in the box consistently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 747867, post: 1659281"] Doug Kramer (C) played hurt, and only played half the game. He's a good player who anchors the interior. Illinois seems to be doing a lot of rotating at guard--presumably to keep guys fresh to offset the fact they are undersized. (Recall the new staff added two FCS guards from the portal--a pretty good indicator that the cupboard was not well stocked with talent ready to go.) They also inserted a freshman to the guard rotation mix at Virginia. The starting tackles appear to be decent Big Ten players, but there seems to be little depth. But the biggest issue last week was that Illinois could not throw effectively downfield--either because the RBs and WRs couldn't gain separation or the QB couldn't (or wouldn't) get the ball to them (whether due to lack of arm strength or unduly cautious decision-making). As a result, Virginia tee'd off on the running game. Bronco Mendenhall runs a type of junk defense that is designed to stop the run anyway. When your offense doesn't demonstrate the capability to pass downfield, it has no way to loosen that defense up. Five O-linemen cannot block 7 or 8 defenders in the box consistently. [/QUOTE]
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