Alabama fan here curious about the Offensive Line

but you’re speaking Chinese to me.

When Petrino came to Arkansas we had some positions on the offensive line that just weren’t up to par. Petrino’s answer was to have a strong and weak O-line. If I remember right, it just concerned the placement of the guards. After Petrino’s first season I didn’t hear any more about it so I assumed that that had just been a temporary fix to a temporary problem.

This year we have two freshmen on the O-line. They’re good, no doubt, but they lack the experience (really showed at the end of the fourth quarter last week) so it’s possible Petrino has revisited the strong/weak O-line positioning to accommodate this issue.

One thing I’ve noticed is how Petrino really loves exploiting match-ups, particularly in the receivers vs secondary… So it’s no surprise that he’d apply that philosophy to the O-line as well.

the starter’s introductions where they were designated that way, both guards and tackles. I was hoping someone might be familiar with Petrino’s thoughts on doing this, I am having a hard time figuring outwhat he finds this is helpful for in his offense.