Our starting DL seem to like them

Our starting DL seem to like them
by Jvan (2021-04-19 18:18:18)

In reply to: Fisher and Spindler starting??? posted by mocopdx

And they're getting plenty of first team reps. The last freshman to start at Oline was Sam Young.

“Rocco Spindler and Blake Fisher are damn good,” offered No. 1 nose guard Kurt Hinish. “They’re really good offensive linemen, and they’re going to be really good here. They’re the best two freshman offensive linemen I’ve ever seen or went against.”

“They’re young kids who came in and are just maturing and know how to work,” added grad senior Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa.

“They don’t complain. They just put their heads down and get to work. That's the type of people we want here at Notre Dame.”

a big reason so many young OL had to sit in the past

is that they just were not that familiar with the passing game concepts. The other big reason was that they just were not big enough. Now, with professional trainers working with these guys year round, combines were they have to play against top DL in one on one pass pro, and enhanced nutrition, those reasons are getting minimized for some.

Makes sense *

Case in point: Spindler is 315 and has NFL bloodlines

Fisher is simply a freak of nature.

Many OL struggle to stay near 300 pounds

Spindler and Fisher do not seem to have that problem

And in their case it's not baby fat *