Who stood out in tonight's game?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by jjchieffan

We got so spoiled with our Oline during the Marty and Vermeil years. We want Ehinger to step in and instantly be Will Shields. I know that Shields started from day 1 too. I wasn't a fan yet then, but I bet he struggled a bit early on too and people were wanting to wait before letting him start. I guess we need to just be patient with him and let him grow.

Marty? His line was constantly shuffling and could never run block well. Vermeil had an amazing offensive line from 2002-2004 but before and after, it was just above average.

No one's expecting Ehinger to be Shields. That's ludicrous. But he's going to struggle all year with his lack of strength and the fact that like Fisher, he played against a lower tier of college players in the AAC.

He'll be greatly improved next year but he's going to struggle early and often this season. There's just no way around it.