I’m curious, Jay. Who are the five OL who ‘pull well (I think that’s how you phrased it), and who are the starters who don’t?
That was a hypothetical example of how one might use multiple offensive line combinations effectively.
Of the returners, Newell is the best pulling player, the others struggle which is why they did not pull much last year. In 2016 Patrick Scoggins struggled as straight ahead blocker, but was really good at pulling and hitting a target. ISU switched up and had its best run production of the Campbell era in the last four games of that year.
Perhaps, one or two of the contenders brings some skill on certain play call that will bring them in to a game. For instance, Rob Hudson has 20 to 30 pounds on Collin Olson. He may not have the leverage skill, but may be an inside running game replacement at times.
The idea was to give an idea of how 8 for 5 could be utilized to improve overall performance.