is Jeff Otah really this important?

[Paintballr]

Jordan Gross was playing.

Damn beat me to it

[scpanther22]

he was still avging over 4 a carry without the long run.

were you watching the game??

We had to stop running because there was no consistency just quick 3 and outs

[Carolina Fan]

We were running pretty much every down and that got us behind multiple scores. That's when we turned to passing it. We have more passes because we actually got 1st downs throwing the balls whereas running just got us a 3 and out every time.

hopefully this changes with otah, god knows fox and davidson are not capable of having a good gameplan.

[brian032]

We need Otah back at 100% and a whole lot more from the o-line if we wanna' score some points. D-will's average might be around 5 or whatever, but a lot of the dominant runs we saw last year and in 2008 are too few this year. There's just gotta' be more holes and push for d-will and j-stew to run through if we want the running game we've had in the past.

[Cat'sGrowl]

Yes.

Yes he is.

It's unbelievable, but I have never seen one offensive line player mean so much to one team.

Geoff Schwartz is awful.

With Otah back, the run game will take a huge boost, which will in turn help the passing game.

Otah, if your reading this, PLEASE come back.

We need you!

[Carolina Fan]

were you watching the game??

We had to stop running because there was no consistency just quick 3 and outs

Im not disagreeing with you, im just asking is otah gonna turn that around so we can run like last year, or are we still gonna play like we are now.

[Paintballr]

Im not disagreeing with you, im just asking is otah gonna turn that around so we can run like last year, or are we still gonna play like we are now.

Might run a little better.... but I still think they same. You can add him the the line but the defense will still stack the box 8 people to stop the run. D-Will, Stewart and Goodson can break a lot of tackles but no the entire game. Which means it will all be put on Clausen and the receivers. If they can get open and make the defense respect the passing game then yes the running game will IMPROVE greatly.

[Snake]

Ask Payton Manning and Tom Brady if there RT is important...

[Paintballr]

If Otah comes back and the running game just magically improves then yes re-sign him to the long term even though he has yet to play a full season. I'll even eat crow if we win a game because of him.

[CLTPanther]

It's not because of Otah that we suck, but it sure as hell isn't helping.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Otah is not magic. Sacks have been coming from all angles, not just his side. Runs have failed in all spots, not just his. Not to mention he'll need a good 2-3 games to get back into playing shape. Sure, we may see ONE less sack a game and ONE nice run bu our backs when he's in there, but he won't make that big a difference.