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clonebucky
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2:19p, 12/26/25
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Every four years, we get an OL that is ready to compete for big results.
2025 was one of those years.
And, when it mattered most (after Thanksgiving), they were very much underwhelming.

Lot's of other flaws that would have prevented us from a much better result this year (including kicking, qb and elite receivers droppings catchable balls), but we lost the line of scrimmage in our last two games (losses).

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In reply to clonebucky • 2:22p, 12/26/25
Four year cycles should be shortened significantly with NIL.
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In reply to clonebucky • 2:56p, 12/26/25
clonebucky said:
Every four years, we get an OL that is ready to compete for big results.
2025 was one of those years.
And, when it mattered most (after Thanksgiving), they were very much underwhelming.

Lot's of other flaws that would have prevented us from a much better result this year (including kicking, qb and elite receivers droppings catchable balls), but we lost the line of scrimmage in our last two games (losses).



The OL and defense did enough to beat Miami. Reed lost that game with his 3 turnovers and missed wide open targets. The more I see the highlights, he was just dog$h!t awful. In typical Aggie fashion we gave him an enormous payday just prior to that abomination!

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2:57p, 12/26/25
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I saw film guy break down the game and Reed-Adams was manhandled all night by Bain. Their other defenders on the edge were fast enough to shed their blocks and limit our production. They put on a clinic in the trenches, that was the difference.
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In reply to cords12 • 3:07p, 12/26/25
cords12 said:
clonebucky said:
Every four years, we get an OL that is ready to compete for big results.
2025 was one of those years.
And, when it mattered most (after Thanksgiving), they were very much underwhelming.

Lot's of other flaws that would have prevented us from a much better result this year (including kicking, qb and elite receivers droppings catchable balls), but we lost the line of scrimmage in our last two games (losses).



The OL and defense did enough to beat Miami. Reed lost that game with his 3 turnovers and missed wide open targets. The more I see the highlights, he was just dog$h!t awful. In typical Aggie fashion we gave him an enormous payday just prior to that abomination!


It was a team effort, O line, dropped passed, overthrown passes, over all stumble, fumble and fall! Reed looked as he was playing in desperation. Example, the interception he threw that lost the ball game was thrown two arms lengths behind his receiver. If thrown correctly it was entirely catchable.
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Twelfthman99
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4:40p, 12/26/25
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The OL was underwhelming most of the year. They rarely established a dominant run game and Reed's ability to avoid sacks accounted for more than their pass blocking. There were a lot of disappointing false starts that should have cost us more than they did.
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In reply to rollingwoodaggie • 5:53p, 12/26/25
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rollingwoodaggie said:
Four year cycles should be shortened significantly with NIL.
slightly, but OL success can sometimes be more about chemistry than one stand out player
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6:23p, 12/26/25
I think you moved too early in this assessment
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6:28p, 12/26/25
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I watched an ass kicking in the trenches against Miami live and in the flesh. Marcel isn't without fault, but he rarely had enough time to get past his second read before someone was breathing down his neck. The o-line got pantsed.
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6:38p, 12/26/25

The loss was solely on Reed. I've seen plenty of film breakdown, receivers were open. There was opportunity. Reed couldn't make the reads or just couldnt pull the trigger when timing was right. If Reed could of hit the quick throws, it would've changed the defense. He couldn't so we became one dimensional.

Hope he improves by next season.
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In reply to cords12 • 6:40p, 12/26/25
cords12 said:
clonebucky said:
Every four years, we get an OL that is ready to compete for big results.
2025 was one of those years.
And, when it mattered most (after Thanksgiving), they were very much underwhelming.

Lot's of other flaws that would have prevented us from a much better result this year (including kicking, qb and elite receivers droppings catchable balls), but we lost the line of scrimmage in our last two games (losses).



The OL and defense did enough to beat Miami. Reed lost that game with his 3 turnovers and missed wide open targets. The more I see the highlights, he was just dog$h!t awful. In typical Aggie fashion we gave him an enormous payday just prior to that abomination!

You weren't watching very closely if you think the OL did anything remotely close to enough. Literally were dominated nearly every single snap
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In reply to Farmer_J • 7:30p, 12/26/25
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Yeah, Reeds fault that we had no running game, missed field goals, etc. stupid post.
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7:37p, 12/26/25
It has been analyzed a lot over the last few weeks.

Every team now knows how to defend both the Aggies running game & Marcel Reed:

1. Stop the run game by hitting home with the front 4 to
-- minimize our running & putting pressure from all sides on Marcel when passing.
2, Contain him in the pocket with a spy and make him become a pocket passer.
3. Play a Zone Defense on the backend with 6 to 7 defenders.
4. The Zone coverage forces QBs to be very accurate in throwing into smaller windows.
(Marcel has Mechanical Issues and is Not An Accurate Passer).

This Defensive Strategy has been Highly Successful in beating The Aggies
by both t.u. and Miami.

*** Our Coaching staff was not successful to overcome this weakness.
Next year every team we play will incorporate this defensive strategy against us.
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In reply to SouthCollegeStation • 7:46p, 12/26/25
The key to this strategy is #1, which is impossible when you have an OL playing at a high level...
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In reply to rollingwoodaggie • 7:50p, 12/26/25
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rollingwoodaggie said:
Four year cycles should be shortened significantly with NIL.

Offensive line play is largely determined by reps together. NIL better start buying five or six at a time.
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In reply to cords12 • 10:13p, 12/26/25
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Disagree

Could not get any push running the ball in second half against either team.
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In reply to TexanJeff • 10:43p, 12/26/25
TexanJeff said:
Disagree

Could not get any push running the ball in second half against either team.


Oh, you watched the second half? So maybe you saw us drive down the field and Reed missed an open receiver in the end zone that ended the game? It was a terrible throw WAY behind the receiver. Reed had 3 turnovers where his piss poor decision making was the reason for all of them. He wins 7 games next season and I'm being generous. He's not good
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10:47p, 12/26/25
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We rushed for under 100 and Miami had seven sacks. That was the issue.
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In reply to rootube • 12:16a, 12/27/25
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rootube said:
We rushed for under 100 and Miami had seven sacks. That was the issue.


Several of those sacks were Reed holding the ball too damn long.
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Paul Pierce Ag
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1:50a, 12/27/25
It's extremely difficult for anyone on the offense to perform well while the defense is dictating the game to them. The QB must be the one to break through. In this case, Reed needed to complete passes.

He turned the ball over and missed other throws in typical fashion. Not worried about the O-line
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The notion that coverage is tighter when the defense is in zone coverage just isn't true. You have to be accurate regardless and he was accurate enough for most the season…particularly when he threw on time.

. I seriously doubt nobody ran zone coverages before our last two games anyway. Many teams rely on zone coverages as their primary coverage. Regardless, Reed had open receivers but, for some unknown reason, wouldn't throw the ball. He held onto it, danced around and either threw late inaccurately or got sacked. I'm sure some of the sacks were due to the O-Line but not all. The O-Line may have struggled but it's not like UM had a bunch of guys that will get dominated by anybody.
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In reply to SouthCollegeStation • 8:49a
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SouthCollegeStation said:
It has been analyzed a lot over the last few weeks.

Every team now knows how to defend both the Aggies running game & Marcel Reed:

1. Stop the run game by hitting home with the front 4 to
-- minimize our running & putting pressure from all sides on Marcel when passing.
2, Contain him in the pocket with a spy and make him become a pocket passer.
3. Play a Zone Defense on the backend with 6 to 7 defenders.
4. The Zone coverage forces QBs to be very accurate in throwing into smaller windows.
(Marcel has Mechanical Issues and is Not An Accurate Passer).

This Defensive Strategy has been Highly Successful in beating The Aggies
by both t.u. and Miami.

*** Our Coaching staff was not successful to overcome this weakness.
Next year every team we play will incorporate this defensive strategy against us.


As others have said "have your front 4 get home" is only a viable strategy if the opposing OL ain't up to task. If you can block, then the defense HAS to adjust. It's clear in watching back that we never blocked well enough to press a defense. That doesn't take a large amount of the blame off of Reed's shoulders, but games are won and lost on lines of scrimmage
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