Written By Arif Hasan (ColdOmaha.com)
With four days of padded practices done, we now have a much clearer look at some of the most critical positions on the roster. And nowhere will the differences between unpadded and padded practices become clearer than along the trenches.
While it was difficult to get an understanding of the offensive line play, there was a reason to be optimistic: a new offensive line coach and some new offensive linemen meant that the 2016 shouldn’t look like the 2015 line.
But the early returns aren’t great, and that could have a ripple effect throughout the offense, and therefore the defense’s field position.
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