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posted 09-09-2021 08:55 PM
EB: What do you think Kentucky's biggest weaknesses and strengths are coming into this game against Mizou
JH: "I think the strength is still on the offensive line and in the running back room. On the line, they lost an NFL draft pick and an All-SEC starter. They lost both those guys and kind of plugged them in with a former four-star recruit, top-100 kind of guy from LSU as a transfer at left tackle. They still have Darian Kinnard at right tackle, the preseason All-American. ... So the line has a lot of talent and a lot of depth there. And in the running back room, Chris Rodriguez, for my money, is probably one of the more underrated players in the SEC. He's averaged six yards per carry in his career. He actually has played a huge role the last few years when he made his first career start on Saturday. I'm not 100% convinced that the run game is going to be quite as successful as it has been just because of the way they block now and they've gone from kind of an inside zone team to an outside zone running team. That's different. It's going to take some time to learn and master that. But they should be able to run the ball and get those difficult yards and play behind that offensive line. That's going to be their strengths. In terms of weaknesses, probably the receivers, that's a huge question mark still. The offense is built in a way to get your playmakers the ball, to be able to move them around the field and scheme in a way to get them open. That worked against Louisiana-Monroe. But does it work against legitimate SEC teams, when they know that you only have two guys who you're consistently throwing it to? Does that become an issue? I don't know. I think we'll find out moving on. And then on defense, the pass rush was a weakness a year ago. They were like 113th in the country in sacks per game. Week 1 against maybe the worst team in college football, they had 14 tackles for loss and six sacks. Is that a sign that they fixed that in the offseason? Or is that just a product of who they were playing? I think the jury's still out."
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