DURHAM, N.C. —- A little thought to consider for the night about the 2-6 Maryland football team.
The Terps trotted out an offensive line featuring (from left to right) Bruce Campbell, Paul Pinegar, Phil Costa, Justin Lewis and R.J. Dill today.
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That’s the sixth different starting combination the Terps have used in eight games.
There’s been Campbell-Lamar Young-Costa-Andrew Gonnella-Pinegar (twice).
And Pinegar-Fulper-Costa-Gonnella-Dill (twice).
And Campbell-Maurice Hampton-Costa-Fulper-Pinegar.
And Pinegar-Young-Costa-Gonnella-Dill.
And Campbell-Fulper-Costa-Lewis-Pinegar.
While it’s no secret the Terps’ offensive line has struggled, an utter lack of continuity has sabotaged any possibility of a sort of consistent improvement.
Plenty of injuries have contributed to Maryland’s problems (as have turnovers and talent discrepencies).
But at this stage, the o-line should be better. The absence of continuity has ensured that improvement hasn’t been as large as the Terps would have hoped.
—- Patrick Stevens