Sunday, September 17, 2006

There's reason for concern today.

Starting center Keith Gray will be out 2-3 weeks with an a shoulder injury. A reason this is so significant is three-fold.
1). The center is usually the guy who calls out blocking assignments and really has to be the well, center, of the offense. While he never scores, the center is vital to any hopes a team has.If you don't have a solid center, your entire scheme will be thrown out of whack.
2) Before the season began, coach Randy Edsall told the Bulletin his biggest area of concern was depth on the offensive line. That depth will be put to the test. It is a very young unit. Gray is a sophomore. His replacement is a redshirt freshman. The schedule is about to get a lot togher for the Huskies. Thye o-line is going to have to gel and fast.
3) The running game. This has been the one area offensively through two games that UConn has been able to depend upon. If the o-line falters, so will Terry Caulley and co.

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