Maybe you missed it, but we lost the guy who developed Sweat and Murphy and still havent hired a replacement. But other than that I see what you're saying and hope somebody steps up big time next season.
I feel like Torre Becton deserves some credit for Sweat and Murphy’s development too (and Ojomo, Coburn). Since he switched to the team to the Olympic/NFL-style weightlifting program after 2021, players have looked a bit more “SEC-like.”
I think another year of Becton’s S&C program will help Collins, Broughton, Bledsoe, Bryant, Mitchell, and (hopefully) Savea + another transfer out. Plus, practicing against one of the nation’s best offensive line won’t hurt either. Iron sharpens iron. Plus, plus, Sark has largely hit it out of the park with his assistant coaching hires… losing Bo sucks, but whoever replaces him should be trusted to help further develop our guys.
At the end of the day, if a few of our guys take that next step physique-wise like Murphy, Sweat, Ojomo, and Coburn did, I don’t think we’ll see as drastic of a fall-off in the IDL as many think we will.