Offensive line gets a little help

by Jeff Nusser on Oct 6, 2009 1:32 PM PDT in WSU Cougar Football Comment 3 comments

Given how bad the offensive line was on Saturday, any shred of good news becomes really, really awesome news heading into this weekend's homecoming matchup with Arizona State. Today's really, really awesome news:

Paul Wulff said junior Brian Danaher, who suffered a concussion Sept. 26 at USC, will be able to start at guard against ASU.

Never has a fan base been so excited for a backup guard to start.

It would make sense for Danaher to start on the left side, since Wulff said Zack Williams is still a no go for another week and Joe Eppele has been starting on the right side. And while nobody's going to confuse Danaher for an all-Pac-10 offensive lineman, this is still extremely welcome news since he's replacing a true freshman who just isn't ready to really contribute.

How not ready to contribute? Take a look at these two pictures and you tell me which guy looks like he can move a pile, or stay in front of a 290-pound defensive tackle:

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Alex Reitnouer might yet prove to be an excellent offensive lineman, but when you look more like our backup quarterback than our backup guard ... well, that's a problem.

I'm assuming Wulff made the announcement during his weekly teleconference, which you'll be able to listen to in its entirety as soon as the WSU sports information department passes it along to us. It's usually been around 5 or 6 p.m., so be looking for that.

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You're killing me here

I looked at Reitnour’s picture and thought that there was no way that was him. So, I had to verify it. He’s listed at 6’5 256 Lbs. I get the 6’5 part, that’s easy and he’s about that tall. But, 265? You have got to be kidding me. I looked up pictures of him in practice and still can’t see it. Same with his high school pictures. I even looked at his facebook picture and he looks like a beanpole that weighs 180 pounds.

I wasted a good 15 minutes being puzzled and trying to figure out if he’s anywhere near 265. I’m honestly still perplexed at where all the weight is with this kid.

by Brian Floyd on Oct 6, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions

I've seen the guy at work.

He’s 6’5 (maybe closer to 6’6) and he has a wide frame with a decent amount of mass on it, so I can see the 265. He’ll be a beast once he completely fills out his frame.

by james_WSU on Oct 6, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions