Drew Pyne playing (either his throwing or running) scares any team of stacking the box. Like Cal said, "Holy smokes, they got that prolific gunslinger Drew Pyne back there now. We better not stack the box." Hell, most of his passes against Cal didn't even barely get past the line of scrimmage (if they got past the line of scrimmage at all). Like, give me a break.
So let's not be ridiculous. The OL played better because they are getting what HH is teaching better and they are playing some shitty competition. The idea that Drew Pyne is making the OL play better or that teams are so scared to death of Pyne's downfield throwing prowess so as to retreat to deeper coverage is nonsensical.
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