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In his media remarks on April 5, Head Coach Neal Brown addressed this question head-on. He said the team will miss Frazier and Nester. Asked whether the line can still be a top unit on the roster, Brown answered that “it needs to … in order for us have success.” The bad here, of course, is that
Frazier was the team’s vocal leader. He is a borderline first-round talent. Mock drafts continue to hedge on whether he slots in the late first round or early or middle of the second. Nester was also very good the last several years. Brown said that Wyatt Milum heads into 2024 as the team’s best offensive lineman and needs to take a step forward to lead the unit.
In the team’s first padded practice, Brown noted that, because the defensive line had been practicing against Frazier the last few years, they “lost a lot more than they won” in first-team battles. To start this Spring, Brown said the defensive line won the battles soundly. That may be a discouraging first step, but Brown noted that the defensive line was “ready to return the favor” for getting beat up by the unit when Frazier led it. That give-and-take process will play itself out, as the offensive line, which certainly features plenty of veterans, will look to return the favor under new leadership.
