“I thought they played phenomenal,” Smith said about the offensive line. “The way they played, we can win every game we play, I think our offensive line is only getting better. We have some young guys out there who are stepping in and stepping up. I thought (Seahawks OL) Sataoa (Laumea) played a great game, and then obviously getting ‘Abe’ (Seahawks OL Abraham Lucas) back has been a benefit for our offense. They’ve got to keep it up. They set the standard, so they’ve got to keep it up.”
Smith added, “I thought the pass protection was awesome. Like you said, (there were) only two hits and no sacks. Anytime you get to sit back there as a quarterback and not get touched it allows you to go through those reads and your clock is a little bit slower because you know those guys are going to hold up. I thought (Seahawks Offensive Coordinator Ryan) Grubb called a great game, but I thought the line powered us through this game and we’re going to need them down the stretch.”
Laken Tomlinson said the game felt “fantastic.” “Whenever you get over 100 yards [rushing], you know the offensive line’s been working,” he said. “Real proud of the guys, everybody taking the challenge this week and putting up the yards.”
Adding that sticking to the game plan, communicating and making adjustments helped the line see success in Sunday’s win. “Guys did a great job communicating on the sideline, making adjustments. Big shoutout to coach [Scott] Huff, really sitting us down and getting us to our right points. I think we played a really good game together as an offensive line.”