I'm not a numbers guy (in this stuff..) so I just watch and judge. UW has a great OL going into this season, and when the NFL grabs 4 of them next Spring, it will be on the coaches to make another one. I trust them.
I should clarify slightly. The numbers I used are what I call semi-advanced. They're pretty easy to get, but a bit more than the usual. This is what they are:
Percentage of carries that get five or more yards: UW was 42nd
Percentage of short yardage plays they convert: UW was 37th
Percent of runs that go for zero yards or a loss: UW was 30th
Those numbers are fine, but they're just not great. I watched them last year, and it seemed at times they were often pounding ahead for not enough and eventually Taylor broke a few big ones (UW's run game was just ahead of the national average in keeping ahead of the chains).
I hope you're right about all those picks. But I hope a big part of that is they play to that level, which I just can't agree they did last year (it was better than the year before, and interestingly, the 2015 team was good at the second two stats and started OK on the first before falling off badly)
(I should add, tracking pass protection is tricky because it's so scheme reliant)