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"Another aim of the practice is so his players better understand the specific situations they're working on that day at practice. Mastering those smaller, daily goals will be crucial to achieving Myers' bigger-picture goal in the fall.
"I want us to be the most physical O-line in the conference," he said Monday after the seventh of 15 practices this spring. "That's one of the goals that I have for them. I want them to be able to pass protect no matter what the game situation, I want them to be able to run the football no matter what the game situation is because those are the two things that we take care of."
The next step is to watch the film and talk about what they did. They had watched the tape from their previous practice on March 13 when they returned from spring break.
Those situational goals can change whether they're in the red zone, on the goal line or in short-yardage. The goals that are a constant under Myers are their effort, technique and assignment in a given play.
"What I'm looking for, for them to get to by the time we advance to fall camp is I want them to have a real command of every run scheme we have, every protection we have and really have an understanding of the system we use and why we do what we do," he said. "That means more reps, more walkthroughs to help them.
"Then the next thing that is very important is their technique and fundamentals in any given block. I want them to continue to advance and begin to really master it, whether it's pass protection, a down block, a trap block, etc."
Myers has taken over an offensive line that doesn't return a single starter and is arguably the biggest question mark on that side of the ball for a team looking to win the Big Sky. Six players who made at least one start in 2025 exhausted their eligibility and one player transferred out.
Junior tackle Austin Buehler, who was also on the two-deep at times, has liked the run blocking techniques he's picked up from Myers, who has three new transfers.
"I like him a lot and I think he does a really good job," Buehler said. "I like the techniques he's teaching us and just how he's explaining the run game, the pass game. He does a good job of not only explaining how to do our jobs but why we're doing it."
Myers is the fourth O-line coach in as many college seasons for Buehler and Freitas. They spent their redshirt season under Chad Germer in 2023, learned from Joe Pawlak in 2024 and were coached by Cameron Norcross in 2025.
While each new position coach could mean some tweaks to techniques with blocking, both players said learning the language that each offensive line coach uses is the biggest challenge with the constant turnover.
"That's a struggle I've had in the past few years, but with Myers it's been super smooth and understandable," Freitas said. "He takes the time to really explain things and connect them to not what he knows but what we know. Instead of changing our language, he's changing his.
"He's awesome. He makes things super understandable, super easy. Going to talk to him, it's enjoyable and I like spending time with him. The vibe with the guys is awesome in our room."
Repetition is the name of the game for Myers, whether it's older guys refining their skills or younger guys learning skills and scheme.
"Brent Myers, our new offensive line coach, we coached together at Washington," head coach Bobby Kennedy said. "He is a guy that is technique-driven, that demands, but he also develops great relationships with the guys. He understands this league. He's been a coordinator in this league. He's been an offensive line coach. Recently came from Weber.
"I just believe he's one of the best in the country. He's coached at Arizona State, Louisville, a number of the Power Four conferences. He is a really talented guy, and really excited to turn the offensive line over to him."
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"I want us to be the most physical O-line in the conference," he said Monday after the seventh of 15 practices this spring. "That's one of the goals that I have for them. I want them to be able to pass protect no matter what the game situation, I want them to be able to run the football no matter what the game situation is because those are the two things that we take care of."
The next step is to watch the film and talk about what they did. They had watched the tape from their previous practice on March 13 when they returned from spring break.
Those situational goals can change whether they're in the red zone, on the goal line or in short-yardage. The goals that are a constant under Myers are their effort, technique and assignment in a given play.
"What I'm looking for, for them to get to by the time we advance to fall camp is I want them to have a real command of every run scheme we have, every protection we have and really have an understanding of the system we use and why we do what we do," he said. "That means more reps, more walkthroughs to help them.
"Then the next thing that is very important is their technique and fundamentals in any given block. I want them to continue to advance and begin to really master it, whether it's pass protection, a down block, a trap block, etc."
Myers has taken over an offensive line that doesn't return a single starter and is arguably the biggest question mark on that side of the ball for a team looking to win the Big Sky. Six players who made at least one start in 2025 exhausted their eligibility and one player transferred out.
Junior tackle Austin Buehler, who was also on the two-deep at times, has liked the run blocking techniques he's picked up from Myers, who has three new transfers.
"I like him a lot and I think he does a really good job," Buehler said. "I like the techniques he's teaching us and just how he's explaining the run game, the pass game. He does a good job of not only explaining how to do our jobs but why we're doing it."
Myers is the fourth O-line coach in as many college seasons for Buehler and Freitas. They spent their redshirt season under Chad Germer in 2023, learned from Joe Pawlak in 2024 and were coached by Cameron Norcross in 2025.
While each new position coach could mean some tweaks to techniques with blocking, both players said learning the language that each offensive line coach uses is the biggest challenge with the constant turnover.
"That's a struggle I've had in the past few years, but with Myers it's been super smooth and understandable," Freitas said. "He takes the time to really explain things and connect them to not what he knows but what we know. Instead of changing our language, he's changing his.
"He's awesome. He makes things super understandable, super easy. Going to talk to him, it's enjoyable and I like spending time with him. The vibe with the guys is awesome in our room."
Repetition is the name of the game for Myers, whether it's older guys refining their skills or younger guys learning skills and scheme.
"Brent Myers, our new offensive line coach, we coached together at Washington," head coach Bobby Kennedy said. "He is a guy that is technique-driven, that demands, but he also develops great relationships with the guys. He understands this league. He's been a coordinator in this league. He's been an offensive line coach. Recently came from Weber.
"I just believe he's one of the best in the country. He's coached at Arizona State, Louisville, a number of the Power Four conferences. He is a really talented guy, and really excited to turn the offensive line over to him."
Brent Myers working to make Grizzlies 'most physical O-line in the conference'
Veteran coach Brent Myers takes over an offensive line that must replace all five starters in his first season with the Grizzlies.
