As much as I've bagged on our OCs....the reality is
we have faced EIGHT teams with top 25 ranked total defenses (inclusive of Houston and Tulane, besides the SEC foes):
https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/22 We've faced two defenses that were not stout. Been a perfect storm for failure, between our injured/incompetent O and the schedule.
Our O would have likely struggled no matter what some this year, but it doesn't help there has been complete ineptitude at the OC spot. Yes the OL has been banged up and underperforming, but you acknowledge that - not ignoring it, on the way to setting a sack record at OU. The lack of screens continues to flabbergast.