Cal Football Video: How Much Do the Injuries on the Offensive Line Affect Bears' Offense?

Cal ended the Oregon game with just one projected offensive-line starter still in the contest. Cal offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin notes in the video those injuries certainly affected the Bears offense, but a lot of teams are dealing with injuries.

"You see Stanford dealing with it, you see other people dealing with it; it's part of football," Baldwin said. "It's part of football.

"It's probably at a higher level than I've seen or been around, you know, knowing that we have one starter from where we were when we started fall camp, but what I think, what I've heard and read, Stanford is dealing with a similar deal. Other teams are dealing with a couple quarterbacks going down.

"So, yes, it can have an impact, but it's having an impact all over the country."

Baldwin admitted the offensive line issues affected his play-calling against Oregon.

"It did a little bit," he said. "I tried to get the ball out a little bit quicker, and then, it does, it hurts you being able to push it down field or do certain things you want to do. So it's a fine line. You want to push it downfield, but you have to have time to do that."

That becomes a problem when a defense like Oregon's is crowding the line of scrimmage to take away the running game, and it becomes a bigger issue when you get behind by two scores, as Cal did in the second half.

It remains to be seen whether Cal will get center Mike Saffell or offensive tackle Valentino Daltoso back for the Oct. 19 game against Oregon State.