Jeremy Pruitt - Coaching and Tackling

[landscapingvol]

Of ten minutes of the team nutritionist telling players to carry a bag of trail mix to class with them

Eating dried cranberries and sunflower seeds is the key to football success but to be honest our tackling hasn't really improved that much so I am thinking our players just aren't very good

 

[UrbanCryer]

You first need an OL that can pass block . . . if memory serves correctly, we haven't had that in SEVERAL years! Dobbs running for his life ring a bell? How about last year, how many QB's did we send in only for them to limp off of the field due to the OL missing blocks in pass pro?

If you do not have the OL to pass protect defenses are going to stack the box and blitz from all directions . . . and guess what we have faced in the last two games? Heck even three and four down DL have pressured JG!! Very seldom have we seen our OL provide a clean pocket, if they did it was by pure accident.

GBO

Heres my only problem with this. Somehow we managed to throw the ball on two td drives in the second half.
So my question is. How? We can either block or not. Can’t have it both ways. Both of the td drives were pass with run mixed in.
Seriously, I like to hear your thoughts on it.

 

[landscapingvol]

Heres my only problem with this. Somehow we managed to throw the ball on two td drives in the second half.
So my question is. How? We can either block or not. Can’t have it both ways. Both of the td drives were pass with run mixed in.
Seriously, I like to hear your thoughts on it.

I don't know why Helton refuses to throw the ball down the field more often. Maybe he feels like it is a wasted down more than not and the defense needs time to rest? It is quite obvious the 4-5 yard passes aren't getting it done because teams are just loading the box. You would think a more vertical passing game would open up the running game a bit more but who knows. Helton leaves a lot to be desired at this point.

 

[beneVOLence]

You first need an OL that can pass block . . . if memory serves correctly, we haven't had that in SEVERAL years! Dobbs running for his life ring a bell? How about last year, how many QB's did we send in only for them to limp off of the field due to the OL missing blocks in pass pro?

If you do not have the OL to pass protect defenses are going to stack the box and blitz from all directions . . . and guess what we have faced in the last two games? Heck even three and four down DL have pressured JG!! Very seldom have we seen our OL provide a clean pocket, if they did it was by pure accident.

GBO

I don't agree. You can max protect with 2 TE's and a RB if you want to throw it down the field. You can also roll out of the pocket to give the QB time to make a down field pass. There are things you can do schematically to get the ball down the field. Also, we have completed enough long balls to Palmer this year and that should show us it can be done. The coaches need to be willing to make the calls and deal with the consequences, but they are too conservative in calling plays in the first half in the P5 games. I know the OL is not good, but it can be accomplished.

 

[Woke]

I don't know why Helton refuses to throw the ball down the field more often. Maybe he feels like it is a wasted down more than not and the defense needs time to rest? It is quite obvious the 4-5 yard passes aren't getting it done because teams are just loading the box. You would think a more vertical passing game would open up the running game a bit more but who knows. Helton leaves a lot to be desired at this point.

It’s not Helton we’ve got significant liabilities on O starting with our single read QB and slow WR’s and WIP OL. His hands are tied by our limitations

 

[greenbacknative]

Yards after contact is terrible......We had guys trying to tackle runners but looked like police frisking them instead.... terrible, terrible...

 

[loggervol]

I know some of the tackling is bad but we already have a better defense than we had last year.

 

[guido4198]

Another one here who has observed the emphasis on "ball stripping" rather than hard-nosed tackling, pretty much across the board in a lot of teams...including the Pro's.
I know this is going to sound radical...but I'd prefer to see "intentional stripping" be banned from the game. I know..I know..."how the heck do you enforce that..???"
Wouldn't be easy and would certainly be controversial. I get that, and maybe I'm just posting this to express my frustration with this practice that I'm seeing waaayyyy too much of. It's not Football the way I learned to play it. Just an opinion...worth what you paid for it.

 

[BigDave]

I don't agree. You can max protect with 2 TE's and a RB if you want to throw it down the field. You can also roll out of the pocket to give the QB time to make a down field pass. There are things you can do schematically to get the ball down the field. Also, we have completed enough long balls to Palmer this year and that should show us it can be done. The coaches need to be willing to make the calls and deal with the consequences, but they are too conservative in calling plays in the first half in the P5 games. I know the OL is not good, but it can be accomplished.

Even with MAX pro we have seen the pocket blow up - missed blocks from backs and TE/HB's . . . we've seen the pocket collapse against a 3 down lineman scheme, either a true 3 - 4 or in a nickle or dime package.

You want to roll the pocket - which side to go? UGA loaded the right side DL in some 4 DL situations, shifting the left DT to the center, right DT to guard and DE on Smith - you mean in that direction? Or to the right side which has the two least performing OL?

Offense starts with the OL . . . Dobbs was great at escaping and teams had to play accordingly, he could stretch the field with his legs - more the exception than the norm. Again, we haven't had a good OL in YEARS and it will be several more years before we do have a good to great OL.

 

[chattavol420]

You first need an OL that can pass block . . . if memory serves correctly, we haven't had that in SEVERAL years! Dobbs running for his life ring a bell? How about last year, how many QB's did we send in only for them to limp off of the field due to the OL missing blocks in pass pro?

If you do not have the OL to pass protect defenses are going to stack the box and blitz from all directions . . . and guess what we have faced in the last two games? Heck even three and four down DL have pressured JG!! Very seldom have we seen our OL provide a clean pocket, if they did it was by pure accident.

GBO

You're giving the coaches a free pass here. You need effective line play to run or pass. It doesn't matter. And it's actually easier for an inexperienced offensive to pass protect than run block. The few times we did pass the protection was pretty good. And uga doesn't have a dominant line. We got 4 sacks on their first 2 drives. 2 of them forced fumbles. Guess what they continued to do? Pass the ball. And it's the reason they beat us. We won't beat anyone if we aren't willing to throw the ball down the damn field. If you agree that we should just basically take a knee every play (which is essentially what we're doing running into a loaded box), then I don't know what to say. I'd expect a coach that's been around great programs to recognize the points I'm making

 

[VFL_JB]

I don't agree. You can max protect with 2 TE's and a RB if you want to throw it down the field. You can also roll out of the pocket to give the QB time to make a down field pass. There are things you can do schematically to get the ball down the field. Also, we have completed enough long balls to Palmer this year and that should show us it can be done. The coaches need to be willing to make the calls and deal with the consequences, but they are too conservative in calling plays in the first half in the P5 games. I know the OL is not good, but it can be accomplished.

If you've seen any previous shows, Pruitt points out numerous times where we are in max protection and the line still folds. Our TE's are absolutely terrible at blocking. Have you seen how many times we've simply not even touched the end and let guys run free. We want to be a power running team. They have to learn to do this through repetition. To throw the ball down the field, you have to be able to run the ball. Just let it play out.

 

[BigDave]

You're giving the coaches a free pass here. You need effective line play to run or pass. It doesn't matter. And it's actually easier for an inexperienced offensive to pass protect than run block. The few times we did pass the protection was pretty good. And uga doesn't have a dominant line. We got 4 sacks on their first 2 drives. 2 of them forced fumbles. Guess what they continued to do? Pass the ball. And it's the reason they beat us. We won't beat anyone if we aren't willing to throw the ball down the damn field. If you agree that we should just basically take a knee every play (which is essentially what we're doing running into a loaded box), then I don't know what to say. I'd expect a coach that's been around great programs to recognize the points I'm making

Really now? Pass Pro is easier than run blocking . . . since when?? Run blocking is hat on hat, pass pro is a zone package with blitz/stunt/twist reads!!

But, you as a person pointing out the "obvious" should also look at the max pass pro where TE's, RB's, HB's, and OL have missed blocks COMPLETELY. You have to walk before you run and you have to run before you can pass. Right now every team that we have played as stacked the box regardless of down and distance because they can get to the run or QB without much resistance.

 

[dan4vols]

Boy, our tackling sure is weak. Especially the LBs. Going back and watching film from the Johnny Majors days with Ernest Fields, Kelly Zieglar, and Dale Jones is an eye opener. Hit, thud, drop. Next play.
Keep working it coach.

Al Wilson come teach these youngins how to blow up rib cages!