Where is the O line

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I have to wonder where the O line is? While we might be lacking in great running backs our line doesn't even make it possible for our running backs to get even a chance.
 
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They bench 600 lbs but get knocked off the ball 2 yards against everyone.
 
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VolFan68 said:
I have to wonder where the O line is? While we might be lacking in great running backs our line doesn't even make it possible for our running backs to get even a chance.
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If you find them, will you let Fulmer know please?
 
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Further proof that, despite what NFL scouts and armchair coaches may think, there's a lot more to playing the line than brute strength.

And with every passing game, the more I become convinced that I could take a group of kids marginally bigger than I am and turn them into a much better line than this in less than two months.
 
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I think a lot has to do with the scheme. They aren't allowed to just go out and play, use there athleticism, size, and strength. Some of these guys will play in the NFL. Once again, it all comes down to coaching.
 
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I friggin hate the zone blocking scheme. Stupid when all your O-line is rly strong. Then the stupid quick/strong thing absolutely sucks also.
 
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TheVol said:
I think a lot has to do with the scheme. They aren't allowed to just go out and play, use there athleticism, size, and strength. Some of these guys will play in the NFL. Once again, it all comes down to coaching.
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The complete opposite is true. They ARE allowed to use athleticism, size, and strength. Unfortunately, they have no idea how to use that correctly.

On the best teams I've been a part of, we went deep into the playoffs and still spent 15-20 minutes every practice going through the stance, first steps, and the most basic techniques. On the worst teams, the scheme was so complicated that every part of individual practice was devoted to whatever 10+ plays were going in each week and we never had the time to actually go through the basic techniques.

The fact that the technique looks the same (atrocious) as when Adkins first got here leads me to believe that he's largely the problem. There is absolutely no excuse for teaching that grabbing a defensive player under the armpits and twisting him is a good idea, yet that's what we've seen the last five years.

Get Adkins out of there and put me in. Even if I screw it up that badly (which I won't), I'll do it a heck of a lot cheaper.
 
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TheVol said:
I think a lot has to do with the scheme. They aren't allowed to just go out and play, use there athleticism, size, and strength. Some of these guys will play in the NFL. Once again, it all comes down to coaching.
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Not the turtles I saw out there today. Pulling linemen are suppose to get in someones way...and I'm not talking about the running backs. I don't remember how many times I saw the linemen looking down at the running back on the ground. I don't think their uniforms will need to be washed. Pity full:mad:
 
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