Line of Scrimmage
These observations will be obvious to anyone who watched the game, and I have been shouting them to anyone who will listen since last season ended, so pardon the redundancy, but here it is:
This team will only go as far as the "O" line will take it. Forget all the hype about Jerry Porter and Randy Moss. Forget the debate about whether Brooks or Walter is the better QB. Forget the hand wringing about Jordan being the only dependable RB on a power running team.
You can forget all those things because the truth is simple. If these five "O" linemen do not learn their new positions quickly and learn how to make calls and play together as a unit, then it does not matter what Porter, Moss, Jordan, Brooks, Walter or any of the other so-called "skill position" players do.
Fantasy football has brainwashed many into thinking the RB is the most important, the QB, the WR, etc. because they rack up points for your fantasy team.
Well, lemme 'splain somethin' to you:
In REALITY football, the QB gets squashed like a grape without the O-line holding up. The RB runs into a brick wall without the O-line opening holes. Without good O-line pass pro, the WRs never make that 20-yard reception 'cause the QB is eating grass like a grazing cow by the time they get that far down field.
The O-line is the single most important part of this, or any team, in REALITY football. The sad truth is this team will continue to lose until the O-line gets its $h!+ together, be it this season or next...
'nuff said
This team will only go as far as the "O" line will take it. Forget all the hype about Jerry Porter and Randy Moss. Forget the debate about whether Brooks or Walter is the better QB. Forget the hand wringing about Jordan being the only dependable RB on a power running team.
You can forget all those things because the truth is simple. If these five "O" linemen do not learn their new positions quickly and learn how to make calls and play together as a unit, then it does not matter what Porter, Moss, Jordan, Brooks, Walter or any of the other so-called "skill position" players do.
Fantasy football has brainwashed many into thinking the RB is the most important, the QB, the WR, etc. because they rack up points for your fantasy team.
Well, lemme 'splain somethin' to you:
In REALITY football, the QB gets squashed like a grape without the O-line holding up. The RB runs into a brick wall without the O-line opening holes. Without good O-line pass pro, the WRs never make that 20-yard reception 'cause the QB is eating grass like a grazing cow by the time they get that far down field.
The O-line is the single most important part of this, or any team, in REALITY football. The sad truth is this team will continue to lose until the O-line gets its $h!+ together, be it this season or next...
'nuff said
posted by Stick'em at 7:12 PM
3 Comments:
Just wonderin' Stick'em...do the Raiders have the highly complex, complicated "screen pass" in their playbook?
Do you know why a FB was used as a lead blocke on the majority of snaps in an offense based on power rushing?
Is there any logical reason that "max" protection schemes weren't used more often in obvious passing downs?
I'm not sure what I'm more diguested in... the players piss poor execution or the coaching staff's piss poor game planning and in game adjustments.
I think I need to spend a few days clearing my head of all football related thoughts.
My bad. Should have read:
Do you know why a FB wasn't used as a lead blocker ...
Stick'em, I'm with you on this. The most important players on the field are the 5 O-Line members. What Gallery, in particular, seems to be having trouble with, is that in this offense you have to go to the defense, and not let the defense come to you. Gallery is still attempting to zone block. He's just getting ready to set up shop by the time he's getting creamed by his assigned defender.
It also appears that Ryan doesn't yet trust his DTs. That's the only explanation I can see for him going so early with the nickle. I'm hoping that he noticed that Sands played well in the second half, and that he develops more trust.
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