Jackson is better suited to play guard. He is a much better run blocker than pass blocker. Had Grant Hill not gone into the abyss, we would be looking at Jackson at RG and Hill at RT and much better overall.
Jackson is better suited to play guard. He is a much better run blocker than pass blocker. Had Grant Hill not gone into the abyss, we would be looking at Jackson at RG and Hill at RT and much better overall.
I can tell you why the angst - There is an unreasonable standard being applied here, and it's called the 2012 Championship O-Line.Guys - what defensive fronts will you see in the playoffs that are better than the ones that you have already faced? I get Iowa, but their offense is so bad that they might not even get past MSU.
I really don't get the angst here. They are not as good as you had hoped, but they continue to improve and occasionally play incredibly well (LSU).
I say run Henry up the middle on every play until they cheat so many players up to stop him that you have to pass - they hit Ridley over the top for a long TD!The thing that bothers me is when we blotch the first down play we invariably go to "Henry up the middle" and they know this. Against Auburn this happened several time and I would say to my wife "don't run Henry up them middle ~ they are ready for it and they were. Henry would get stuffed or two yards at best. If I know what's coming I know the enemy does too.
You haven't been reading the barner boards... :biggrin:No one bothered to bring up a point that we didn't get a hold call against us in Auburn game...
I didn't either. On the TD play by Coker, our RT ignored Lawson, who came free. It wasn't a physical limitation. Now where does the responsibility lie? Is it a missed call by the center? Poor coaching by the OL coach? Bad/mixed-up call from the sideline? IDK the answer. However, when the defense has one dominant rusher in front of the right side of the line, we had better find answer fast. Most teams move their dominant rusher in various positions in obvious passing situations these days. Right now, I know where he'll be...Yeah I didn't get the blown up part.
The shame - they moved Howard over a few times to help and Howard whiffed.I didn't either. On the TD play by Coker, our RT ignored Lawson, who came free. It wasn't a physical limitation. Now where does the responsibility lie? Is it a missed call by the center? Poor coaching by the OL coach? Bad/mixed-up call from the sideline? IDK the answer. However, when the defense has one dominant rusher in front of the right side of the line, we had better find answer fast. Most teams move their dominant rusher in various positions in obvious passing situations these days. Right now, I know where he'll be...
Maybe at this point in the season, but Chad Kelly was more lucky than good against us I think.Mayfield is no better than Kelly, but he is very good.
Yeah I think it was a blown assignment myself. But it did result in a TD, so no harm no foul right?![emoji106]I didn't either. On the TD play by Coker, our RT ignored Lawson, who came free. It wasn't a physical limitation. Now where does the responsibility lie? Is it a missed call by the center? Poor coaching by the OL coach? Bad/mixed-up call from the sideline? IDK the answer. However, when the defense has one dominant rusher in front of the right side of the line, we had better find answer fast. Most teams move their dominant rusher in various positions in obvious passing situations these days. Right now, I know where he'll be...
Yeah, Howard didn't have a very good game Saturday. I saw one obvious hold that (luckily) was missed.The shame - they moved Howard over a few times to help and Howard whiffed.
Ole Miss was more lucky than good - but Kelly played very well in that game.Maybe at this point in the season, but Chad Kelly was more lucky than good against us I think.
The good news (assuming you beat Florida and Ohio State doesn't make the playoff) your o-line will not face the types of defensive linemen in the playoff that you have faced in SEC play. None of the teams has more than one of the type of player that has caused your o-line problems this season (speed and power off the edge).
If you can make it through the SEC, you can handle the defensive fronts that you will face in the playoff.
This is a good point. To often when a play doesn't work folks are quick to blame it on one person. It is rare that the fault of one player causes the play to fail..I didn't either. On the TD play by Coker, our RT ignored Lawson, who came free. It wasn't a physical limitation. Now where does the responsibility lie? Is it a missed call by the center? Poor coaching by the OL coach? Bad/mixed-up call from the sideline? IDK the answer. However, when the defense has one dominant rusher in front of the right side of the line, we had better find answer fast. Most teams move their dominant rusher in various positions in obvious passing situations these days. Right now, I know where he'll be...
I couldn't figure this out. OJ came over like he was going to at least chip block. I think the original read might have been to him but he was picked up well by a LB. But OJ didn't chip anyone and all of the sudden Coker is rolling to the side where we left the best player on their team (my opinion) unblocked with a clear lane to our quarterback. Gulp. I don't know if that is scheme or communication issues or what, but I cannot believe that is the way we drew it up. Maybe it was sort of a screen look if the LB came off of OJ.I didn't either. On the TD play by Coker, our RT ignored Lawson, who came free. It wasn't a physical limitation. Now where does the responsibility lie? Is it a missed call by the center? Poor coaching by the OL coach? Bad/mixed-up call from the sideline? IDK the answer. However, when the defense has one dominant rusher in front of the right side of the line, we had better find answer fast. Most teams move their dominant rusher in various positions in obvious passing situations these days. Right now, I know where he'll be...
im not that worried about oklahoma. i just dont think that the results of a consolation bowl game from two years ago tells us much about what to expect from this year's bama or ou teamsIf we are facing OU, we may see some of our problems exposed. Some serious concern here.
Thinking about the game couple years ago, and how they played us, I'm not sure our OL is ready for handling them and sustain consistent long drives.
Can we bring Greene in every down?