Link: Wednesday Thoughts On OL Room

[JustNeedMe81]

I thought I would go ahead and separate this from a thread because it's worth reading and processing what Clint shared with us this morning.....

This confirms he feels the same way half of the posters felt about the OL. The coaching staff must find a way to develop OL room. We can't always depend on transfer portal to come through all the time.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2008906072539459946

 

[Tidewater]

A useful video on o-line coaching at Indiana.

Aaron Taylor from CBS Sports. Good analysis of o-line. Indiana's o-line coach (Bob Bostad, formerly of Wisconsin) has gotten the Hoosiers' o-line playing well together.

 

[CoolBreeze]

I love a thread about line play. I love it better when it includes the name of a new coach coming to T Town that is known for his run blocking success and mean streak attitude.

 

[Bama_N_Va]

Is John Hannah available??? Talk about somebody that played with a mean streak!!!

 

[mlh]

Is John Hannah available??? Talk about somebody that played with a mean streak!!!

One of the best ever.

 

[Bama_N_Va]

Analyzing this clip, he was more lethal running E-W than N-S. Regardless, half his blocks resulted in the other player eating dirt. I WANT guys that make the other guy eat DIRT!!!!

If I was the O-line coach, my grading system would be based on causing the opposite man to eat dirt.

You get one point if your guy eats dirt.

You lose one point if your guy doesn't eat dirt.

If you eat dirt, thats -2 points.

You better be positive at games end, or Wednesday you are running every dang stair in BDS, and then start on every building in downtown Tusc!!!

 

[gtgilbert]

A useful video on o-line coaching at Indiana.

Aaron Taylor from CBS Sports. Good analysis of o-line. Indiana's o-line coach (Bob Bostad, formerly of Winsoncsin) has gotten the Hoosiers' o-line playing well together.

Key summary points:

reps, reps, reps. Do it till you can't do it wrong - i.e. less time spent on crud - trick plays - and more on basics

Reps at the spot your best at - very little swapping or moving around. Where you're best, play that. build chemistry and reps with the guys next to you.

No one shorter than 6'4"

No one less than 309 pounds.

 

[arthurdawg]

Yes... I mean we had so many points of failure on the OL this year.

-Our OTs simply didn't have the speed to handle speed

-Interior guys lacked size (Parker) or played like they did (Dewberry)

-We looked like a Chinese fire drill because we played 82 different line ups of guys. Heck, even with the same starting 5 we seemed completely disjointed often times

-And in their defense, if they opened a huge hole, our RBs saw it quickly and avoided it by running into one of the OL or straight into an oncoming defender

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

A useful video on o-line coaching at Indiana.
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Aaron Taylor from CBS Sports. Good analysis of o-line. Indiana's o-line coach (Bob Bostad, formerly of Winsconsin) has gotten the Hoosiers' o-line playing well together.

That was great. I learned a bunch ... and realize how little I know about LOS play.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[sanjosecrimson]

One of the best ever.

Roger Shultz would get a call if I was DeBoer.

 

[jthomas666]

Former USC standout, No. 3 DL in 247Sports Transfer Portal Devan Thompkins commits to transfer to Alabama

The No. 3 defensive lineman in the 247Sports Transfer Portal rankings is headed to Tuscaloosa (Ala.) after taking a visit on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

247sports.com

 

[22Musso22]

We still have a Offensive Line Room? I thought it was closed in 2025.

 

[tidefan39817]

Yes... I mean we had so many points of failure on the OL this year.

-Our OTs simply didn't have the speed to handle speed

-Interior guys lacked size (Parker) or played like they did (Dewberry)

-We looked like a Chinese fire drill because we played 82 different line ups of guys. Heck, even with the same starting 5 we seemed completely disjointed often times

-And in their defense, if they opened a huge hole, our RBs saw it quickly and avoided it by running into one of the OL or straight into an oncoming defender

one reason i think that it looked like a Chinese fire drill is that "the five best" guys never seemed to be picked. the constant shuffling of players, to me at least, is a hindrance. not enough reps for the guard to know how deep the tackle will set when he has to pull. not enough reps for the tackle to know when the guard will disengage to pick up another guy or work up to the lb. another problem, whoever is teaching the wr's how to block needs to learn how to teach it. if a wr is afraid to block, he needs to sit. you can't

 

[Bama_N_Va]

We still have a Offensive Line Room? I thought it was closed in 2025.

I thought it closed in 2023 for temp permanent renovation...

 

[CB4]

I fault Coach DeBoer on much of this. Coach Kap has alway’s “hung his hat” on the idea of “versatility” in having linemen playing multiple positions. It was clear going back to last year that this wasn’t working. At some point CKD should has said find the best players at each position and dance with those guys. But I’m not convinced Kap even knew who his best players were.
As the guys on Crimson Cover said “the oline issues must be fixed” whether it is revamping personnel or making coaches changes or both. And that falls squarely on Coach DeBoer.