04-30-2016, 01:40 PM
(04-28-2016, 06:40 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2016/04/26/colts-struggling-offensive-line-has-company/83558326/
Yet more coaches taking about how the lack of offseason practice is affecting the game.
I suggest you read your references before posting the first link that pops up from a Google search. If you did you might have noticed . . .
Quote:They’re not getting any better because they don’t ever get to practice football. -Bruce Arians
Nothing but hyperbole.
Quote:And you can definitely make the case that the 'D' line is ahead of the 'O' line if you look across the league. -Mike McCarthy
How are the defensive lineman getting better than the offensive lineman if they never get to practice football?
Quote:Luck missed nine games last season, partly attributed to the lack of protection.
Luck missed nine games las season, partly attributed to holding onto the ball too long instead of throwing it away.
Quote:“When you’re watching some of these (college) offenses where the offensive lineman never gets in a three-point stance, that’s tough to really evaluate that player to our game,” Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson said. “… People don’t like to say it, but there is some guessing going on in this thing, some hypothetical evaluation and imagination.”
Part of the problem is the spread offense in college and poor NFL scouting.
Quote:One criticism of Thornton and Holmes, specifically, has been the seeming lack of improvement over the past three seasons. The hope is that new offensive line coach Joe Philbin, one of the NFL’s most respected line coaches, can fast-track the group of linemen and any others the Colts might select in this draft.
Then there is poor coaching, so they went out and hired a better coach.
Quote:“The style of offense that many of these players have played in college is different than what we’re going to ask them to do,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. “When you’re spread out and you’re playing east and west and you’re not seeing a lot of fronts, not having to drop back and pass protect as much as we ask guys to do, it makes their development that much more challenging.”
Again, different style of play in college combined with poor scouting projections , and coaches asking them to play a different scheme.
Quote:Maybe it means taking more shots at offensive linemen (the Colts have drafted precious few in the early rounds).
The Colt's GM admitted his draft evaluations include "guessing" and "imagination" which is only exacerbated by drafting guys which aren't that talented compared to their peers.
Quote:The Colts are trying to find a workable line combination without investing precious salary cap resources in it and with a slate of just six selections in this week’s draft.
Yeah, that "union" contract is to blame.
