Our OL in a nutshell

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(09-16-2017, 11:47 AM)bengal kitten uk Wrote: I think this video sums up our line: https://gfycat.com/ObeseRawFox




- We have our 5 linemen + 1 TE (Kroft) + 1 FB (Hewitt) against just 5 defenders on the LOS.  
- For some reason, Kroft and Ogbuehi leave the outside man to Hewitt, and Fisher also leaves his outside man unblocked.  
- We now have 6 men on the LOS pushing against 3 of their players and somehow we still get pushed backwards.
- Kroft picks up the rushing LB and combos with Hill to push the pile for a 3 yard gain.

Our line seems confused about who to block and lacks the aggression to push their man back.

Other thoughts:

1) The first half was especially rough as the guards were being asked to pull across the formation a lot.  I spotted at least two instances of our LG Clint Boling being responsible for blocking LDE JJ Watt by pulling all the way across to the right while Jake Fisher and TJ Johnson doubled the interior lineman.

2) We had one decent drive the whole night (in the 3rd Quarter) and it came from the OL doing a lot more traditional blocking (sometimes with help from one or more TEs).  Dalton was basically untouched the whole drive and the non-TD to Eifert came on a straight 5 + RB vs 3-man rush.

3) We didn't run any plays with additional linemen, only extra TEs.  Is this because we've only got 3 tackles on the roster?  The Heavy package was a staple of Hue's offense.

I remember seeing this play and thinking:  "Wait, is this a screen?".  Free release from almost every lineman.  Are the players intentionally now blocking well for Mixon?  I would show this video one hundred times, with 20 times for each lineman, in front of the entire team, and chew their asses out.  Ask WTF they were thinking.  Ask if they like playing in the NFL of if they want to dig ditches for a living.  And then, bench the biggest turd, Bodine, and replace him with TJ Johnson.

They took care of one of the turds in the punch bowl with Zampese.  Now they have to fire a shot at the players.  Let Bodine know he will not be extended after this year by benching his ass now and let TJ Johnson have a shot at it.

I actually think the tackles have played fairly well, but the interior of the line, specifically the center, has been awful.