03-05-2021, 12:07 PM
(03-05-2021, 11:44 AM)fredtoast Wrote: This. But it was the case all across the line. Guys were not getting blown up one-on-one or beaten around the edge as much as they were just blocking the wrong guy (or no guy)
Ravens had 5 sacks from DBs. They were not overpowering our O-line. We just didn't know how to pick up s blitz.
Even simple loops and other stunts by D-linemen resulted in wide open paths to the QB.
I am praying that coaching can fix a lot of that.
Correct, some of it is because when you stick a guy who isn't good next to another guy who isn't good you have a lot of miscommunications. The other part of that is the QB owns a piece there in ID'ing who is and isn't coming. It's expected through film study and situational awareness they can properly ID who is or isn't coming and set protections on that knowledge and Burrow, as good as he is, struggled with that at times last year. Specifically, in that Ravens game, Mixon owned part of the DB issue too as he was too quick to release at times wanting to get into his route and completely blew his pick up.
