01-08-2025, 04:32 PM
(01-08-2025, 04:26 PM)Joelist Wrote: Cappa was derailed at the end of 2022 by injury and the team failed to see the severity of it and act. Volson it is hard to say - when you look at him the main issue is he sets too high and lets rushers get into his cheat - once that happens no lineman can anchor. By now he should be setting correctly but doesn't.
So we need 2 Guards. But they need to be Guards whose strong suits align properly with how this offense operates and especially how Burrow plays QB. That is critical. This seems (to me) to indicate needing large Guards but ones with a bit more lateral mobility; and ESPECIALLY Guards who are technically sound and anchor well.
Completely agree, Cappa's injury has to be part of the story along with Volson playing too high and not having the balance to get low like
say Mims does well. Mims is taller than Volson and gets lower because of his great balance and technique. Happy the new OL coach will
have Mims to work with along with Orlando Brown at the Tackle spots. Karras would be much better with a couple new Guards on both
sides of him that have better balance and like you say more lateral mobility. Technique is a big issue at Guard as well.
A new OL coach that can coach up our technique would be huge.
