10-30-2017, 02:01 PM
(10-30-2017, 01:52 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: I think it's funny that you had to argue with people on how bad the OL will be during the pre-season. Didn't people try and act like our OL improved from last year because of PFF, and you basically laughed at it.... Seems like you have been right so far. PFF has been garbage for a while.
PFF is a useful tool but it can't be the tool in the tool box.
On OL stuff they are purely results based (for the most part from what I gather now, they hide their method now).
It doesn't really work like that for the OL. Sure it can for WR or RB given the nature of those positions.
You see the grades go up for the OTs and the grades on the IOL dropping more.
It isn't because one is magically playing better.
They aren't getting beat because teams have been hardcore hitting our IOL with stunts and twists. Usually over the G/C and our center is late to pick it up. Teams know you can get them to call a slide on the OL and then loop over the center and he'll likely be late. So while it "looks" better for the tackles, it's really just the lack of time for an edge defender to win vs the time for a inside rush to win. Techniques are still bad. It's unsustainable success.
This is why I don't think Hopkins is worse. Bodine has taken nearly every snap at center for 4 years.
He should be able to communicate these to the young guards and tackles. But there's a disconnect going on. The tackle rotation is hurting the offense because it's delaying any potential growth for the young players. You either play both and just let it roll or you pick one to roll with and play Andre at the other. But rotating both is just dumb. Fisher has regressed in his technique which was already wildly inconsistent.
Moving Fisher to FB/TE his rookie year was such a terrible move. I really think that put him on a delayed path.
I'm all for cross training along the OL to a degree, but the early constant juggling and never giving a guy a chance to get settled in was dumb to do for both Ced and Fisher.
