05-06-2020, 03:33 PM
(05-01-2020, 10:47 PM)Whatever Wrote: The Joe Moore award isn't for the best OL in football.
Yes it is unless you want to argue that "most outstanding" is not the same as "best"
https://247sports.com/college/lsu/Article/College-Football-Joe-Moore-Award-LSU-OL-winner-2019-offensive-line-140841795/
The LSU Tigers offensive line has been selected as the 2019 winner of the Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football. The announcement was made by The Foundation for Teamwork which has presented this unique award since 2015.
(05-01-2020, 10:47 PM)Whatever Wrote: The LSU OL was mostly slow footed in line maulers that were good in the run game, but were not good in pass protection
Wrong
(05-01-2020, 11:16 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Yeah, they were far from the best OL in the country. Every game I watched Burrow was pressured A TON.
Burrow was not pressured "a ton". But when he was pressured it was generally because there were only 5 in protection and the defense could easily overload one spot with a blitz
(05-01-2020, 11:28 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sometimes the best thing to do is watch the bad tape if the good tape is just so damn good.
Makes more sense to me now, I thought I saw terrible pass blocking and good run blocking with LSU last season.
Here are what the experts who watched the film and voted on the Joe Moore Award had to say about the pass blocking of LSU's offensive line
"There is a tendency to hyper-focus on the rushing attacks and the run-blocking of these units, but LSU forced us to really alter our filters and do a deeper dive. They were solid against the run, but their ability to handle protection duties against SEC rushers with so many receivers out in routes was really impressive and one of the reasons QB Joe Burrow won the Heisman. It's not THE reason, but it's definitely one of them."
"It's incredible how often and how well they pass block in "empty" protection (no TE or RB help). There are plays all season, including the SEC Championship game where they are blocking 6, 7, 8, 10 seconds while Burrow looks to throw downfield. Great awareness in pass pro and often look for work and pick up delayed rushers. Appear willing to happily serve up some "full slabs" by rearranging an unsuspecting D-lineman's rib cage in slide protection. Very physical bunch."
"Passing as much as this offense did this year puts a unique strain on the group up front and boy did they respond. Sitting and watching these guys on film, the number of pass protection reps that I wrote down 'Teach Tape Worthy' next to in my notes was remarkable. Pass pro is definitely not passive for these guys."
