Offensive Line: It's NOT the Players. It's the Scheme

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(10-12-2020, 12:37 PM)Wyche Wrote: Agree on that....but we do have some pretty bad guards, and this simplifying things has been an issue across 3 different oline coaches and two HCs. Missing assignments is one thing, but watching Price get knocked on his ass, Hart getting manhandled, Redmond doing Redmond things, and Jordan getting beat over and over isn't all on coaching. Hopkins seems to do fine, and Williams is learning the game every week. My opinion is it's a little of both.

The problems Jordan and Hart have with getting pushed back are definitely at least in part on them - as bad pad level and footwork is in play there. What fixing the scheme can hopefully address is the constant in every game this season - constant plays where defenders fly in unblocked.