Bullock and Charger Game

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(10-18-2020, 10:03 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I watched the game.  The OL went downhill after the first quarter.

The best offensive lines adjust blocking schemes during the game and elite offensive lines adjust blocking schemes within each offensive possession.  Yesterday the Cincinnati offensive line used zone blocking in the first quarter and the Colts adjusted to it by the second quarter.  Jim Turner certainly knows this, right?  Wrong!  The Bengals kept zone blocking all game which is why the run game got worse as the game progressed.

If you watch the Steelers or the pre-2020 Patriots you'll see offensive line play as it should be.  Let's say Pittsburgh chooses run plays on first, second, and third down; I guarantee there will be three completely different blocking schemes run on each play.  On first down the Steelers might zone block, directional block on second down, then pull a guard and a tackle on third down.  The defensive line and linebackers don't know what's coming and they become reactive, not proactive.