TitanDuckFan Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, nine said: There’s no telling how much improvement we’ll see from the O-line this year...but it certainly can’t be any worse. Oh Gawd Dammit, don't say that. Don't ever say it can't be worse,... EagleEye, and GOAT9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, nine said: Poor OL play was an ongoing issue last year. The interior OL was terrible, Conklin struggled badly...even Lewan had probably the worst season of his career. The entire O-line got real bad, all at the same time. A lot of this was obviously poor execution...but I’ve always believed that when an entire group suddenly takes a step back, the root of the problem lies with coaching, I liked LaFleur’s scheme...but the implementation left a lot to be desired, resulting in consistently abysmal OL performance for most of the season. How much of this was on LaFleur and how much was on OL coach Keith Carter is anyone's guess....but the results were clearly inadequate. We obviously can’t know whether Arthur Smith will bring a better approach...but with the systems he’s worked in, he’s seen where mistakes were made and learned valuable lessons in what NOT to do. And I’m guessing his approach to OL play is near the top of that list. There’s no telling how much improvement we’ll see from the O-line this year...but it certainly can’t be any worse. I think the transformation from power to zone was underrated by many. Add in Conklin's slow recovery from the ACL and it took a while. If they can come close to picking up from December, they should be better. Saying that, the physicality of a run game tends to take longer in this era because of the minimal practice time in pads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWR Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 2 hours ago, JoelinBellevue said: You are better than this. You can't use one team to support data. You ALSO have to have a competent QB to take advantage. What data? I’ve only seen your suggestions and opinions. I have not seen any data presented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, BudAdams said: I think the transformation from power to zone was underrated by many. Add in Conklin's slow recovery from the ACL and it took a while. If they can come close to picking up from December, they should be better. Saying that, the physicality of a run game tends to take longer in this era because of the minimal practice time in pads. Conklin said himself that the knee itself wasn't so much the issue; his biggest challenge was adapting to the new scheme and processing the variety of new techniques they were taught....with virtually zero practice reps. While the rest of the OL were learning the system, doing drills and getting reps to commit new techniques to muscle memory, Conk was still rehabbing his knee and just trying to get back on the field. By the time he was healthy enough to suit up, he was months behind everyone else...but the season was already underway; all he could do was bite the bullet and get out there. prometheus, and TitanDuckFan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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