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<blockquote data-quote="aaeismacgychel" data-source="post: 1973413" data-attributes="member: 748794"><p>I'll say again that I think fans just look at the gaudy numbers Paddock put up and completely forget what a horrendous unmitigated disaster our oline was the first half of the season. There is no quarterback out there (and that includes the NFL) that wouldn't have been lit up the first half of the season. Practically every other play a DE was running completely untouched into the backfield. There's a reason Luke's best games were the last few he played- the oline was actually holding the line of scrimmage. And similarly, that's also why the running game was also greatly improving starting at that time. </p><p></p><p>That said, one thing I could argue though is that John had better blitz recognition than Luke and was better at picking up the defensive coverage (not surprising for an experienced senior vs. an underclassman first year starter). I'd expect Luke to improve on that with experience. The other, and this could be for a multitude of reasons, but it seemed like the defense knew the snap count when Luke was out there, to the point where it seemed like way more than a coincidence. It's possible that he might have been tipping the snap count. That could also have been a Josh Kreutz issue, but I wouldn't be surprised if the first half of the season opponents had figured out a tell, as the defenders reaction time to the snap was near instant, and our coaching staff later discovered and rectified.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aaeismacgychel, post: 1973413, member: 748794"] I'll say again that I think fans just look at the gaudy numbers Paddock put up and completely forget what a horrendous unmitigated disaster our oline was the first half of the season. There is no quarterback out there (and that includes the NFL) that wouldn't have been lit up the first half of the season. Practically every other play a DE was running completely untouched into the backfield. There's a reason Luke's best games were the last few he played- the oline was actually holding the line of scrimmage. And similarly, that's also why the running game was also greatly improving starting at that time. That said, one thing I could argue though is that John had better blitz recognition than Luke and was better at picking up the defensive coverage (not surprising for an experienced senior vs. an underclassman first year starter). I'd expect Luke to improve on that with experience. The other, and this could be for a multitude of reasons, but it seemed like the defense knew the snap count when Luke was out there, to the point where it seemed like way more than a coincidence. It's possible that he might have been tipping the snap count. That could also have been a Josh Kreutz issue, but I wouldn't be surprised if the first half of the season opponents had figured out a tell, as the defenders reaction time to the snap was near instant, and our coaching staff later discovered and rectified. [/QUOTE]
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