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<blockquote data-quote="Arizona Bob" data-source="post: 1502605" data-attributes="member: 746438"><p>Most disappointing was the play of the OL and DL. No passion. No concentration. No focus. Bad blocking schemes and communication. Some will try to blame the loss of Kramer on the poor performance, but McClain has had 11 games to prepare a back up for him, so there's really no excuse. Until today, our OL has been unexpectedly, and luckily, free of injury requiring them to sit out.</p><p></p><p>It was VITAL that the OL got to the second level to make our running game work, but they failed spectacularly. So many times we saw NW tacklers in clean behind the LOS with our blockers just standing around not in contact with any defender. Pass protection? Awful. Two sacks on 23 attempts. I don't know the hurries...</p><p></p><p>Our DL was just as bad. Milan, Oliver and Jackson were pushed around like marshmallows against a not-so-good OL. I could understand it at early in the game, but not stepping up after that to shut things down was just a character, and coaching, issue.</p><p></p><p>The bottom line is that good, experienced line coaches don't let these things happen this way. They motivate. They adjust blocking schemes. They adjust stunts and blitzes to cover gaps and stop the run. It seems their defenders knew our plays better than our guys and outexecuted us to get the tackles as well...</p><p></p><p>Not having good blocking schemes and offensive game plans has been a chronic problem. Slow starts show the starting plan was just bad.</p><p></p><p>This year we have a 27 year old DL coach who's in his second year of P5 position coaching. We have an OL coach in his first year of P5 coaching. It shows. If you're building a program, an HC needs a lot better help than that. </p><p></p><p>Are Lovie and Rod responsible and smart enough to recognize that and upgrade those coaching positions? I wouldn't bet on it...</p><p></p><p>Next year I'm looking for a replay of 2008 if we don't upgrade our OL, DL, and LB coaching (and maybe hire an actual DC who understands the college game and can recruit). Plenty of talent to be successful, but lack of coaching to have it meet its potential.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arizona Bob, post: 1502605, member: 746438"] Most disappointing was the play of the OL and DL. No passion. No concentration. No focus. Bad blocking schemes and communication. Some will try to blame the loss of Kramer on the poor performance, but McClain has had 11 games to prepare a back up for him, so there's really no excuse. Until today, our OL has been unexpectedly, and luckily, free of injury requiring them to sit out. It was VITAL that the OL got to the second level to make our running game work, but they failed spectacularly. So many times we saw NW tacklers in clean behind the LOS with our blockers just standing around not in contact with any defender. Pass protection? Awful. Two sacks on 23 attempts. I don't know the hurries... Our DL was just as bad. Milan, Oliver and Jackson were pushed around like marshmallows against a not-so-good OL. I could understand it at early in the game, but not stepping up after that to shut things down was just a character, and coaching, issue. The bottom line is that good, experienced line coaches don't let these things happen this way. They motivate. They adjust blocking schemes. They adjust stunts and blitzes to cover gaps and stop the run. It seems their defenders knew our plays better than our guys and outexecuted us to get the tackles as well... Not having good blocking schemes and offensive game plans has been a chronic problem. Slow starts show the starting plan was just bad. This year we have a 27 year old DL coach who's in his second year of P5 position coaching. We have an OL coach in his first year of P5 coaching. It shows. If you're building a program, an HC needs a lot better help than that. Are Lovie and Rod responsible and smart enough to recognize that and upgrade those coaching positions? I wouldn't bet on it... Next year I'm looking for a replay of 2008 if we don't upgrade our OL, DL, and LB coaching (and maybe hire an actual DC who understands the college game and can recruit). Plenty of talent to be successful, but lack of coaching to have it meet its potential. [/QUOTE]
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