[Herky] O Line

[Curtis Frazier]

I also meant to add that I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night......

Curtis M. Frazier
630-930-9429
curtis at frazierbunch.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Herky On Behalf Of Curtis Frazier
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2019 10:29 AM
To: herky at lists.herky.net
Subject: Re: [Herky] O Line

I'll take a crack at it:

I think it is an equal distribution of blame for both. If you watch the
line, they are doing 1 contact and then peeling off. IOW, they do not
sustain the block. They do not move their guy away from the ball, but rather
sidestep with them in the direction of the play. Also, they are standing
ground instead of 'moving' their competition. It is not enough to keep in
front of your guy - you need to move him on running plays - back, left,
right, etc. Our guys simply stand them up where they are. Here is where the
running backs own the blame. They run straight into the numbers of their
blocker. They literally go flat against their blockers , which is not ideal
when you need to decide to move left or right. You should have a distance
(arms length) so you can read where the defensive player is moving.
Additionally, If they are told to hit the "5" hole (or between guard and
center), that is where they go, regardless of the congestion. They simply do
not quick-calculate their options. Lastly, they seem to go down a TON from
arm tackles, trip-ups, or just simply not have the bull rush mentality in
heavy traffic. 

Also, here is one of my pet peeves. Stanley almost NEVER sells the fake, He
simply hands off the ball and then watches them after a lackluster fake at a
dropback. I know this is petty, but I love it when a player sells the fake
all the way. 

Curtis M. Frazier
630-930-9429
curtis at frazierbunch.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Herky On Behalf Of Keith Voigts
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2019 12:17 AM
To: herky at lists.herky.net
Subject: Re: [Herky] O Line

I don't think anyone imagined that with the stable of running backs and
fairly experienced O-line we would have such a sorry running game.  If we
can't run, we cannot beat good teams.  

Is it the guard/center/guard area that we are so weak?  Are the running
backs just too slow or not quick enough to hit holes?  I just can't
understand why they have so much trouble.  It really hurts the passing game
when the running game is impotent.

Someone please enlighten me.

Keith Voigts

-----Original Message-----
From: Herky <herky-bounces at lists.herky.net> On Behalf Of Scott Werling
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 11:36 AM
To: herky at lists.herky.ne
Subject: [Herky] O Line

I wonder if the Iowa O line is just not that good due to lesser talent than
normal. Or is it injuries?  Or something else?

That pass to #84 was a very tough call.

Scott

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