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For any O-line gurus: help?

Posted on 11/16/14 at 12:07 pm
Posted by tigerwave168
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2013
30 posts
Posted on 11/16/14 at 12:07 pm
Last night's loss has little to do with Anthony Jenning being terrible, LF not getting carries, the OL being a mess.

The game plan had absolutely no creativity. How can any team, regardless of the running backs, run when the line gets absolutely zero push? At halftime, how can a staff look at the offensive output and suddenly think the opposing defense will fare any differently using the same exact formations?

At halftime, it's not about putting Harris in. He wouldn't have been put in a position to succeed with no creativity.

Starting the 3rd quarter, there's no reason not to go into the shotgun with a few 3/4 wide receiver sets (for example). Your offensive output can't possibly get any worse. Give them a look they haven't seen very often on film. The drive where Jennings fumbled: we moved the ball with relative success. Why? Because we attempted to give them a different formation. Arkansas had 10 days to prepare for this game. They weren't going to be confused by our offensive sets used for the Alabama/Ole Miss games. It didn't work in those games either. It just allowed us to stay in those games.

Solid offenses need versatility in their formations/pre-snap looks. Our lack of offensive output has nothing to do with run/pass ratios. We can still run the ball effectively if we mix up formations. I'm not suggesting we switch to the spread, completely abandon what we've done, etc. I'm simply suggesting a mix-up of pre-snap looks, not always running on first down, getting backs involved in the passing game, just to name a few.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 12:24 pm
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