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What is your opinion on how well the Oline run blocked?

Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:27 pm
Posted by SuperFanDan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:27 pm
Overall I think they did well.

However, I was a little concerned about the number of runs that were blown up in the backfield or for no gain. Of course this was probably just because TCU was selling out to stop the run but I'd like to hear others thoughts.
Posted by LSUNV
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:28 pm to
We will be aight. 5 guys can't stop 8
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:28 pm to
They were selling out. Look who had those tackles: LBs and safeties
Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12170 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:29 pm to
I think part of it was they were just stacking the box. You're blocking with fewer men than they have sometimes. But the run blocking wasn't nearly as good as the pass blocking. Needs some touch up for sure.
Posted by wish i was tebow
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Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:30 pm to
quote:

I think part of it was they were just stacking the box. You're blocking with fewer men than they have sometimes.



this. BUt we also ran a lot in formations that screamed hey theres no way we are gonna pass it here!!


Posted by Jwho77
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:30 pm to
Considering how many times they had to block an 8-man front on plays forced between the tackles, they did fine. A toss sweep or some stretch plays off tackle would be a nice chance of pace.
Posted by TheDoc
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:30 pm to
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:30 pm to
quote:


However, I was a little concerned about the number of runs that were blown up in the backfield or for no gain


TCU is known primarily for their run defense.
Posted by TheDoc
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:31 pm to
and LSU shite on their run defense
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:31 pm to
quote:

but I'd like to hear others thoughts


Damn that clock is moving slow. Ready to get out of here. Why won't management fix any of the equipment around here. Makes my job so much harder. Need to start practicing for bow season. I'm getting hungry. Need to get the food plots ready. Why can't you upgrade claymores in zombie mode?
Posted by STEVED00
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

Message Posted by LSUNV We will be aight. 5 guys can't stop 8


This. When LSU spread TCU out a little, they gashed them with some big runs. Our inside the 5 woes can be solved if we abandon the jumbo set and run out of regular 2/3 WRsets.
Posted by MrWiseGuy
Member since Dec 2009
27418 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

This. When LSU spread TCU out a little, they gashed them with some big runs. Our inside the 5 woes can be solved if we abandon the jumbo set and run out of regular 2/3 WRsets.


Or the "woes" will be solved when we actually get back one of the 5 best RBs in CFB who can actually make people miss and break tackles.
This post was edited on 9/1/13 at 7:37 pm
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67589 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:39 pm to
Running game is predictable. Teams stack the box because of all of our tight formations. Blocking will suffer when you combine the two.

I thought they blocked well.
Posted by BIG Texan
Texas
Member since Jun 2012
1596 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:41 pm to
I was listening to their feed and they were saying their D was shifting when the ball was snapped often causing missed blocks and plus they had nine in the box a lot. Alexander blew their guy up several times on for huge gain and one for a TD.
Posted by DocBugbear
Arlington, Texas
Member since Mar 2008
7956 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:42 pm to
The run blocking was fine. TCU called a number of run blitzes where a player shot through every gap. In the future, if Mett audibles to the right play we can burn that.
Posted by siliconvalleytiger
Bay Area, CA
Member since Apr 2004
31157 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:43 pm to
I don't think they did great but wore TCU out towards the end. The push out of the I form just wasn't there. Much better out of the shotgun but against elite SEC teams, you have to be able to run out of multiple formations to truly keep them honest.

Not irreparable though. Can be fixed especially with this offensive staff who appear to fix the fundamentals pretty quickly.
Posted by jmh5724
Member since Jan 2012
2128 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 7:48 pm to
I was surprised that they stuck to stopping the run while we dismantled their db's. I kept waiting for the middle to soften up.
Posted by Mohican
Member since Nov 2012
6179 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 8:04 pm to
They absolutely sold out and were stubborn with it. Gary Pattersons personality really comes out in how his team plays.

They were pinching hard and LB's were diving in at linemen's feet to clog up the middle.

There were some missed blocks and we got beat off the ball at times run blocking, but that's just going to happen when a team sells out like that. Right now I don't think we really know how good we are until we face a team who feels they can man up with their front four and respect the passing game.

Mettenberger showed the entire SEC something though so I expect our running game to open up.
Posted by Sum3rian
Metry
Member since Mar 2012
395 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 8:12 pm to
I thought we were pretty mediocre in run blocking but probably because that was expected to be the o-lines strong suit coming into the season. The guys more than made up for it in pass protection, however.
Posted by OldTigahFot
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Member since Jan 2012
10500 posts
Posted on 9/1/13 at 8:35 pm to
I was pleased with the running game. Tigers appeared to be more effective when running out of the spread than the I but TCU was stacking the box all night.

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