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re: David Pollack wants "rules" to change AU's O
Posted on 12/8/13 at 10:21 pm to Schwaaz
Posted on 12/8/13 at 10:21 pm to Schwaaz
I'm less interested in Pollack and the play action than answering what in the holy hells bells is Gus feeding these guys or telling them to do in order to get Auburn's OL to run block so well that even great d-lines who know ahead of time pretty much all Auburn is ever going to do is run, look like a 9th grade JV d-line trying to stop an NFL o-line.
We're talking about enormous pushes up the middle no one has stopped consistently even though there have been some pretty badass d-lines that should've been able to stop or at least slow things down. It's understandable that with Mason you're gonna get some big runs and he's gonna burn you up on the edge every now and then. But the up the gut consistency and hole made by that line is almost too good to believe.
It would be more believable if they had a pass game but without one it's unreal.
We're talking about enormous pushes up the middle no one has stopped consistently even though there have been some pretty badass d-lines that should've been able to stop or at least slow things down. It's understandable that with Mason you're gonna get some big runs and he's gonna burn you up on the edge every now and then. But the up the gut consistency and hole made by that line is almost too good to believe.
It would be more believable if they had a pass game but without one it's unreal.
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Posted on 12/8/13 at 10:29 pm to Prof
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I'm less interested in Pollack and the play action than answering what in the holy hells bells is Gus feeding these guys or telling them to do in order to get Auburn's OL to run block so well that even great d-lines who know ahead of time pretty much all Auburn is ever going to do is run, look like a 9th grade JV d-line trying to stop an NFL o-line.
We're talking about enormous pushes up the middle no one has stopped consistently even though there have been some pretty badass d-lines that should've been able to stop or at least slow things down. It's understandable that with Mason you're gonna get some big runs and he's gonna burn you up on the edge every now and then. But the up the gut consistency and hole made by that line is almost too good to believe.
It would be more believable if they had a pass game but without one it's unreal.
It's because on every run play Auburn threatens the speed sweep with a WR, they threaten the read option (whether or not the play is actually a read, they run it like it is a read) and they threaten the dive/counter. Toss in the little lateral/pass play by Marshall as he is rolling out of the pocket and that is 5 possible directions for the ball to go in on almost EVERY play. And the defense is trying to keep track of this down after down after down and all they have is an Oline who is just constant engage and run over, engage and run over, engage and run over.
With good athletes making smart decisions on the options it becomes damn hard to keep up with in a hurry.
Oh yeah and when they break a big play or a first down? HUNH time.
This post was edited on 12/8/13 at 10:30 pm
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