What's the solution to small D-fronts stunting and crashing the LOS?

Don't know if it will stop that, but stop have the slow arse guards pull.

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What's the solution to small D-fronts stunting and crashing the LOS?

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Generally speaking, they do this to stop the run via disruption of our "hat on a specific hat" blocking desires, and so usually the solution is to pass the football, since that's "what they're giving you". Another solution is to get the ball on the edge. Some would say that this is what zone-blocking is made for. There are many things to do.

Having said all this, many posters are getting way bent out of shape over this and other similar issues. Step back from the ledge. Bama has used 2 teams for practice. Nothing more.

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t also means pulling is not an option against smaller quick guys. All the smaller quick guys have to do is hop in the back pocket of the pulling lineman and follow him to the ball.

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I'm convinced the staff are calling pulls anyway to get game reps. It makes no sense for as qualified as staff as ours to do this otherwise.

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I'm convinced the staff are calling pulls anyway to get game reps. It makes no sense for as qualified as staff as ours to do this otherwise.

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Agree - and as noted above by prevatt, there are alternatives that would basically work 90% of the time against teams that generally do this (NMSU, Duke, etc).

We could throw wide screens, slants, bubbles, etc and score on every other play, to be honest.

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What's the solution..?

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Better players?

We've had OLs in the past that none of these guys would have seen the field with.

I would love to see Bama drop some size on the OL.

I’d take a line full of 6’2” 290 Lb guys who can pull, get to the 2nd level, and have enough quicks to stop speed rushers over the line full of behemoths Bama has now.