PolarBear
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This is a topic that I want to bring up but I also want to defer to some more of the football guys because my knowledge of blocking systems etc is limited. It’s also got to do purely with the run blocking.
To my knowledge, the change to a more of a man blocking/power in the run game under Nagy has caused problems for our offensive line and I think we saw this at the start of last year with Howard until they started to mix some more inside zone and we saw some more success.
This year with no Howard, it was a full shift to what Nagy wants to do and I believe our personnel is simply not suited too.
I will start with Leno and Daniels. These guys are much better fits as zone blocking offensive lineman where they can utilise their athleticism. These two guys aren’t 1 on 1 people movers. They work better going laterally because they are so much better at it th
Cody whitehair is in a similar boat but too a lesser extent. Whitehair’s best asset is his athleticism and while he is stronger than Daniels and Leno, he is a better fit in more of a zone blocking system.
Kyle Long was simply finished - he lacked athleticism and power to move anyone or anything.
Massie’s biggest asset is his size and he is limited no matter what scheme he is in because he is t athletic and he doesn’t have a lot of power.
So we have a couple problems that have lead to this:
1. Pace resigned Massie who is not a good T to a contract where he makes good money.
2. Pace resigned Leno to a big extension based on what he did with Fox and last year when he simply doesn’t fit what Nagy wants to be able to do. I think Leno is better than he showed in pass pro this year but he isn’t somebody who fits a man/power blocking scheme.
3. Pace drafted an offensive lineman in Daniels who doesn’t fit what Nagy wants to do.
4. Nagy shows he was not flexible this year with his scheme.
One or two things need to happen - an overhaul of personnel or an overhaul of scheme otherwise this running game is going to be lackluster again in 2020.
To my knowledge, the change to a more of a man blocking/power in the run game under Nagy has caused problems for our offensive line and I think we saw this at the start of last year with Howard until they started to mix some more inside zone and we saw some more success.
This year with no Howard, it was a full shift to what Nagy wants to do and I believe our personnel is simply not suited too.
I will start with Leno and Daniels. These guys are much better fits as zone blocking offensive lineman where they can utilise their athleticism. These two guys aren’t 1 on 1 people movers. They work better going laterally because they are so much better at it th
Cody whitehair is in a similar boat but too a lesser extent. Whitehair’s best asset is his athleticism and while he is stronger than Daniels and Leno, he is a better fit in more of a zone blocking system.
Kyle Long was simply finished - he lacked athleticism and power to move anyone or anything.
Massie’s biggest asset is his size and he is limited no matter what scheme he is in because he is t athletic and he doesn’t have a lot of power.
So we have a couple problems that have lead to this:
1. Pace resigned Massie who is not a good T to a contract where he makes good money.
2. Pace resigned Leno to a big extension based on what he did with Fox and last year when he simply doesn’t fit what Nagy wants to be able to do. I think Leno is better than he showed in pass pro this year but he isn’t somebody who fits a man/power blocking scheme.
3. Pace drafted an offensive lineman in Daniels who doesn’t fit what Nagy wants to do.
4. Nagy shows he was not flexible this year with his scheme.
One or two things need to happen - an overhaul of personnel or an overhaul of scheme otherwise this running game is going to be lackluster again in 2020.