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Wide receiver blocking...do they ignore it?

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(This post was last modified: 02-16-2024, 05:47 PM by Caldrac. Edited 3 times in total.)

It's more than likely a scheme and personnel fit Vs. a lack of effort and strength fit.

Most teams that run the ZBS (Zone Blocking Scheme) primarily rely on three key things as a football team:

1. Quick and nimble feet with their lineman.
2. Quick and decisive movements with their runners.
3. Creativity in space.

We're not a downhill, in your face power running football team anymore. It hasn't felt like that nor been constructed like that for years. I would say at least going back to probably Doug Marrone's final season here as the coach. That may be pushing it as well.

I don't care what scheme or personnel they use personally, just as long as it results in enough consistency to win football games and they're able to execute it, most importantly, during critical situations in their contests.

Our receivers should be tasked with running clean routes, getting clean releases and executing big time pass catching opportunities.

Our lineman should be quicker, stronger, more on point and more cohesive as a team so they don't lose their leverage or assignments.

Our tightends should fall in between both of the above in my opinion, because, obviously it's a more nuanced position and it will have it's moments in both aspects.

I would say, right now, based on the last two years of what this offense has done with 18 wins? The glaring issue is the lineman as a unit. Whether it's due to mismatched personnel, injuries or bad scheme fits. This has been the Achille's Heel of the football team and that needs to be addressed before I remotely come close to critiquing the receivers in the run blocking department.

Let's take baby steps first. Literally, baby steps. Etienne is lucky to get a yard most of the time. I don't care if we draft a receiver that's the size of Wilt Chamberlain and is as strong as Andre the Giant. His efforts and blocks will mean absolutely nothing 10 yards out wide from the line or scrimmage with our five lineman getting pushed back into the void where the play was dead from the start.
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RE: Wide receiver blocking...do they ignore it? - by Caldrac - 02-16-2024, 05:43 PM



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