Quote:Every [BAD WORD REMOVED] coach in the League should read this piece and ask themselves the very difficult question of whether or not they are doing everything that they can to help their players be great.

Agreed completely.

 

I found myself intrigued by the academy that Bentley is running.  It's along the lines of the passing academy run by Manning and the receiving school run by Fitzgerald.

 

I can't see how players can go without these things especially since the amount of time coaches and teams can spend with them are limited.

 

But the article was humbling, too.  I know there's a TON of stuff I don't know about the intricacies of line play.  Combined, what I don't know would overflow the Grand freaking Canyon.  I knew that before the article.

 

But it doesn't stop me from saying "so and so played well" or "so and so did not play well."

 

I see a blocker engaged with a defender.  If it appears the defender has no impact on the play, I say the lineman did his job.  If it appears the defender makes a play, maybe the OL did not do his job.

 

But there is often so much more than that.

 

It goes back to that classic clip from Jim Mora.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHipzGL4dwM

---