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New Grantland: S-A-C-K: Why Pass Protection Might Be the Jets’ Biggest Problem
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New Grantland: S-A-C-K: Why Pass Protection Might Be the Jets’ Biggest Problem
It’s now up over at Grantland: Saturday night was an example of the preseason problem of hodgepodge lineups that haven’t spent much time together. As the game wore on, the Jets routinely failed to pick up very simple blitzes, and the result was sacks, hurries, and, according to some reports,an extremely frustrated Tim Tebow. Pass…
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“A very wise coach once told me, ‘If you really want play-action, you better pull a guard’” — Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III agree
The title is a quote from former Stanford and current San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman, from the video clip below. And it’s absolutely true. While much is rightfully made about whether a quarterback does an effective job of selling a run fake on play-action, the reality is that the offensive line plays just…
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What are the basic principles of dropback pass protection?
Pass protection is a deep and varied subject, but at least a little can be said to understand the very high-level basics of how the pass rush/pass protection chess match plays out on a given play. Essentially, there are two types of protection schemes: (1) area or zone schemes, and (2) man schemes. Some protections blend…
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On Florida’s offensive struggles, especially in pass protection
Read all about it over at Yahoo!’s Dr Saturday. Thanks as always to the Doc for the digital space.
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Aaron Rodgers: “For better pass protection, we need fewer blockers.”
Spread offense aficionados rejoice — who needs blockers? From the Green Bay Press-Gazette: With a couple of days to think about what went wrong in Sunday’s 31-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals — a game in which Rodgers was sacked six times and hit 10 times despite a game plan that relied heavily on six-…
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