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Originally Posted by That Guy
a bit more lukewarm than i remembered it.
as for firing the OL and switching to a power blocking scheme, you guys should join the chorus of "our defense is only bad cause it's not a 4-3." Your getting caught up in semantics and maybe not actually watching the run game. we do some of both, just like our D actually plays a LOT of 4-3.
our guys are generally lighter and better at zone blocking, our run game in ZB has been fine, and the coaching has been fine. our OL is more speed than power though, so switching to a system that doesn't fit the players you have (or could get in one offseason) is a really stupid idea. the whole point of ZBS is that you can get cheap guys and get a good run game out of them. we've been bad in pass pro for a while though, and part of that is the players we have just aren't that great at it.
we've got a great LT, a very good C. both OG spots at a bit meh, and RT has been an issue for a while, but saying to blow up it just shows that you're not considering or concerned with the fact that you can't just go out and buy an entire new OL in FA or draft one and get them ready to start in one offseason. our scouting department has also been extremely bad at scouting OL, since we've seen 2 reaches not work out and a big money contract given to a very forgettable FA.
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We aren't even that good at the zone run scheme anymore, despite DeSean keeping safeties honest. It comes down to inferior play at both guard positions. If you consider signing FA's like Lauvau and Chester, and drafting guys in the 3rd round or later addressing the issue, then expect more mediocrity. Trent Williams and Cory Lichtensteiger are the only legit starting O-linemen on our roster today. If we ever hope to dominate in the trenches again, it starts with drafting linemen in the first two rounds, something that this team has done just twice in 15 Dan Snyder drafts (Trent Williams and Jarvis Jenkins).