Quinn & Marinelli wanted the 3T to penetrate the gaps and disrupt, so yeah a 1T in Zimmer's scheme is more like what Michigan had Mazi do and he's commented about that in his last interview on the team site.
Yep, and to make matters worse is his reaction time/get off is delayed. One of the stranger poorest traits of a lineman is to be a second behind everyone else at the snap of the ball. To watch that snap after snap and never be corrected is an epic red flag.
To say that this has never been corrected is false. You can absolutely see progression on this if you go back and watch him snap by snap last season. I'd also argue that it's really that much of an issue as well. To me Mazi as I watch his tape he has a significantly bigger issue in his ability to read blocks than he does getting off the football. Moving back in to primarily be a 1T should help him quite a bit here, especially if he can maintain his size.
Yeah, opinions vary I guess brother. I did not see any improvement in his snap getoff delay.
Exactly.
He will still need to occupy the C/G. That's part of what makes Zimmer's gap blitz effective. The center/guard have to engage the NT, which allows the linebacker to come around and pressure the QB or tackle the RB.
After he destroys a few OL, eating the pancakes, he will make that weight.Needs to be at least 325 lbs
Yeah Quinn tried to make our 1 tech something he isn't. I don't understand his thought process regarding Mazi.
Zim runs the AAgap scheme.
