LarryCanadian
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I see this being mentioned in a few other threads, but I think it needs a thread of its own.
I constantly see our OLB's and yes, even our DE's get relatively cleanly past their blockers, usually to the outside, and then seeming to have a clean lane to blockers, but constantly they are slown down just enough by the grip on their jerseys to not get to the QB. Also, the delay is often enough so that they can't get hand up for pass deflections or get in the passing lane of QB when the QB is rolling out. Most of the times these aren't blatant holds where the player is pulled down, but they are clear cut none-the-less. And, as would usually be the case, when Bledsoe was in their and Oline was struggling at start of the year, Flo and a few others on our oline were doing the same thing. The difference was, our team was getting penalized and a bunch, including our TE's while, other teams, particularly over last 4-5 games haven't been getting called.
Check the replays of some of the games our outside guys are beating their blockers but getting held up a bunch by the dangling arm hooked into jersey, allowing QB to escape the pocked by that half second.
Our pressure is better at times (although yesterday, in spots it was dreadful, although I think this was part gameplan/scheme and NYG having a lot of blockers back).
Parcells should break with tradition and send in a tape on this one issue. Happens pretty clearly 2-3 per game where it could be called and there are a few more close/questionable ones as well.
I think last week against Bucs when they scored early, Ware was blatantly held on a 3rd down and long play coming nicely around his blocker on outside. Cost a 1st down or touchdown, can't remember and could have been a big play in game.
LarryCanadian
I constantly see our OLB's and yes, even our DE's get relatively cleanly past their blockers, usually to the outside, and then seeming to have a clean lane to blockers, but constantly they are slown down just enough by the grip on their jerseys to not get to the QB. Also, the delay is often enough so that they can't get hand up for pass deflections or get in the passing lane of QB when the QB is rolling out. Most of the times these aren't blatant holds where the player is pulled down, but they are clear cut none-the-less. And, as would usually be the case, when Bledsoe was in their and Oline was struggling at start of the year, Flo and a few others on our oline were doing the same thing. The difference was, our team was getting penalized and a bunch, including our TE's while, other teams, particularly over last 4-5 games haven't been getting called.
Check the replays of some of the games our outside guys are beating their blockers but getting held up a bunch by the dangling arm hooked into jersey, allowing QB to escape the pocked by that half second.
Our pressure is better at times (although yesterday, in spots it was dreadful, although I think this was part gameplan/scheme and NYG having a lot of blockers back).
Parcells should break with tradition and send in a tape on this one issue. Happens pretty clearly 2-3 per game where it could be called and there are a few more close/questionable ones as well.
I think last week against Bucs when they scored early, Ware was blatantly held on a 3rd down and long play coming nicely around his blocker on outside. Cost a 1st down or touchdown, can't remember and could have been a big play in game.
LarryCanadian
