Sentences with phrase «than the offensive lines»

There's no bigger position of need than offensive line in Michigan's 2017 class, and Wilson, a five - star out of Brooklyn, is the top target.

Not exact matches

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In recent years no unit in football has gotten more attention than the Cowboys offensive line.

The Seminoles closed out Oklahoma State despite sloppiness in Arlington, while Wake Forest has one of the worst offensive lines you will see in Division I, gaining fewer than two yards - per - play against ULM.

Hopefully having last line change will help to free up Claude — get him against some lines where he / Coots / Raffle can dominate in the offensive zone rather than trying to contain Sydney's line (which they did tonight).

Mayfield, the offensive line, the experienced secondary and linebacking corps, and the fact that OU has recruited better than anybody else in the conference tells you why OU should still be strong.

A couple of stopgap veterans and a rookie are called on to toughen up and add depth to a line that was more offensive than effective last season

As much as Lynn wants to emphasize the run, this year's offensive line pass blocks better than last year's offensive line, but run blocks worse.

Is this year's offensive line any better than last year's horrible offensive line?

Clemson's offensive line made his big night against Perine and the Sooners possible by clearing the space that ensured Gallman was further downfield before contact, on average, than his OU peer (though a leg injury to Perine helped as well).

Rather than call plays and coach the offensive line, Colletto will share the line duties with new assistant Dave Borbely.

OLine - The offensive line has been a lot better this year than previous seasons.

The former Bulldog had 17 runs of 20 or more yards last season, and Turner, who is sensitive to criticism he believes is unwarranted, may try to make the point that the running game's struggles were about Tomlinson's declining skills more than they were about his play - calling, the offensive line or some other factor.

After watching the Colts offensive line shut out the Broncos» fantastic pass rushers, the Patriots had better think long and hard about using Collins more as a rusher than a cover guy this weekend.

Consider the performances of these replacements for players whom the Steelers have lost since the Super Bowl: Running back Jerome Bettis is on pace for a 1,700 - yard rushing season; guard Will Wolford and tackle Justin Strzelczyk have made the offensive line stronger than it was a year ago; fourth - year linebacker Chad Brown has seven sacks in place of the injured Greg Lloyd; and retread quarterback Mike Tomczak has completed 62 % of his passes.

Kaepernick hasn't played worth a damn most of the season, without a doubt, but with what he had done in previous years and the fact this was a totally new (shitty) system, with a new (meh) offensive coordinator and a revamped (terrible) offensive line, you would think Kaep had earned more than half a season's worth of the benefit of a doubt.

If you are a team who already has an established left tackle but still needs help on the offensive line, you could do a lot worse than Conklin.

So the Falcons have an offensive line that excels at single blocking, none more than Mack.

They played next to each other on the left side of the Raiders» offensive line for more than 200 games, forming such a formidable tandem that Doug Sutherland, a Minnesota Viking defensive tackle, once said, «They could block out the sun.»

And he operates now behind an offensive line more protective than a housemothers» convention.

Joe Protheroe is as solid as they get in the backfield, evidenced by his amazing performance against Dublin in the quarterfinals, and their offensive line just seems to be so much faster than the defenses they are facing.

But at Alabama, with a wonderfully accurate passer (two of them, actually), the best receiver in college football (Amari Cooper), a deeper - than - acknowledged receiving corps, a great offensive line, and a ridiculous set of running backs, it all works.

And while I will gladly acknowledge that I am an amateur in all of this while Rick Spielman and his staff are professionals with infinitely more knowledge than I possess, with my limited knowledge, I would still find it stupid for Spielman to prioritize safety or slot corner over the interior offensive line in the draft.

After all, flag football removes almost all contact along the line, leaving offensive linemen to serve as little more than juking traffic cones.

Having seen up close with the Hurricanes, I'd probably pass on Jussi... he's got more skill than a 3rd line grinder, but his offensive ceiling isn't significantly higher than what guys like Brunner and Ryder already bring to justify having to pay him 3.5 to 4 mil.

Running back Dalvin Cook is still Dalvin Cook, but he's having to break tackles more quickly than he did last year, as the offensive line has been glitchy.

But the middle of the offensive line needs more work than ever, now that Weston Richburg, Justin Pugh, and D.J. Fluker all left.

I can't know for certain, but my gut tells me that their quantitative approach toward offensive line evaluation involves a bunch of metrics that are summarized by nothing more complex than a straight - line average of the component linemen.

It's also thatwith Randy Moss stretching the field and the offensive line blocking so welland giving Brady time to pick and choose his targets, Welker will be the onechosen more often than anyone else.

A two - touchdown favorite, they fell by two touchdowns because their offensive line couldn't get any sort of consistent push on the Red Raiders» defensive front and their secondary couldn't prevent a less - than - explosive offense from ripping off explosive passes downfield.

In college, a forward pass beyond the line of scrimmage is illegal if any offensive linemen are more than 3 yards down the field.

Both teams possess vulnerable offensive lines, but Arkansas State's defensive line, a unit ranked fifth overall in adjusted sack rate, is much better equipped to generate pressure than the Blue Raiders» defensive line, which is ranked 47th.

Somebody needs to line up for at least 80 or 82 (ideally more than that) of the team's offensive snaps.

And as we see above, quarterback and receiver experience are worth far more than running back or offensive line experience.

«It was theJets» year in» 68,» Turner maintains, «and it will be again this year.Our offensive line is as good or better than ever.

The Eagles knew that the Giant front line of Andy Robustelli, Rosey Grier, Dick Modzelewski and Jim Katcavage was physically stronger than the Eagle offensive line.

Dak has looked better than we would have imagined, Russell Wilson-esque in his rookie year, but there is a lot to be said about the job the offensive line and offensive play - calling.

This episode provides insight into running backs Chris Evans and Karan Higdon, who has a bigger responsibility than football or school in his life, as well as the relationship between offensive coordinator / offensive line coach Tim Drevno and the offensive line.

The play calling in those situations will come under scrutiny, as it should, but the offensive line also struggled to create any holes against a defense that is better in the front than it has been in recent years.

That's none other than former Bengals great Willie Anderson, who runs an offensive line training program in Atlanta.

Mississippi State is much better on the defensive line than USC is on the offensive line.

Bowen was hired as Maryland's offensive line coach less than 11 months ago.

Someone from nfl.com: Steady, durable and reliable, Clapp has appealing size, but he's more likely to man his position than to help make a noticeable improvement to an offensive line.

The Bears are still max protecting more than they should, so it's hard to get a real gauge on the offensive line's improvement, but by my calculations, 12 of the 28 sacks are on the offensive line, and that's not to bad all things considered.