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Originally Posted by kravix
Complain about Meyers all you want but he is almost 300lbs, and according to Bruce Mathews, Meyers played very very well last year. Which should translate into this year. The entire line, pass protection, passing game, and run game is built off the zone system. Bringing in some big maulers will only jack the whole thing up. You cannot have the best of both worlds, we saw that with Sherman.
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I will definitely complain about Meyers, not because he is a
terrible offensive lineman, but because he has consistently been overpowered all season long. I have watched and re-watched these games where the DTs are getting off the ball faster than he is (and he is snapping the ball). They then proceed to push him 1-3 yards into the backfield.
One of the main plays of the ZB scheme is the stretch play. So in order for there to be cutback lanes, our O Line (especially the interior) have to be explosive and quick. This has not been happening.
So we have been demonstrating all season long that we can throw the ball. The point now is to be able to gain, 1-3 yards consistently. We need someone to be able to at least hold the point of attack. Hence the need for a Jumbo package.
Again they should not be replacing our current OLine but rather coming in on specific occasions.
Side note: Caldwell held up really well Sunday. It also helped that Peko and Odom both were injured early on.