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Originally Posted by nunusguy
It's not just that we don't have Jacobs. We don't have an OLine like the Giants have either. Our OLine, relatively small to include very smallish TEs, is built for ZB which features quickness & finesese/backside & second-level blocking schemes and not power-blocking.
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This is another valid point. Our oline is not in any shape form or fashion bulldozers. It was very simple what oakland did. They said to hell with trying to get penetration on our running plays. (which is what we would have preferred so slaton could do what he does best and cutback on the penetrating lineman.) They didnt even let our Oline get into their zone to block, they just bullrushed our smaller weaker Oline into the backfield while the LB waited for slaton to try and bounce outside. Knowing this, like 11 prior teams, we should have adjusted, call some sweeps or screens (actually to the RB) to take advantage of the DLine that wasnt even looking for the RB, just looking to push the pile backwards.
I dont profess to have all the answers but if you are the HC,OC, or DC halftime is for adjustments not potty breaks.