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This is primarily a zone concept. All the OL just blocks whoever shows up in their face. It's much harder to run effective twists/stunts against slide protection, because if you run away from an OL, he just goes: And figures you're somebody else's problem, which you are.

2. Slide Another common blocking scheme is slide protection. It's…about what it sounds like. The OL all slide in one direction (generally to the QB's blind side (often on a rollout). That, of course, leaves the end away from the slide side unblocked. It's the back's job to chop him down. It...

The QB tries to get rid of the ball just as the LG figures out what's going on The result? Interception, Pitt:

Good job by the back here getting all the way across the QB's face to make the block and not interfere with the throw. But, yeah, 5 is charting through unimpeded, and your LG STILL doesn't know what's going on.

SO, again, the right side of your line has picked up the twist. The center has done his job and is going to pick up the rushing Mike. Your LT has engaged the twist correctly. The Back is heading to pick up 24….BUUUUTTTTT, your LG has COMPLETELY missed the fact that a twist has happened, and #5...

Unfortunately, Pitt is again running a twist on both sides of the ball (also, that ROLB is coming. If you'll recall, that means that back is involved. He's got to come across the formation and pick up that free rusher)

So the snap happens and lookie here, Mike looks like he's coming, so the center immediately comes off the help block to pick him up

Same thing on the second play from scrimmage, with worse results. On this play, you'll note there's a back in the backfield.

As you can see, they did not. The RG/RT did a great job on the handoff, they're still in good position and have their blocks. The LG/LT did not manage, and the LT ended up getting beat across his face, and the LG ended up breakdancing while the DE ran free. But wait….why is the center taking...

A couple of frames later, things get interesting. Pitt is running the same game on the top and bottom of the screen, with their DT's and DE's doing "cross-twist". They're different, in that on the top of the screen, the DT is going first, and the DE is twisting around inside, and on the bottom...

You'll notice that Mike is not rushing, which frees up the center to help on the closest/most dangerous block (in this instance the DT lined up in between the Center and the Guard) (this is called a "1 Technique". It is usually contrasted by a DT lined up between the Guard and the Tackle, called...

The snap is delivered, and everybody goes to their assignments.

So then, here is your first play from scrimmage against Pitt. Before the play, the center has identified 7 as the Mike, and the assignments are as follows.

1) BOB One common scheme that you guys run is called "BOB". This is essentially man blocking, and stands for "Big On Big" or "Back on Backer". BOB blocking has essentially the assignments below. The Center is responsible for Mike, the offensive linemen are responsible for the defensive...

Why would he be pointing to a guy who is not the Mike, and claiming he's the Mike? It's because it doesn't actually matter what position the guy is playing, what matters is who is going to block him, and depending upon what blocking scheme, it's a different person. That said, the blocking...

I know, I know, you guys want to see the fancy stuff, RPO's, route combinations, SCHEMES. Well, tough titties. The game is won and lost at the Line of Scrimmage. We've talked about the run game that you guys use. Here's what you guys like to do in pass protection. Honestly, it's really not that...

Would have to have a pretty specific set of circumstances: 1) No recent success (recent success means fans believe "we're THIS close") 2) Not near a major recruiting market (means fans believe "we just have to put a fence around XYZ, and the option will kill that") 3) Can't have recently hired a...

mmmmm, I have a hard time imagining that.

Y'all, please listen to your mod. Whether you like collins or not, if he's going to succeed, he's going to succeed his way, which is jimmies and joes. I claim this should be your mantra: Saturday Sep. 2, 2023 vs Louisville Cardinals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA THAT is when you...

Ok. TBH I have not been paying attention to GS, and so didn't know they had gone away from their system.