classicaaron":r8az2vqo said:
razor150":r8az2vqo said:
KiwiHawk":r8az2vqo said:
2: "and for those who say his blocking is good. what good is being able to block when our line is so terrible that the running back is getting tackled for a 3 yard loss every time"
This one is simply ridiculous. Kearse is a wide receiver, who blocks defensive backs on the second level, not a fullback. Three yards in the backfield is not second level. The statement demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of what WR blocking is about, and almost stopped me from reading the rest of this thread in disgust. This used to be a board where people understood football. Now, not only does this sort of statement get made, but it then gets quoted for truth instead of debunked. Absurd.
This response is absurd, I think you fundamentally did not understand what he is saying. He is basically saying "What is so great about having Kearse's downfield blocking when the RB is getting crushed behind the line because our OLine sucks." This isn't a criticism of Kearse's role as a blocker, it's saying the importance isn't that high on the pecking order due to how bad the oline is.
thank you for grasping exactly what I was saying, didn't think it was that difficult. Kearse is a good a blocker but we didn't need a good blocker this year because he never had much of chance to use it so what does it matter. id rather have a receiver that can get separation and make some catches downfield. pretty sure a 10 or 15 yard catch by a better receiver would be better than him blocking to get the RB 5 extra yards the one time a game he breaks one. in a run first offense with Marshawn getting nice runs all game long his blocking was needed and he warranted a spot on the field. this year with a 60% pass ratio and not getting any good runs it was just a waste of a spot.
and for those saying he fielded the decoy spot, a good offense shouldn't even have a decoy. do you think the packers have players out there for decoys, haha yeah right. and even if that was his sole purpose, how much of a decoy can you be when the defenders know hes terrible and wont make much impact anyways. not like hes drawing double coverages or safety help like Lockette would get cause there afraid they might get beat deep.
Once again, pass blocking isn't run blocking. By the time a receiver has to block for a running back, it's already a wildly successful play, and I agree it's a rare opportunity, particularly when a lot of our running yards come between the tackles.
However, we have a guy named Bevel calling the plays, and as long as he is calling them, we will be running bubble screens if for no other reason than to force the corner to respect the double move. We also run reverses, pitches, bootlegs, etc. that involve a runner out on the edge where someone needs to lock up the cornerback or safety. The offensive line isn't going to get there. Willson and Graham have not been spectacular blockers. Who is going to set the block to free the edge?
Baldwin is the guy catching the pass, Lockett and Richardson are too slight to be effective blockers, and McEvoy hasn't broken the lineup very often. That leaves exactly who to set the blocks out there?