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Originally Posted by philfree
I watched the first game twice but with the new blackout rules I couldn't TIVO the 2nd. I was at the game and I've seen the highlights replayed enough. On the 71 yarder running play Barber just lets the RB run right past him. I think it's beginning to become apparent why he's floated around from team to team. He lacks dicipline. Now you are prolly right about crashing the line but it's the crashing in the wrong place that's causing the problems. Biting on fakes and leaving their responsibility is what killing the LBs IMO not the scheme.
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your right.. on that particular play, barber got blocked by what looked to be a wide receiver. (not good)
he shouldn't get handled like that
but IIRC both of the other linebackers jumped inside which left Barber all by himself to fill the hole.
"crashing in the wrong place"
that's what im saying... the linebackers are crashing the line of scrimmage because they jump at the snap.
is this scheme? is it bad LB play?
after seeing the linebackers consistantly jump at, if not before the snap of the ball, it seems like they have been coached to do such.
at the very least the coaches have not told them to stop strongly enough.
the quote by gunther "if you dont' see the linebackers running downhill at the snap of the ball...." leads me to believe that it's by design.