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Supposedly Zone blocking is implimented to disguise run plays but obviously that does not seem to be working either.
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This is exactly why we should man up and drive off the line. Why in the world would OSU try to disguise run plays?!? We love to run the ball and everyone knows it. IMO, zone blocking takes away some aggression that is vital for an O-lineman. Give me the straight ahead, fire out hard and low, make first contact and drive the defender back and possibly get some LB's caught up in the muck, over what we are currently seeing any day of the week. And then throw some passes off of plays that are disguised to look like a run play.
I have felt that since Bollman has been here that we have seen a steady deterioration of our Oline play. This year, with an entire line comprised of his type of recruit on the line, I thought maybe things would be different. But as Grad has pointed out, schemes really mean jack shit if one doesn't have the basics, proper technique, discipline, and understanding of adjustments.