How did the OL grade out?
- Thread starter Charlie Marlow
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Do you mean have the coaches released their grades from last week for each position? I have not seen it mentioned anywhere.
If I were to give our line a grade it would be a B-. Cincinnati has a good defensive line.
For what it's worth, PFF grades- Lutovsky, Teddy P, Evans and Spindler all graded out at 78 which is above average. Teddy pass blocked well. Gottula, Corcoran and Pritchett went 23, 26 and 33 which is below starting caliber. I don't know who they were going against but with all three struggling, I wonder if left tackle had the toughest assignment of the night.
Nebraska's run blocking was pedestrian at best for a couple of reasons:
1. Justin Evans struggled to move Corleone off the ball. Evans didn't get blown up like a Texas lineman vs. Suh, but he also couldn't move the dude off a spot. But you can't really pin that on Evans. He was facing a legit top 100 draft pick and never really got beat. However, Corleone really clogged up things up ion the middle.
2. Cincinnati's whole D-line performed a crazy array of stunts and and twists. They were moving into gaps post snap at a rate that they never showed on film last season. It created a lot confusion for a pretty experienced offensive line.
3. Pass pro was actually pretty solid.
Bottom line is the offensive coaching staff should've been better prepared to see a lot more movement up front. I realize Cincy was dealing with a lot of injuries and depth issues last season, and probably wasn't able to create as much run defense havoc as they showed vs. Nebraska. However, they were running the Iowa State scheme. The staff should've conducted more due diligence with a deeper film dive into the Cincy DC from his times as a LB coach at Iowa State.
The good news for the offensive line and the offensive staff is the likelihood of being fooled in the future will diminish with each passing week.
1. Justin Evans struggled to move Corleone off the ball. Evans didn't get blown up like a Texas lineman vs. Suh, but he also couldn't move the dude off a spot. But you can't really pin that on Evans. He was facing a legit top 100 draft pick and never really got beat. However, Corleone really clogged up things up ion the middle.
2. Cincinnati's whole D-line performed a crazy array of stunts and and twists. They were moving into gaps post snap at a rate that they never showed on film last season. It created a lot confusion for a pretty experienced offensive line.
3. Pass pro was actually pretty solid.
Bottom line is the offensive coaching staff should've been better prepared to see a lot more movement up front. I realize Cincy was dealing with a lot of injuries and depth issues last season, and probably wasn't able to create as much run defense havoc as they showed vs. Nebraska. However, they were running the Iowa State scheme. The staff should've conducted more due diligence with a deeper film dive into the Cincy DC from his times as a LB coach at Iowa State.
The good news for the offensive line and the offensive staff is the likelihood of being fooled in the future will diminish with each passing week.
1. Justin Evans struggled to move Corleone off the ball. Evans didn't get blown up like a Texas lineman vs. Suh, but he also couldn't move the dude off a spot. But you can't really pin that on Evans. He was facing a legit top 100 draft pick and never really got beat. However, Corleone really clogged up things up ion the middle.
Coreleone being a stud allowed them to play that three high safety look forcing us to the quick throws. Very few defenses on our schedule could pull that off. Also props to Raiola for not forcing the ball into coverage. He played a clean game for the most part.
How dare you? You know objective analysis isn’t allowed on this board. Anything more than “he sucks” simply isn’t permissible.
Thanks. Those numbers aren’t the gospel truth but still can be somewhat indicative of a players performance. I was especially curious how the 3 LT candidates did and how Prochazka did as well. I’ve defended Teddy through the years and hoped he wouldn’t make me regret it. Have to admire him coming back after three season-ending injuries.
Left Tackle on the other hand…..
Talent-wise Teddy is superior. Really athletic and strong. It all comes down to staying healthy. Fidone was able to come back from serious knee injuries and play himself into the draft so I'm hopeful Teddy will as well.
I wish we had Coreleone this year. If only we could have used some of that NIL we spent on an LT and spent it on a dominant DT.
I think the coaches looked at their OT depth in the winter and realized they didn't have much that wasn't injured. So they went after Pritchett. Gottula, Corc and Teddy were recovering, but you never know how that will translate into playing the next year. For a good chunk of time during summer, sports yakkers assumed Lutovsky to be taking over at RT with Pritchett at left. But it seems all three injured guys are fully available.
The only thing harder to get from the portal than a decent OT is a decent DT. George will factor into the rotation at DT, but the kid from Miss St is on the milk carton.
Yep. All three of those guys struggled and I suppose they are using the first three games to figure out a starter. Let someone earn it on the field. I don't mind that really. But right now it just seems like they'll eventually have to pick a guy and hope he can settle in. I favor Gottula because he played well last year. Corcoran and Pritchett both performed about where their usual PFF grades were.