Nobody has mentioned this..but our Oline

[5Ringz]

Fantastic pass protection vs ND. Not one sack IIRC and only a couple QB hurries.

 

[Cane18]

Run blocking is not very good

 

[skyman]

They did a **** of a job, ND couldnt get ANY pressure with 4. Even some of the hurries was Stephen just scrambling out of the pocket when there was no need to. Cant really say anything about run blocking because we really didnt do enough of it to even establish a run game.

They have to bring it every week though, UNC still has Butch Davis studs, they have some really good dlineman who get pressure. Really want to see how our guys perform against some speed rushers in the next 2 weeks

 

[McGahee2TheHouse]

Run blocking is not very good

This.

Este. We cannot pound the ball that well up the middle at all.

 

[PGCountySoulCane]

Run blocking is not very good

This.

Este. We cannot pound the ball that well up the middle at all.

TRUE. But look at the nature of our OLine. They are huge guys off the bus, but none of them have that mean streak it takes to be that downhill blocker. Honestly I feel the same way about our D. A bunch of really athletic guys who just lack intensity. EJ, DP, and Bush have it, Shayon and Chick too, but the rest are just going through the motions. You can't put that kinda fire in someone. Either they have it or they don't. The great ones have it.

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

Run blocking is not very good

This.

Este. We cannot pound the ball that well up the middle at all.

Yep. The fact that they are actually pretty competent at pass blocking but completely inept at run blocking leads me to be believe it's a technique or scheme issue, which is why I continue to point the finger at Kehoe.

 

[scythecam]

positives tend to get lost in the muck when you get beat by 400 points.

 

[weownfsu]

I think we'd be good at running the ball if we actually committed to it. Instead we just run it once every 5 plays and it works about half the time.

 

[courcy75]

I think we'd be good at running the ball if we actually committed to it. Instead we just run it once every 5 plays and it works about half the time.

Bingo.

 

[UMcanesfan420]

Didn't see the game but how many times did we run from the shotgun? This is my biggest problem with Fisch. I don't mind it a couple times to keep em honest, but running out of the gun too much annoys me. Especially when they did the Raising Canes featuring Hagens. Talkin bout he's the heart and soul of the team and we never use him.

 

[condor]

Run blocking is not very good

This.

Este. We cannot pound the ball that well up the middle at all.

Had we caught those passes we dropped and scored when we should have from those plays it would have forced ND to play more pass defense. Our running game was hurt since we couldn't thow deep down field to get ND out of defending the LOS.

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

I think we'd be good at running the ball if we actually committed to it. Instead we just run it once every 5 plays and it works about half the time.

Hard to commit to something that generally results in failure.

 

[AUcane]

Run blocking is not very good

This.

Este. We cannot pound the ball that well up the middle at all.

Many of us predicted this, however. ND is stout against run. I knew the struggle we would have against the run, but I knew we could pass the ball on these guys. Seantrel/Bunche brought their A game on Tuitt - dude hardly sniffed Morris. Kudos to those 2 guys. But, the fact that we did not run well against ND was not a surrpise.

 

[cowboycane]

No one runs on Notre Dame this year. Michigan and Michigan State, both with better power run games than ours, were also stifled by the middle of that D.

 

[Jomama]

I agree 100% with this post. The ND line did not get a lot of pressure on Morris. It just felt that if our receivers came up with those catches early on we would have scored some points on ND. We consistently had open receivers down field, in some cases Morris did not see them, but due to excellent pass blocking the passing game was there most of the night. I still cannot believe we did not actually score a touchdown on them...

 

[Canesfan1899]

I thought the OL played well enough for us to win the game.

 

[MiamiVice7]

Bottom line - the Oline played well enough to win.

Problem is, they are the ONLY unit I can say that about. Inevitable result of that = we lost big.

 

[USNAVYCANE]

Fantastic pass protection vs ND. Not one sack IIRC and only a couple QB hurries.

I don't think the o line has given up a sack all year

 

[GhostofVenice01]

Best OL weve had in years

 

[bathtubgin]

I think we'd be good at running the ball if we actually committed to it. Instead we just run it once every 5 plays and it works about half the time.

Bingo.

Well, it is hard to commit to the run when you have a tendency to spot the other team several touchdowns before making your first score, or allowing the other team to go on a scoring binge mid-game before making a comeback.