Check out Markus McKethan (#60). How is this even possible for a professional football player to look that lost and inept? I feel like I'm watching old film of my son's pop warner team when a backup OL who never plays would come in for the last series of the game.
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Just as bad as that play where Neal was blocking Waller from behind.
Who is coaching this OLine?
These players seem to get worse under his coaching…
I saw that. But then again Cager was likely the cause of Jones knee when he tripped Jones the play before Jones fell over....
Instead, the one guys blows it up because he is slow getting off the ball, as a result misses his initial blocking assignment on the pull, and then inexplicably stops and turns around to look at Barkley instead of just making the next block. If he just made that block, it may have been enough.
He knew his assignment. That wasn't the issue.
It's a read option with #90 being the intentionally unblocked defender. #90 went with the RB so Barkley correctly kept it and was about to run through the huge vacated hole (with what should've been 2 OL pulling through) - but McKethan just stops because he's clueless.
He fucked up the perfect playcall there.
It's a read option with #90 being the intentionally unblocked defender. #90 went with the RB so Barkley correctly kept it and was about to run through the huge vacated hole (with what should've been 2 OL pulling through) - but McKethan just stops because he's clueless.
He fucked up the perfect playcall there.
It's not a read option. You don't have 2 OL pulling on a read option.
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Taught him how to block Barkley on that particular play.
I saw that. But then again Cager was likely the cause of Jones knee when he tripped Jones the play before Jones fell over....
Cager was supposed to block someone on that play, it's undetermined who, and Maxx Crosby crashed down unlocked - which led to Jones hurrying out of the pocket and making him extend his leg.
Jones didn't deserve that shit. Just awful blocking concepts.
Sorry!
Turns his back to the line of scrimmage.
Generally clueless.
Hits no one but his own back until the play is over.
When McKethan was late because he wasn't ready for the snap and looking sideways/backwards. Since he was so late, Pugh had to slow down and he had no shot at 90. Because he was so slow and had no shot at 90, he went to peel back to block him. The problem is he got in Barkley's way. Since he got in his way, he was like oh shit let me go block someone else.
The whole play looks ridiculous but it doesn't mean he doesn't know the play. It doesn't mean he tried to get the wrong man. None of this is true. The issue is just him looking backward and not realizing the ball was snapped. Get on him for that but not because he doesn't know the play. The only point to Barkley faking the handoff is to slow down the interior players (DL and MLB) so that those blocks have time to set up when one of the OL, probably the RT, can help initial penetration by the DT and then have time to peel off to the MLB.
I went over McKethan. If the play is run correctly, he kicks out 90. You can see if he did that, it'll be a tight hole. Pugh will have to lead up on 14. Number 28 doesn't need to be blocked as he is way to wide. The play never should have been that wide. If run correctly, Barkley should have went straight ahead on the hash and that is where the hole was. The hole looks gigantic after McKethan was late butif everything was run correctly, it would have been a tight hole whith Barkley one on one with the safety if everyone held their blocks but Phillips seemed to not hold the block on the MLB.
When McKethan was late because he wasn't ready for the snap and looking sideways/backwards. Since he was so late, Pugh had to slow down and he had no shot at 90. Because he was so slow and had no shot at 90, he went to peel back to block him. The problem is he got in Barkley's way. Since he got in his way, he was like oh shit let me go block someone else.
The whole play looks ridiculous but it doesn't mean he doesn't know the play. It doesn't mean he tried to get the wrong man. None of this is true. The issue is just him looking backward and not realizing the ball was snapped. Get on him for that but not because he doesn't know the play. The only point to Barkley faking the handoff is to slow down the interior players (DL and MLB) so that those blocks have time to set up when one of the OL, probably the RT, can help initial penetration by the DT and then have time to peel off to the MLB.
So what is this coaching or the player?
Cager was supposed to block someone on that play, it's undetermined who, and Maxx Crosby crashed down unlocked - which led to Jones hurrying out of the pocket and making him extend his leg.
Jones didn't deserve that shit. Just awful blocking concepts.
Cager really didn't do anything wrong. Crosby lined up on his end, facing an apparent double team from Cager and Neal. Crosby left them to do a looping stunt up the center A gap.
Neal was picked off from following Crosby by Bredeson and the DL Bredeson was locked up with.
Schmitz was not protecting the A gap. He had gone after the DL on Pugh's side, initially double teaming him, then getting locked up 1 on 1, leaving Pugh blocking nobody.
Jones was somewhat delayed getting into his passing set up by a play action fake to Barkley that Crosby paid no attention to.
Jones had about 2.5 seconds, maybe a tick more, to get a pass off before the pressure from Crosby made him move. There was a window for a quick throw over the middle to Bellinger, but Jones didn't take it.
Cager kept his eyes on Crosby, as he should, and peeled back in an attempt to pick off Crosby as Crosby was chasing Jones. But Jones cut toward Cager and disaster ensued.
Hard to single anyone out for criticism. Schmitz left the A gap exposed, but maybe he was doing his job selling the play action fake and blocking as though it were a running play. Bredeson would have had a hard time getting off his man to block Crosby, even if he tried, and Neal had no real chance to get through the bodies in his way.
When a DE gives up his edge and loops up the center A gap as Crosby did, it can leave his side of the field exposed and lead to a big play for the offense. Not in this case.
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So what is this coaching or the player?
That was 100% on Mckethan. He was slow out of the snap. Whether he has the athleticism to pull is another question though
They are ineptly slow. Assume they must practice that way and it gets ingrained in how they play.
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Not knowing your fucking assignment
He knew his assignment. That wasn't the issue.
Did you speak to him? Did he tell you he knew the play? Do you know the play?
I could be wrong, but if there's one thing I know in football it's OL play, and that look is the classic kind of hesitation that happens when you aren't sure of what you are supposed to be doing on a play. The eye in the sky don't lie...
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Not knowing your fucking assignment
He knew his assignment. That wasn't the issue.
Did you speak to him? Did he tell you he knew the play? Do you know the play?
I could be wrong, but if there's one thing I know in football it's OL play, and that look is the classic kind of hesitation that happens when you aren't sure of what you are supposed to be doing on a play. The eye in the sky don't lie...
But I am with you that he clearly is late off the ball... my thinking is that he's trying to sort out his assignment based on the front and what the call is, and barely gets out of his stance.
Just refer to this when you wonder why we can't score. Or just blame the RB or QB.
I'm going to say the blocked FG that started the train wreck may be the defining play of the season.
My other sum up play candidates are Gano's miss and Barkley falling versus the Jets, and TT calling the run play at the goal line.