@jgray46
@AndrewJones87
@NikeFootball59
@Graphic Edge Guy
And countless others that I’m not sure you coach or played
I know some people call it gimmicky, but sometimes when an OL can’t reestablish the LOS coaches opt for wide splits to create natural running lanes for the RBs and also a better chance to create angle blocks maybe.
I have a two part question.
1) Are we keeping tight splits in hopes that by being close our OL can do more chipping and doubling to try to control the initial line of defense (DE, DT, NT’s) and then climb to linebackers?
2) What do you think benefits a bad OL more?
Wide splits that create open running lanes (defensive players are taught to be in 1 or 3 tech as a DT most cases.. and DE’s are taught to be in 5, 7 or 9 a lot of times so they are just going to align to the OL regardless of a 1 foot split or a 5 foot)
or
tight splits that allowing the C to chip on a DT in a 4 front or allows G’s to shade DE’s or chip a nose in a 3 front
@AndrewJones87
@NikeFootball59
@Graphic Edge Guy
And countless others that I’m not sure you coach or played
I know some people call it gimmicky, but sometimes when an OL can’t reestablish the LOS coaches opt for wide splits to create natural running lanes for the RBs and also a better chance to create angle blocks maybe.
I have a two part question.
1) Are we keeping tight splits in hopes that by being close our OL can do more chipping and doubling to try to control the initial line of defense (DE, DT, NT’s) and then climb to linebackers?
2) What do you think benefits a bad OL more?
Wide splits that create open running lanes (defensive players are taught to be in 1 or 3 tech as a DT most cases.. and DE’s are taught to be in 5, 7 or 9 a lot of times so they are just going to align to the OL regardless of a 1 foot split or a 5 foot)
or
tight splits that allowing the C to chip on a DT in a 4 front or allows G’s to shade DE’s or chip a nose in a 3 front
