Belated Redskins-Packers Reviews

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Offense


Blown Blocks

Ugh. This was ugly. Kory Lichtensteiger paced everyone with 5 blown blocks. That's a bad season from a left guard, but it wasn't such a terrible game by the standards of this offensive line in this game. Casey Rabach had 2 blown blocks, plus another two plays where the Packers assulted McNabb with Rabach playing the role of the fiery coach of the offense who yells encouragement at his troops without actually doing anything to help them. Trent Williams had 2 blown blocks in his return to the lineup, and he wasn't the one going against Matthews most of the time. Artis Hicks had the worst game of his Redskins career, 3 blown blocks. Keiland Williams and Ryan Torain blew a block each. Torain at least made up for it with the key block on the Armstrong TD and an awesome-though-meaningless decleater of 340 lb BJ Raji. Stephon Heyer had a blown block and didn't even start. He replaced the injured Jammal Brown, who blew 3 blocks in the first half plus a drive (two of which vs. Matthews).


If you add up the carnage, the Redskins blew 18 blocks in this game between the runs and the passes. About 4 to 5 blown blocks is normal for a game against a quality opponent. The Packers played well, but that was only part of the issue. The main issue was that the Redskins offensive pace-setters never even bothered to show up.

Whats your opinion on why all the blown blocks happened. It seemed to me at least 2 on Kory was because he messed up his assigment and was doing something else, like he was confussed. I guess do you think most of the blown blocks were due to players just doing the wrong thing or were they outmatched?

Awesome right up again. Thanks

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Whats your opinion on why all the blown blocks happened. It seemed to me at least 2 on Kory was because he messed up his assigment and was doing something else, like he was confussed. I guess do you think most of the blown blocks were due to players just doing the wrong thing or were they outmatched?

Awesome right up again. Thanks

Two of Kory's blown blocks were mistakes caused by him vacating his gap to assist Rabach or Williams. Excusable under the "making himself useful" umbrella. Inexcusable under the "executing his assignment" qualification.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Two of Kory's blown blocks were mistakes caused by him vacating his gap to assist Rabach or Williams. Excusable under the "making himself useful" umbrella. Inexcusable under the "executing his assignment" qualification.

Dont you think Dock should be in? At least active. I kinda surprised how poor Kory has shown, and what i saw with run blocking (not just with Kory but the entire interior) we couldnt get any push in the middle and 9 times outta 10 we were getting seriously blown back, clogging up the back field. Green Bay is a hellava D line, but come on man. The interior Oline positions probably gonna need to see some more talent come in the offseason.