Tackling Solder
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Awesome (if very depressing) article. Its amazing that Solder didn't get Brady killed in those first four games.
I'm no o-line expert but Solder's footwork looks totally screwed up to me, which is especially problematic since footwork and athleticism were always supposed to be his strengths. He never seems to have a solid base established by the time he makes first contact with the rusher - his body is still moving back while the guy is spinning inside or his body is in the right place but his feet aren't wide enough to anchor him yet. I don't know whether its a coaching/technique problem or a physical issue that's sapping his quickness but he just looks awful.
I'm no o-line expert but Solder's footwork looks totally screwed up to me, which is especially problematic since footwork and athleticism were always supposed to be his strengths. He never seems to have a solid base established by the time he makes first contact with the rusher - his body is still moving back while the guy is spinning inside or his body is in the right place but his feet aren't wide enough to anchor him yet. I don't know whether its a coaching/technique problem or a physical issue that's sapping his quickness but he just looks awful.
Really well researched, esp going back and looking at other LT's that DG has had. I do wonder though if those LT's also started with a wider base and then narrowed it or already had a narrow stance before DG got to them.
You can say the narrow stance worked for them but we also know the wide stance worked well for Solder and he was taught by one of the top 2-3 OL coaches of the last 20yrs. I wouldn't put DG in the same class so if he fixed something that wasn't broken just because it is his preference that is on DG.
You can say the narrow stance worked for them but we also know the wide stance worked well for Solder and he was taught by one of the top 2-3 OL coaches of the last 20yrs. I wouldn't put DG in the same class so if he fixed something that wasn't broken just because it is his preference that is on DG.
I'll echo those that praise this article while being depressed about the reality that Solder just really seems to suck right now. I'm hoping it's correctable, but he's a guy with a history of back injury (which could explain his stance not being as deep) and concussions (which could explain mental mistakes). Hard to be optimistic at this point.
His footwork was terrible in the first 3 games. Even on plays where he was sucessful in setting blocks he wasn't always in the ideal position. He wasn't getting off at the snap effectively.Morgan's Magic Snowplow said:
This is an excellent idea that I hadn't thought of. The coach's film only goes back a few years but I should be able to get some pre and post-DG looks at Jake Long.j44thor said:
Its not quite as bad as it seems. He was MUCH better in the KC game, both in results and technique. The only terrible play was not completely his fault, there wasn't much he could do against Hali's jump. Outside of that play he was quite effective (which PFF agrees with, -2.4, -2.1, -3.3, +1.1 in the 4 games so far).Bergs said:
While it looks bad based on the article, that was every play with a critical error. My hope is that he's getting used to the new stance and the advantages it provides. I'm not sure what those advantages are but I'm hoping they exist because it explains why they haven't just gone back to what was working.
This would be good.JerBear said:
Also that jump = half yard offside. I still can't believe the refs missed that even knowing it did not matter in terms of the outcome.
Silverdude2167 said:
The play is dissected in detail in this thread: http://sonsofsamhorn.net/topic/85928-horrible-passing-the-kc-recap/
I don't think he was off-side. I think Stork needs to never, ever do that again.