Offensive Line Overrated?
December 23rd, 2009
The less than stellar play of the offensive line this year has been a real head-scratcher for Joe.
It continues to trouble Joe how the Bucs offensive line has terribly underperformed this season.The Bucs were on the cusp of having a dominant offensive line this year. That’s one of the reasons Raheem the Dream (initially) wanted to pound the ball.
And why not? With a bunch of young studs up front, take advantage of them!
At best this year, the Bucs offensive line has been average. Donald Penn has been dynamite. Joe will argue he’s been the best Bucs player all year. He has totally owned some of the NFL’s top defensive ends this year.
The rest of the line, meh. Average. Maybe.
Joe finds it hard to believe that one guy playing hide-and-seek (Arron Sears) is responsible for the line collapsing. Not when Jeremy Zuttah started the 2008 season as a rookie in place of injured Davim Joseph and the line never missed a beat.
Jeremy Trueblood, for being a graduate of such a solid school like Boston College, has been a total dumbass. In well over half of the Bucs games (nine), Trueblood has been whistled for a false start, leading the NFL. That’s simply unacceptable to Joe.
Tack on his idiotic personal foul penalties and Joe has to ask why Trueblood has his head up his ass so much?
In the off season, Joe believes the Bucs hierarchy really needs to take a long and detailed look at why the Bucs offensive line played so subpar.
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:09 am
Joe one three words come to mind – offensive line coach! We can add a fourth – stinks!
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Oops, not “one three words”, just “three words”. Sorry bout that keyboard fart!
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Coaching is to blame on an underperforming O-line. They implemented a zone blocking scheme that according to Faine would take 8 weeks to fully get. Then, rightfully so, fired the damn guy who was implementing said scheme. Just about every thing wrong with our team falls on the coaches and managements shoulders.
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
Haha… and some of those other “Bucs” fans hated Bill Muir right out of town. Muir imo, was a bonehead but still he cheffed chicken pie out of chicken shit year after year. That 2002 line was atrocious. Until it counted. I would’ve like to see him have had another season with these young players. It’s not like it could be worse than this current mess.
As for True, I think his mean streak is great but he has to control it. If he doesn’t improve on that (and his PB’n) in 2010, then I’d suggest a change of scenery. But I do believe in the kid. He’s still young, and we are talking about the game of football here… which grew up on dirty play. Just control it kid.
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 am
Also, I’d suggest Mr. Trueblood watch some tapes and visit with the masters of disguising cheap shots between the hashes… Schlereth, Mathews and Mawea.
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Hey Joe. Do we still employ the “zone blocking” scheme since we chance the O cooridinator? I’d like to know.
and Happy Holidays to you and your staff.