Coug_Hawk08":37inpkcw said:
We are continually one of the worst pass defending teams in the league. Our run blocking is really not great either. We have individual players that are so epic (lynch/RW), they can somehow overcome instant pressure. Turn losses into no gains, or miraculously extend for positive gains. Now, this could be on the talent we have on the line, but you would like to see some improvement based on scheme and development. I always hear how cable is an o-line god. . . i haven't seen that.
Kind of where I am at on this.
I expect the run-blocking to look better next year if we can stay healthier. The problem is that with as absymal as our pass blocking has been throughout Cable's career here, the run-blocking needs to be all-world. It is...pretty dang good when we're healthy. If we had any pass protection I would say Cable's a genius, but still waiting for that.
And I don't want him anywhere near the draft room. I think we have him to thank for Carpenter, Moffit, and the Sweezy experiment. JS has tried to give him high draft picks but I think Schneid figured out that was like flushing them down the toilet. So now Schneider figures if we're going to whiff on OL we're at least only going to blow late-round picks to do it.
Edit: I'm not saying Cable is bad, or even average. I think he's above average, and he's one coach where if we were looking at replacements I'd be scared we'd do much worse. I'm just saying I think the guru label might be dubious, I don't think he's such a savant that a franchise should consider him for HC, and I don't think his talent for OL comes anywhere near sniffing Pete's talent for defense. PETE is a genuine savant at his specialty, and the only one on the coaching staff that rises to guru IMO.