Pass pro has gotten so much better

[TheLegendOfBoom]

I'm not so sure. He has zero personality to inspire a team in my opinion. Could be one of those coordinators who is just good at what they do like Spags.

Kubiak, at this rate, will absolutely garner interviews.

Personality, or not.

 

[keasley45]

I'm not so sure. He has zero personality to inspire a team in my opinion. Could be one of those coordinators who is just good at what they do like Spags.

This x 100

 

[glenwo2]

You got it. I’ll be the next Seahawks OC when Kubiak leaves to be HC.

Do I have your support and endorsement?

Only if you change your name to TheLegendOfZoom.

 

[FrodosFinger]

You got it. I’ll be the next Seahawks OC when Kubiak leaves to be HC.

Do I have your support and endorsement?

For sure my guy! It’s kind of going to be like that. Same system and some guy off the street as the new OC just filling a role

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Glad Rams aren't in the top 10 in pass pro. Our D should be able to put some serious pressure on Stafford at least a handful of times.

Surprised where Lions rank - had no idea their pass pro was that bad.

Edit: Oh, this is just for Week 9. Thought it was cumulative season ranking. Wonder how all the teams rank cumulatively so far.

Stop with the Ram fear, my god....

/sarcasm

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

Kubiak, at this rate, will absolutely garner interviews.

Personality, or not.

No doubt if this form continues. Trying to remember the last time a seahawks OC has been consistent/great over a season though. Closest was Schotty but it fell off a cliff in the end.

Brock and Salk also commented that Kubiak has serious reservations about constantly moving his young family. Almost stayed in New Orleans due to that. Imagine it would have to be a great offer/franchise to move than being one and done at the jets or whoever

 

[MontanaHawk05]

We're no longer stuck with an OC who camps his QB in shotgun all season at near-record rates, for one thing. That enormously helps the pass protection. Kudos to Zabel.

Kubiak has surprised me. His system has tradeoffs, but we're running it well, JSN is making it pay off, and Darnold is able to make points off of anyone who's open.

Basically, we took three or four factors that were working against us and swung them all in the opposite direction.

 

[Jerhawk]

I’ve been alive for 35 years now and have been watching football for 27 of those years.

In that time, I’ve seen some great Seahawks O lines (‘03-05) and putrid O lines (‘15-24).

In my observations, there are several things that need to come together in order for the O line to not just be adequate, but dominate. First off, it starts with their footwork. I was noticing that from about 2015 to last season, the footwork among the linemen with the exception of Cross was very slow and lethargic. As an O linemen, and just like building any sort of structure, you need to have a firm base. Our guys failed to have a firm base, so these great D linemen around the league were able to get them off balance from the jump. Once you’re off balance as 300 pounds, it’s nearly impossible to recover, especially when being pushed backward by someone your equal or even stronger.

This year, I’m really digging their footwork collectively. Bradford seems to still struggle and be inconsistent with forming a solid base, but he looked a bit better last week.

Now from there, a lot of issues revolve around playcalling. For the past 9 years, our routes were taking way too long to develop, which puts any O line in a tough spot, I don’t care how good you are. I admit I was rough on Kubiak week 1, but since then, he’s done a much better job at calling shorter route concepts so Darnold can get rid of the ball fast.

The final piece of good pass protection falls on the QB. Yes, getting rid of the ball in under 3 seconds is key, but there will be occasional breakdowns. So far this season, I love Darnold’s ability to be sneaky with his own footwork in evading pressure and, key word that I throw around to my stuffed animals when watching the games, manipulating the pocket. Similar to how my father in law manipulates and guilt trips me into thinking I’m a bad son in law, Darnold can manipulate the pocket to steer away from pressure and keep himself clean. He’s quick and decisive with his reads. 1, 2, 3, ball is out or he’s moving out.

Watching Geno with the Raiders, especially last night against Denver, reminded me how poor he was and still is at manipulating the pocket. He stays stationary, sometimes even bumbling into pressure. That’s on him. Darnold has been very savvy of helping the guys in front of him, getting the ball out on quicker routes, and thanks to better foundational footwork by the big guys in front of him, it’s all coming together in a more consistently cohesive passing attack.

Thank you for your time.

 

[MORGULON]

I think it'll take more than one successful year before he gets snagged. His year in New Orleans got an "incomplete" grade for most people.

I hope you're right. These bottom feeder teams that fire a coach every 2 years want to grab the next shiny toy .

 

[LeveeBreak]

The final piece of good pass protection falls on the QB. Yes, getting rid of the ball in under 3 seconds is key, but there will be occasional breakdowns. So far this season, I love Darnold’s ability to be sneaky with his own footwork in evading pressure and, key word that I throw around to my stuffed animals when watching the games, manipulating the pocket.

Yep...I watched a vid recently that focused on SD's footwork related to his reads. Subtle and super-quick changes in his feet as he progresses through reads so he's ready to fire when the target aligns. The commentator (can't remember who it was, but was clearly a QB geek that knows what to look for) had high-praise for SD in that area.

Love that he's shown some impressive wheels when the opportunity presents and in need of an escape. May not be Lamar, but he's far better than I expected.

 

[SeaWolv]

If only we had someone else at RG...