Originally posted by dj43:
Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
i actually like our OL. it's solid and good at doing what we want to do, which is run the football. a QB who understands pre and post snap what is going on is gonna eliminate a lot of the negative plays of sacks and hits on the QB. so we have a high paid coach and soon a high paid QB and we ask those guys to make the O work and score points. can't have all pros at every single spot up and down the entire operation. now where we needed help is D and we got it in the draft. shanny can figure it out on O.
There has been some discussion about needing Purdy to make more of the blocking calls rather than leaving it all up to Brendel. This says nothing about Brendel but it does say something about the QB being in position to see some things the Center cannot.
I don't know if this is a real discussion or not as we really don't know who is making all the calls. It only suggests that the two positions need to work together well to allow the OL to do their best.
I know Kyle's logic on giving the protection calls to the Center is it takes stuff of the QB's plate. Basically his job is to read the defense - recognize where the pressure is coming from and find the pressure beater answer on the play which is always built into the call.
The issue I have with that, and I'm just a dummy on the internet and not an NFL HC, is that while great in theory in big moments relies on the QB finding the answer quickly if the protection call by the Center isn't spot on.
To me I think it would be better for Brock in a key moment of the game to have that call himself, that way he understands where he's exposed on the play and I think that would make him react quicker. Who knows maybe i'm taking crazy pills but to me I'd rather have Brock have more say in his own protection than Brendel...