This is exactly why I believe Connelly could very possibly work.
Bob Connelly
--He was pleased to use 10 linemen, eight of which received more than 20 snaps, but was generally disappointed with the line play.
“Our pass protection’s got to get better. And that was a collective deal. That wasn’t a scheme, that wasn’t an assignment, it wasn’t one guy here, one guy there. All of those aren’t the offensive line, there’s more that goes into that. But we got to do a better job protecting the quarterback as a unit. I thought the run game was pretty good. But it’s the first game with a new group and multiple players playing. I would expect a vast improvement from Game 1 to Game 2.”
--He believes part of the struggles were a natural byproduct of rotating so many players during fall practice.
“It’s hard. Offensive linemen, they’re comfortable playing next to guys, continuity is really important with the front play. We were mixing guys, some of it forcefully, because limitations on injuries and some of it just trying to provide opportunity for competition and depth. I think as guys get used to playing next to guys, I would expect that we continue to progress.”
Fight on.
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Bob Connelly
--He was pleased to use 10 linemen, eight of which received more than 20 snaps, but was generally disappointed with the line play.
“Our pass protection’s got to get better. And that was a collective deal. That wasn’t a scheme, that wasn’t an assignment, it wasn’t one guy here, one guy there. All of those aren’t the offensive line, there’s more that goes into that. But we got to do a better job protecting the quarterback as a unit. I thought the run game was pretty good. But it’s the first game with a new group and multiple players playing. I would expect a vast improvement from Game 1 to Game 2.”
--He believes part of the struggles were a natural byproduct of rotating so many players during fall practice.
“It’s hard. Offensive linemen, they’re comfortable playing next to guys, continuity is really important with the front play. We were mixing guys, some of it forcefully, because limitations on injuries and some of it just trying to provide opportunity for competition and depth. I think as guys get used to playing next to guys, I would expect that we continue to progress.”
Fight on.
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