View topic - The Mewelde bodyslam -- who's fault it really should be

by **zapunto** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:58 pm

What does it matter that Eric Foster knew the damn play? Trai is 324 pounds, and Kemo 344. Eric Foster is 270 lbs with StillMill on his back. A double team here should have been effective enough to gain a damn yard. In my opinion, Arians SHOULD expect his offensive line to gain a yard in that situation. It ain't his fault. Arians should have been able to tell Eric Foster what play was coming and he should not have been able to stop it.

Point the fingers squarely at the linemen that whiffed on the block (particularly Kemo). Potentially, point the finger at Zeirlein. If I were an offensive coach, why bother having my 350 lb manchild cut block a smaller runt like Foster? A weak-assed drive block would have done the trick here. Blame Kemo and the offensive line.

by **StainlessStill** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:03 am

Of course this is the offensive lines fault. This is what they are brought in this league to do.. for this certain situation. There is no excuse to get beat 3 times in a row by a defensive line, esp. one who is smaller in men. The playcalling was so-so, but if we could have passed 3 times we would of been shaking our heads calling for the run. Play-action wouldn't of made a case since our running game was pretty much stuffed all game. But Spaeth is what? 6'8? Mix the play call up a little bit and go for the big fucker. But it was what it was. The o-line got beat. Plain and simple. Full blame on them. (Running the SAME EXACT PLAY we ran 3 times before didn't help either..they were ready and it bit us in the ass.)

by **Steel_Buckeye** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:58 am

It's funny, I was listening to ESPN radio this morning and they were speaking of the Brandon Jacob's 2 goal line TD's for the Giants against the Eagles, they discribed it this way......... "When a team lines up and tells you they are going to punch you in the face, and there is nothing you can do to stop it....." We do this against one of the worst run stopping front 4's in football and what happens, we get bitch slapped! Kinda tells you where we are headed and where the Giants are headed! Plaly action pass to the tight end is good, heck the Giants did it the first time they were down at the goal line, but sooner or later you have to impose your will to win a game. There is still time to turn this thing around, but right now we are sinking fast!