aTm Game depth chart

[onebadrubi]

Agree.

Colton Jackson and Brian Wallace both look the part but for one reason or another don't play particulary well.

Jackson has flashes of athleticism but he over-commits.  It seems like he might close his eyes before contact because he ducks his head and gets swam (past tense for swim-moved?) or ripped.

Brian Wallace can be a mauler but he also has a tendency to pop straight up and block chest to chest.  He also gets beat off the edge with a speed rush.

Here is a gif of Wallace getting beat last year by the Aggies:

Both tackles got destroyed on that play, a good QB would step up in a pocket there and eithe rmake a throw, scramble or get rid of it, EXCEPT there was no pocket either.  4 guys destroyed our 5

[PorkRinds]

Agree.

Colton Jackson and Brian Wallace both look the part but for one reason or another don't play particulary well.

Jackson has flashes of athleticism but he over-commits.  It seems like he might close his eyes before contact because he ducks his head and gets swam (past tense for swim-moved?) or ripped.

Brian Wallace can be a mauler but he also has a tendency to pop straight up and block chest to chest.  He also gets beat off the edge with a speed rush.

Here is a gif of Wallace getting beat last year by the Aggies:

At least he helped him up afterward. Allen looked like he felt that one. 

[Letsroll1200]

Agree.

Colton Jackson and Brian Wallace both look the part but for one reason or another don't play particulary well.

Jackson has flashes of athleticism but he over-commits.  It seems like he might close his eyes before contact because he ducks his head and gets swam (past tense for swim-moved?) or ripped.

Brian Wallace can be a mauler but he also has a tendency to pop straight up and block chest to chest.  He also gets beat off the edge with a speed rush.

Here is a gif of Wallace getting beat last year by the Aggies:

Wrong! The TE has the clip that man. He was so far outside that Wallace couldnt get to him. Gibson is the one getting screwed in all of this.

[PorkRinds]

Wrong! The TE has the clip that man. He was so far outside that Wallace couldnt get to him. Gibson is the one getting screwed in all of this.

Yeah. Must suck to walk on, earn a scholarship and work your way into the starting OL. Poor guy.

[Letsroll1200]

Yeah. Must suck to walk on, earn a scholarship and work your way into the starting OL. Poor guy.

He's playing out of position. There's a reason he's a walk on guard.

[factchecker]

Wrong! The TE has the clip that man. He was so far outside that Wallace couldnt get to him. Gibson is the one getting screwed in all of this.

It starts with the TE and Sprinkle should have done a better job.

However, watch Wallace's feet.  He doesn't gain any ground (get depth) on his initial step.  He actually pops up first then takes a bad kick step.

At worst, if the defender is going to run like that he needs to get his hand on his inside shoulder and run him out of the play.  Instead, he whiffs badly and watches Allen get demolished.

[HotlantaHog]

Here's my simple question on the "playing favorites" angle, for those of you advancing that argument.

Is it your position that Bielema is sitting in his office thinking, "You know, playing this player might get my quarterback injured and may even lose games that will cost me my job, but piss on it...I'm going to do it anyway."

That your position?

That was Houston Nutt.

[Youngsta71701]

Why?

I have no idea but they do. You won't answer my question huh?

[IronHog]

It starts with the TE and Sprinkle should have done a better job.

However, watch Wallace's feet.  He doesn't gain any ground (get depth) on his initial step.  He actually pops up first then takes a bad kick step.

At worst, if the defender is going to run like that he needs to get his hand on his inside shoulder and run him out of the play.  Instead, he whiffs badly and watches Allen get demolished.

Jackson has the same issue playing OT....

[Youngsta71701]

Agree.

Colton Jackson and Brian Wallace both look the part but for one reason or another don't play particulary well.

Jackson has flashes of athleticism but he over-commits.  It seems like he might close his eyes before contact because he ducks his head and gets swam (past tense for swim-moved?) or ripped.

Brian Wallace can be a mauler but he also has a tendency to pop straight up and block chest to chest.  He also gets beat off the edge with a speed rush.

Here is a gif of Wallace getting beat last year by the Aggies:

You do know that's DeShun Hall right? He beats a lot of the best tackles off the edge with a speed rush. Not to mention Sprinkle did a poor job with his chip on that play.

[Youngsta71701]

At least he helped him up afterward. Allen looked like he felt that one.

Oh yeah, he got planted.

[Youngsta71701]

Yeah. Must suck to walk on, earn a scholarship and work your way into the starting OL. Poor guy.

What do you guys not get when people say "Gibson is not a tackle, he's guard"?

[Hogs49ers]

I love the "then go coach" responses.  Here's my analogy.  I know little about pouring a foundation.  However, if I go watch several different guys do it and one guys pours a perfect, solid foundation 9 times out of 10 and another guy messes up 4 out of ten where the pad is not level, the concrete cracks, the ground underneath susbsides, etc, then I can make a judgment about the quality of the work even if I don't myself know how to fix Bielema's crumbling foundations.  Similarly, a doctor who saves 95% of the people on an operating table versus 60%...etc.  You can use past results measured against others to form reasonable opinions without technical knowledge.

Your analogy proves most of our points.

Yes, like you said, most every fan can tell that something is wrong just like you can make the judgement about the quality of the work from professionals pouring a foundation or how good a surgeon is based on using past results measured against others to form your opinion of how good of job they are doing.  This is completely fine and reasonable to do as fans.

You then proceeded to say that you can make a judgment whether the work is good or poor even if you yourself DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX the crumbling foundations or how to play doctor and save more life's.

That is exactly our point, most of us are completely fine with fans making the judgment on whether the coach is doing a good or poor job, but it is extremely annoying when some of you guys act like you know EXACTLY what is wrong and that you know HOW TO FIX the problem and exactly who should be starting when none of y'all have been at a single practice (unlike the coaches being at every practice).

Yes, this is a message board and it is completely okay to state your opinion (especially if you have some facts or data to back it up), but just do not act like you absolutely know better than the coaches and that you are right no matter what.

Here are a couple of poor examples of posting an opinion:

"Whatever. neither was a full scholarship player from the start like guys like Wallace,Merrick and Rodgers were. that's the point.Ty is not better than Brian Wallace in my opinion. no matter what they see in practice.practice is not a real game."

"Froholt was given that job last year.he did not earn it.they better realize playing favs will get them fired if it does work. and based on the first 2 games,it is not working.it's terrible."

Here is a good example of posting an opinion of what the problem may be:

"I'm trying to connect the dots here.

My theory is this. We have a NFL guy as our offensive line coach, and he has installed a fairly complex system of calls and assignments. That position group doesn't exist in isolation; they are hand-in-hand with what Enos wants to run, which I think is also pretty complex. The end result is that we have a complex offensive system with a limited amount of practice time in which to get reps. That results in less experienced and physically gifted players getting the nod over veterans, who for whatever reason can't or won't learn the calls and assignments. Even some of the starters aren't completely solid on it, which is why we look slow off the football.

Were I the A&M DC, I would do just what TCU and FAMU did; stack the box and bring pressure from everywhere, counting on our o-line to not be in sync and our QB still not trusting his receivers, who struggle to get separation, enough in the heat of a game to throw them open."

[PorkRinds]

What do you guys not get when people say "Gibson is not a tackle, he's guard"?

What do you guys not get when people say "he's currently playing tackle in the SEC, so he's a tackle"? 

[onebadrubi]

The underlying point is Gibson is better suited to play guard.

I'm assuming you make more money than a div 1 coach and that is why you haven't put your resume in to coach at Arkansas?

[Wildhog]

I think Gibson is better at guard.  Playing tackle out of necessity.

[PorkRinds]

I think Gibson is better at guard.  Playing tackle out of necessity.

Exactly. And again that's a complete failure on the part of CBB and CKA. Get us some f**+%^* tackles!

[Wildhog]

Exactly. And again that's a complete failure on the part of CBB and CKA. Get us some f**+%^* tackles!

Yeah, I'm getting a little tired of posting "_____ is playing tackle out of necessity."  It was Skipper at LT last year.  Kirkland the year before that.  Now it's Gibson at RT.

[PorkRinds]

Yeah, I'm getting a little tired of posting "_____ is playing tackle out of necessity."  It was Skipper at LT last year.  Kirkland the year before that.  Now it's Gibson at RT.

It's also why our QB's get manhandled and injured so often.

[Wildhog]

It's also why our QB's get manhandled and injured so often.

Yep.

And frankly, we should have a better option at LT than Jackson.  Years of not recruiting tackles is biting us in the ass.

[GuvHog]

The underlying point is Gibson is better suited to play guard.

Which he would be doing if Wallace was getting it done at tackle.. The issue isn't "is Clary better than Wallace?", It's "is Gibson better than Wallace at tackle?" and he obviously is or he wouldn't be starting there.

[Hogs49ers]

Which he would be doing if Wallace was getting it done at tackle.. The issue isn't "is Clary better than Wallace?", It's "is Gibson better than Wallace at tackle?" and he obviously is or he wouldn't be starting there.

Exactly my thoughts, makes sense.

[IronHog]

I'm assuming you make more money than a div 1 coach and that is why you haven't put your resume in to coach at Arkansas?

Ive watched a ton of Hog OL play over the years.

Gibson is a fine guard.....that's what he's built for.

[woodrow hog call]

Your analogy proves most of our points.

Yes, like you said, most every fan can tell that something is wrong just like you can make the judgement about the quality of the work from professionals pouring a foundation or how good a surgeon is based on using past results measured against others to form your opinion of how good of job they are doing.  This is completely fine and reasonable to do as fans.

You then proceeded to say that you can make a judgment whether the work is good or poor even if you yourself DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX the crumbling foundations or how to play doctor and save more life's.

That is exactly our point, most of us are completely fine with fans making the judgment on whether the coach is doing a good or poor job, but it is extremely annoying when some of you guys act like you know EXACTLY what is wrong and that you know HOW TO FIX the problem and exactly who should be starting when none of y'all have been at a single practice (unlike the coaches being at every practice).

Yes, this is a message board and it is completely okay to state your opinion (especially if you have some facts or data to back it up), but just do not act like you absolutely know better than the coaches and that you are right no matter what.

Here are a couple of poor examples of posting an opinion:

"Whatever. neither was a full scholarship player from the start like guys like Wallace,Merrick and Rodgers were. that's the point.Ty is not better than Brian Wallace in my opinion. no matter what they see in practice.practice is not a real game."

"Froholt was given that job last year.he did not earn it.they better realize playing favs will get them fired if it does work. and based on the first 2 games,it is not working.it's terrible."

Here is a good example of posting an opinion of what the problem may be:

"I'm trying to connect the dots here.

My theory is this. We have a NFL guy as our offensive line coach, and he has installed a fairly complex system of calls and assignments. That position group doesn't exist in isolation; they are hand-in-hand with what Enos wants to run, which I think is also pretty complex. The end result is that we have a complex offensive system with a limited amount of practice time in which to get reps. That results in less experienced and physically gifted players getting the nod over veterans, who for whatever reason can't or won't learn the calls and assignments. Even some of the starters aren't completely solid on it, which is why we look slow off the football.

Were I the A&M DC, I would do just what TCU and FAMU did; stack the box and bring pressure from everywhere, counting on our o-line to not be in sync and our QB still not trusting his receivers, who struggle to get separation, enough in the heat of a game to throw them open."

^^^^^ Post of the year.

Love the " no matter what they see in practice" attitude, that sums up most of Hogville to a T.

[Youngsta71701]

Is it so hard to believe that some players actually do and play better in a real game than in practice? It's not far fetched that's for sure. For some more lights come on in a real game than they do in practice for some reason. Should I go into my Iverson rant?

[PorkRinds]

Yep.

And frankly, we should have a better option at LT than Jackson.  Years of not recruiting tackles is biting us in the ass.

Years of MISSING on tackles is more like it. And unacceptable.

[ErieHog]

Yep.

And frankly, we should have a better option at LT than Jackson.  Years of not recruiting tackles is biting us in the ass.

Last year was terrible,  for that reason; we ended up moving our serviceable RT to LT, because our other options were so bad there, and it still didn't save AA from a beating.

More than any other injury or player loss, losing Kirkland to the NFL a year early did more to disrupt our offensive line continuity than anything else in the Bielema era.

[IronHog]

Last year was terrible,  for that reason; we ended up moving our serviceable RT to LT, because our other options were so bad there, and it still didn't save AA from a beating.

More than any other injury or player loss, losing Kirkland to the NFL a year early did more to disrupt our offensive line continuity than anything else in the Bielema era.

Kirkland was a guard if I've ever seen one.....

[elksnort]

Why, why, why is Deon Stewart still returning kicks? How in the world is TJ Hammaonds not back there instead. It seems every week BB and Enos say, "we need to get TJ involved more, we need to get him touches...he's the most explosive player on the team", but then nothing.

I don't understand? If he's that explosive, get him the ball as much as possible.

It is because Deon Stewart is from Highland/Hardy/Cherokee Village wherein there are many folks from the upper midwest, so there's that.

Who knows....

[IronHog]

Why, why, why is Deon Stewart still returning kicks? How in the world is TJ Hammaonds not back there instead. It seems every week BB and Enos say, "we need to get TJ involved more, we need to get him touches...he's the most explosive player on the team", but then nothing.

I don't understand? If he's that explosive, get him the ball as much as possible.

Same reason Collins got 9000000 carries while Marshall sat on the bench.

This staff can't get their best players on the field in the right spot.

[elksnort]

Is it so hard to believe that some players actually do and play better in a real game than in practice? It's not far fetched that's for sure. For some more lights come on in a real game than they do in practice for some reason. Should I go into my Iverson rant?

Agree completely.

You might start them if they do better in practice, but eventually you got to give the other guy a chance. Especially when the starter is not getting it done.

[Wildhog]

Same reason Collins got 9000000 carries while Marshall sat on the bench.

This staff can't get their best players on the field in the right spot.

Lol, Marshall was not better than Collins.

[GuvHog]

Agree completely.

You might start them if they do better in practice, but eventually you got to give the other guy a chance. Especially when the starter is not getting it done.

They rotate O-Linemen as much as possible so the back ups do get some playing time.

[PorkRinds]

Same reason Collins got 9000000 carries while Marshall sat on the bench.

This staff can't get their best players on the field in the right spot.

Oh lawd. Here we go. A guy that didn't make it big at ECU is better than a guy on an NFL roster right now.

[Wildhog]

Oh lawd. Here we go. A guy that didn't make it big at ECU is better than a guy on an NFL roster right now.

EIU.  That's Eastern Illinois University. 

[PorkRinds]

EIU.  That's Eastern Illinois University.

Same difference, amirite? 

[IronHog]

Oh lawd. Here we go. A guy that didn't make it big at ECU is better than a guy on an NFL roster right now.

Pretty much.


BB lost several games handing the ball to Collins instead of his other backs.....

[Wildhog]

Pretty much.

LOL

[Youngsta71701]

Lol, Marshall was not better than Collins.

Nope, he was faster but he wasn't a better running back.

[RazorPiggie]

Pretty much.


BB lost several games handing the ball to Collins instead of his other backs.....

[IronHog]

Laugh all you want.


LSU, Bama, Mizzou, and ATM were sure happy when he messed the bed helping them win.......

[Wildhog]

Nope, he was faster but he wasn't a better running back.

Correct.  If faster meant better, Dominique Reed and Eric Hawkins would have been our best WR's.

[Wildhog]

Laugh all you want.


LSU, Bama, Mizzou, and ATM were sure happy when he messed the bed helping them win.......

lol

you just sound like a crazy person.