At the risk of being bashed and with the caveat that I get the nuance of presenting a "modern" style of offense to attract the really athletic players (which does not necessarily translate IMO), I am going to go old school here and say "blocking is still important."
Why would I state the obvious - because I have seen way too much consternation about throwing the ball 13 times, our WRs and TE getting their touches and various other statements that kind of bother me. There are a lot of reasons for the game plan utilized this past Saturday and I will not repeat them because if you haven't heard them you really don't read the posts. I will only note that Mike Riley has stated many times that his offense is flexible and he will tailor it to the situation. But these are beside the point.
The two most important ingredients in being a successful football team are blocking and tackling. Why is Cethan Carter dissed because he needs to block 90% of the time? The same for Westerkamp, etc. I guarantee you these guys will get the necessary feedback from their coaches about their worth as humans if they are good blockers. I think NFL teams highly covet that skill as well.
I know, good blocking doesn't show up on Sportscenter (ok, sometimes but does anyone still watch that) but give me a team with 11 guys who are willing to be good blockers on every play and we will get somewhere. So, as "nowlegeable" fans, let's try to remember to celebrate the Janikowskis, Stanley Morgans and other ball touchers who also must block. There is no shame in the job and you are not a second class citizen when asked to do it.
Why would I state the obvious - because I have seen way too much consternation about throwing the ball 13 times, our WRs and TE getting their touches and various other statements that kind of bother me. There are a lot of reasons for the game plan utilized this past Saturday and I will not repeat them because if you haven't heard them you really don't read the posts. I will only note that Mike Riley has stated many times that his offense is flexible and he will tailor it to the situation. But these are beside the point.
The two most important ingredients in being a successful football team are blocking and tackling. Why is Cethan Carter dissed because he needs to block 90% of the time? The same for Westerkamp, etc. I guarantee you these guys will get the necessary feedback from their coaches about their worth as humans if they are good blockers. I think NFL teams highly covet that skill as well.
I know, good blocking doesn't show up on Sportscenter (ok, sometimes but does anyone still watch that) but give me a team with 11 guys who are willing to be good blockers on every play and we will get somewhere. So, as "nowlegeable" fans, let's try to remember to celebrate the Janikowskis, Stanley Morgans and other ball touchers who also must block. There is no shame in the job and you are not a second class citizen when asked to do it.
