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Hartselle Tigers (15-0) 5-A State Champ
We will see just how much bad coaching had to do with the slow progress of guys like jackson and Eichenberg.
It is clear that the Fins have an OL staff that actually knows what it is doing now, but they sure didn't the last few years.
I am not sure how Williams at C is going to play out but if they can get close to their Draft value at LG and Rt from Eich and AJ they will be in pretty good shape.
Offensive line is the most difficult unit to get right and get the right coach in football - at all levels. Due to the immense number of variables in technique, identification, synchronization and attitude.
In the NFL particularly, fans tend to think that poor offensive line play in the preseason doesn’t matter because the coach is suddenly going to scheme his way out of it once real bullets are flying. Despite the fact they see this is not the case year after year.
If coaches thought they could scheme and play call their way around it - there would be no need to practice. No need to evaluate players.
Scheming and play calling your way around a weakness means you’re taking more things OUT of your playbook. Not reinventing football with genius play calls never seen before.
That’s why coaches believe everything starts at the line of scrimmage on both sides. It determines what they’re allowed to practice and install.