I didn't make the title though. I copied it from another board.
I can see how it would be taken that way, but it was only an accounting of what Robinson did on the play.
Fair enough. But accounting for what all 5 starters did on the play, it looks pretty bad for 4 of them.
My point being he didn't even try to punch with his hands. Even if he wanted to push his guy to the right he should have used his hands rather than try with a forearm. The defender slanted to G-Rob's right and if he would have punched with his hands I guarantee he would have slowed him from getting that quick of penetration. It was poor technique plain and simple. These guys are taught to use their hands and he didn't.
It's true, but Saffold did essentially the same thing. Both of these guys have been good run blockers in the past, and both of them looked like dog shinola on this play. Is part of that the blocking scheme? Part of it just basic technique that Boudreau is supposed to be coaching into them? Part of it just the playcall?
One thing for sure, the run blocking is worse, and it's not just one guy either. We've seen what Saffold can do before, we've seen him playing at a very high level. And basically he and GRob whiffed in the same way on that play.
Run blocking is supposed to be Grobs specialty. Fisher had commented the crowd noise played a factor and it must have pissed him off they delayed the game to review the prior play to allow Detroit to get reset. Why didnt the pulling guard just clean up the mess? Why couldnt they just "man up" rather than pull and allow TGIII to go over the pile? I wanted them to try the Case roll out again with a dragging TE.
It was, until this year. Even last year, before his late season improvement, his run blocking seemed to be the saving grace of his game. Now he seems to be going backward in that respect. As is Saffold ... and most of the rest of the OL.
Bottom line (pardon the pun), we have a serious coaching issue here. I don't know if it falls more on Boras or Boudreau, or equally on both, but somebody in the offensive staff isn't getting it done.
I think it's safe to say pretty much the entire line gets a fail on this play.
I'll give Barnes a pass. He absolutely buried his guy.
Funny though, there were plenty of people wanting to throw him under the bus most of last year, even as late as the Seattle game where he made two critical fumble recoveries.
