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Lineman Types for Stitt's Offense?

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What type of lineman prototype is best for Stitt's offense? I assume they have to be in good shape, in order to run so many plays so fast. I assume it would be helpful to be mobile, but don't know. Maybe that doesn't matter that much. Might the new offense be suited for the undersized frosh tackle, who seemed to be fairly mobile and have good feet. How suited are the other returning lineman to Stitt's offense?

Is there a particular blocking scheme that goes with Stitt's offense?

UM's lineman seemed to adapt fairly well to Pflu's offense fairly well, and that offense involved lots of plays and hurry-up, at least at times. Maybe good lineman are good lineman, and they adapt to the style of offensive.
 
I'm sure you're mostly right.. I think they're going to be in the leaner mold than what Hauck or Delaney would have recruited.. more along the lines of Pflugrad's offense. Quick feet, get on the ball quickly after the ball carrier is down. I'm guessing Stitt is going to be snapping the ball in <20 seconds most plays.
 
That is a great question! Hopefully player rep will see your post and answer your question, he played the game!

All kidding aside I would like to hear everyones opinions on this subject!
 
I would guess this is a major reason why Stitt brought in his own strength and conditioning staff. The O line is going to be built in a different way. He knows his offense places different demands on the line and has his s&c staff act accordingly.
 
in the super fast offense, often one word is the play and you go, on first sound....this requires a lot of zone blocking (man head up, man inside and most dangerous linebacker)...there is no time for confusion or looking over the defense,,,,tempo, tempo, tempo.....and being in shape....
 
Good subject and question PR.

My guess, he is looking for his OL to take care of business within between the tackles and 5 to 7 yards up the field. I noticed on highlight videos, the OL we did get have good feet and balance. They also got to the 2nd level quickly. I feel in this offense they won't be asked to sustain pass blocking long, being the ball will out of the QB's hands quickly.

Also Stitt is recruiting a lot of size at WR. Rooks, Eaton, and Bingham (I think he will be moved to DE) all are impressive blockers on the edges and downfield. It appears to me Stitt wants to limit the OL from blocking on the edges and leave that job to the WR's for most part.

It will be interesting to see how Stitt's offense develops and the changes he makes. At this point it is hard to know what will be the primary responsibilities of each position.
 
Long and lean with good footwork and quickness on the edges with some bulk up the middle is my guess. Not unlike Pflugrads line.
 
That first year of the Pflufense was brutal on the Griz oline. They did not adapt well, as Andrew Selle and Chuck Burton know all too well.
But that offense used a shade blocking system that just sort of allowed defenders to move through the play without reaching their objective. That movement opened up options for the running game.
Stitt's oline at mines didn't seem to do that.
 
OL wanted to slow the bull rush down, not stop it.
Needed are slim big guys that can run.
Fat short guys need not apply.
If any fat guys show up ...they get moved to the Dl.
 
Good and important question, Player Rep.

I'd like to help, but I never played that particular position, so the best I could do is provide some generalities possibly. Because the closest I ever got to offensive line was when I ran an inside screen from the receiver position, or on defense if I was returning an interception from the strong safety position. I loved running up on them, they were like lumbering trees that had no chance. ha. I always found that the QB was the one that I had to worry about, because he was the best athlete on the field, and he was mad. ha. Scratch that, the closest I got to them was in a huddle. They smell funny and have faces that only mothers could love. But I digress. :lol:

He wants BIG guys in the middle, that have good feet and have the power to move people out of the way, with the inside run zone play. He wants taller tackles that can withstand a bullrush from strong defensive ends. Conditioning will absolutely be important in all of them. And most of all, he wants tough guys! None of this namby pamby bs.
 
I really like the linemen we signed in this class. I really like the Hart kid's film. Good athleticism and explosion off the ball. I think Germer can coach him into a very good player. Same with Villanueva. Really excited about him too.

I think at this level you just try and get the best linemen you can. Conditioning and stamina will be important, but I imagine that getting a depth of competent linemen will be important too. I think we'll see some rotation and 2nd stringers getting some PT.
 
I would think that the extreme pace of the game would require a high-frequency rotation amongst offensive lineman much like we will see with receivers. Fortunately the offense will know when the rotation is coming. The defense will have a tough time getting players on the field and in position before the ball is snapped. Is that fair? I'm being more than little facetious there! 8-)
 
From his comments, Stitt seems to favor a simpler scheme than Delaney did. MD did not run out of just the pro set. He had formations with 1, 2, even 3 tights ends, but he also ran out of 3, 4, or 5 wide outs. Defenses learned to key on his various personnel packages. BS has said he wants a simpler scheme with variations based on what the defense gives him. I would guess O linemen will have a smaller range of responsibilities, but will be expected to execute them perfectly. I don't know much about the intricacies of OL play, but I like the concept.
 
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