Time to scrap the ZBS

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I'm not inclined to disagree, but prolly should wait for the offseason. Spitz could be the C, Cliffy and Taush have proved they are good in a power gap scheme. Something just isnt right. It seems the last 3 seasons, the line starts out shit, and finishes up well. For once I'd like to see them start and finish well.

You can't "practice" cutting your guys and knocking them down...you have to get your reps in during the games. That is why we start out slow. As for the actual blocking...Tony G. pointed out how grant missed a MONSTER hole he could have cut back to on 3rd and 1, woulda ran for 20 yards easy...instead he ran right into clifton. Spitz and Tauscher knocked their guys FLAT..the cutback lane was 3 yards wide...grant didn't cut.

There is nothing wrong with the ZBS and nothing says you HAVE to be smaller to execute it. I would bet that our OL avg. weight is comparable to the sherman years...and I would also say that college, spitz, wells have done more in 3/4 years than Wahle, Rivera, and Flannigan. Wahle was drafted as a left tackle and STUNK up the joint for 2 years, was average for his 3rd and came on in his 4th. Flannigan was hurt for 3 seasons, and rivera I couldn't even tell you what he did in the beginning.

All this being said, I don't like the way the OL is playing, I don't like the way grant is playing, and arod is still a first year starter so given the first 2, I'm not surprised he had a couple bad games.

On a better note, the light flipped on for collins apparently, woodsen is still a stud and hopefully we can stay healthier from here.

True. The ZBS is more like a symphony that requires players to operate in perfect unison to be successful. This takes time and reps to develop, and I agree that this should pick up as the season moves along.

However, is it really worth it? A power gap scheme is far easier to implement, and has historically yielded good results. A bigger offensive line would do wonders for Rodgers' development.

The problem with running hybrid ZBS and power schemes is that the linemen seem to have been drafted with ZBS in mind. If their skillset is more geared towards that, how good can they be running power formations?

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The Tampa game the other day was the first time we had all 5 of our starters from last year, who played so well, together again. O lines need to play together before they jell as a unit. Remember how many games it took them last year before Grant ran wild? And Grant is technically still in TC mode. I'm praying the O line and our running game improve each week (it can't get much worse, can it?).