Colledge Sucks

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I am watching the game today using our fancy new DVR and I have broken down every running play thus far. While I am far too lazy to type up an analysis, time after time I see Colledge get beat within a fraction of a second and take himself out of the play.

He is a god awful run blocker. When this happens, Wells gets pushed to the ground and then the man almost always ends up beating Juice. When these three are down, the running play is blown up for no gain.

It is ridiculous. This guy is terrible.

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The concept of zone running is lost when you are strictly running towards a zone without blocking anyone.

The running plays blown up for losses by Strahan and Umenyiora are ridiculous. Both were untouched. Once by Colledge, once by Tauscher. Ridiculous.

This scheme they are running is terrible. I don't see them making any blocks let alone winning the battle far enough to require a backside cut block.

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First backside cut was at 1:48 left in the third quarter. Pathetic.

Brandon Jackson gets nothing on most carries, and then will break a 5 yarder somehow. That's how he gets his average of 2.

I'd like to note I have seen 2 plays with pulling guards now. One appeared to be a misdirection run.

[RashanGary]

They are not running the typical zone. They are running a completely different scheme than they were ago. Last year it was sretch frontside, cut backside. This year they think they are brilliant and they are going to run a zone without the cut.

[CaliforniaCheez]

I watched at a sports bar and have not yet downloaded the game to review.

However I noticed he looked bad a few times. The standout ones for me were ones where the defender went between Colledge and Clifton. Not that I'm blaming Clifton.

I am hopeful that the issues can be resolved. Chalk it up to "a learning experience."

Barbre is learning too and may show something by next summer.

[RashanGary]

Niether Philbin nor McCarthy inspire confidence in me as far as the run game is concerned. Philbin worked with Sherman, which is good experience. McCarthy had a pretty good run game in N.O., but I was under the impression that McCarthy was a passing guru so he brought in Jags to coordinate the run game.

Now Jags is gone and in his place is Philbin, a guy who has never been in charge of a run game.

Last year we paid our dues installing the stretch zone with the backside cut. Now we are going away from it. We are still running some zone, but it seems like they are weining off of it. We're basically starting over. All of the time we put into getting good at the zone is going to waste. The running game is basically starting over from step one but they are not committing to anything.

In short, the run game with this coaching staff seems to be as much of an issue as the playcalling was with Sherman/Rosley. I am not impressed in any way shape or form. I want to see them make a commitment to something and go with it. All of this back and forth, jack of all trades master of none crap in the run game is doing nothing but stopping us from getting better. I blame the guys, but Tausch and Cliff were fine before. They got better last year and now they started from scratch. I think it's the coaching staffs indecisiveness that might be causing the slow start.

[Brohm]

I hear people say we are not running a zone scheme anymore. Is there any report on this or is this just a rumor gone wild.

[HarveyWallbangers]

We're running a zone scheme. Maybe they are confused by looking at passing plays. How did Colledge look when he played OT?

[rpiotr01]

Bench Colledge. They did it last year when he got lazy and they should do it again. Play Juice at LG, Spitz at RG. Make it very clear to them, you're all still playing for jobs. If that doesn't light a fire under him then nothing will.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'd think they are well aware of the elephant in the room (Juice). Spitz hasn't been any better than Colledge and he's hurt. Keep them in there and let them work their way through it.

[rpiotr01]

Juice has had problems of his own. None of them should feel safe as long as they're playing this way.

[Carolina_Packer]

So, which one is it? Scheme (coaching) or talent (players) or is it a combo?

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They're not running a different scheme. They're not executing their plays, though. It's not like last year every play would result in a cut block or a successful run.

It really seems to me everyone is focusing on getting to the linebacker and it results in almost every play being blown up at the los. Normally a dlinemen is free, sometimes even two.

[Merlin]

In case you haven't noticed, the whole line sucks when it comes to blocking the run. Colledge isn't responsible for every missed block. We are running to a zone and ignoring the player coming into the zone we vacated. There is no backside help either. And on the rare chance there is a hole, Jackson jukes himself into a defender.

[swede]

This is like the one-legged Tarzan skit.

How do we break it to the team that everything about their offense is working except the run game?

This is a very serious question: At some point can the Packers look through the reality of their recent history and say--we suck at zone?

They shouldn't have to fire Philbin when 60% of the offense is working fine.

Just fire the damn zone scheme becuase they obviously don't have a f***ing clue how to teach it.

I don't blame this on the athletes.