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By static I simply meant the OL should know their base protections or assignments based on the play called vs the play caller. If 200 Jet X Omaha is the play called by Taylor or Mills, generally speaking I expect the OL to know what to do.Blocking is not "static", if I'm interpreting your use correctly. For instance, there is zone blocking and power blocking. I'm sure there are other refinements and techniques that can be taught, practiced and used.
On some pass blocking plays, I've seen the Texans' OL, immediately on the snap, and as a unit, back step/give up 5 yards before trying to anchor. Of course when one player (the OL'man) is going backward and one player (the DL'man) is power rushing forward, guess who has the advantage.
I definitely believe something is haywire in our blocking scheming. What I don't understand is why a change in the OL coaching, Campen, didn't produce improvement.
I do remember reading a year or so ago that, with the change in college football offensive scheming, there was an observable decline in the technique of OL'men coming out of college into the pro game. If this is accurate, then coaching these players up would definitely be needed and the quality of coaching would also need to be capable of addressing these defencincies.
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