UConn’s offensive line was among worst in college football last season. Jim Mora is looking to reboot.(Aldam @ Hearst)

[ZooCougar]

That falls on center if he is calling the wrong blocking scheme.

Which comes down to that thing called coaching.

 

[Guru13]

It's not on the players. That's on coaches.

If you watched the games last year, SWalker looked lost on most of the plays called and misreading the assignments. He didn’t know the plays as well nor made any adjustments, without a good center your whole O-line suffers doesn’t matter if they’re talented or not. Even then he’s the only starter on the O-line from last year that did not return… that should tell you something

 

[Guru13]

Which comes down to that thing called coaching.

You can coach, but if a player cannot perform or understand simple schemes, that falls on the player. You can’t always put it on the coach, some players just never get it. According to PFF, SWalker and Dylan N were rated as our worse O-line.

 

[huskymedic]

Sydney Walker, not to be confused with Yakiri Walker, was the worst D1 lineman I have ever seen play a snap.

Will be interesting to see how he does @ Buffalo and if he break the two deep up there this year.

 

[Husky68]

You can coach, but if a player cannot perform or understand simple schemes, that falls on the player. You can’t always put it on the coach, some players just never get it. According to PFF, SWalker and Dylan N were rated as our worse O-line.

How do you block when the defense is 90% sure on each play where point of attack is?

 

[hardcorehusky]

How do you block when the defense is 90% sure on each play where point of attack is?

How do teams on 4th and 1 seem to make it more times than not when the D knows what is going to happen? Because every player has a responsibility, and they execute it properly!! Our previous coaching staff couldn't coach the players to do that.

 

[Guru13]

How do you block when the defense is 90% sure on each play where point of attack is?

How do teams on 4th and 1 seem to make it more times than not when the D knows what is going to happen? Because every player has a responsibility, and they execute it properly!! Our previous coaching staff couldn't coach the players to do that.

Coaching and players.. the first year of Edsall 2.0 the players couldn’t execute the plays properly and no amount of coaching could fix that problem. The past couple years, it’s been both players and coaches, but mostly falls on the coaching for not putting the players in the best situation to execute. Example Travis Jones.

 

[AzHusky]

But wasn't that Edsall's biggest excuse, "The players failed to execute". There comes a point where it's the coaches problem for the non-execution.

 

[Chin Diesel]

But wasn't that Edsall's biggest excuse, "The players failed to execute". There comes a point where it's the coaches problem for the non-execution.

And that point comes every play.

If players can't execute, don't play them. Choosing to play players who don't execute is a coaching decision.
If there isn't a competent back up that's on the staff for poor recruiting and roster development.

 

[ZooCougar]

You can coach, but if a player cannot perform or understand simple schemes, that falls on the player. You can’t always put it on the coach, some players just never get it. According to PFF, SWalker and Dylan N were rated as our worse O-line.

Our Oline coach was also the offensive coordinator and he was overwhelmed. Pretty sure it was a lack of quality coaching. It’s hard to be that bad.