Bad Blocking A Team Effort
December 12th, 2018
Breaks down breakdown.
Bucs Bit-O-Honey-snacking, Ozark-watching, yams-eating coach Dirk Koetter seemed to have pulled a one-liner from original Bucs coach John McKay.
The only difference is Koetter wasn’t joking.
After an ugly loss, McKay once quipped to reporters, “We didn’t block very well today. But we made up for it by not tackling.”
For Koetter, in his weekly sitdown with Dan Lucas of WFLA-TV Channel 8, he said in so many words that the Bucs didn’t block very well Sunday but it was a team effort. In a very insightful analysis, Koetter pointed at a unit on offense that was also a culprit in America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, taking too many hits in the loss to the Saints.
Koetter was not trying to absolve the offensive line in any way from failing to protect Jameis, but Koetter said they didn’t get any help.
“All and all we didn’t do a good enough job protecting him,” Koetter said of the 4 sacks and 10 quarterback hits Jameis absorbed. “It’s not just a thing on the offensive line. We [the receivers] didn’t do a good job in separating from their tight coverage.”
This is interesting on a couple of levels. First, Koetter is correct; receivers couldn’t shake loose quick enough, Jameis likely held the ball longer than expected, which meant the offensive line had to hold its blocks longer.
Second, this sort of reminds Joe of how Steve Young described Bill Walsh’s offense and how everything was based on timing, like a choreographed dance. Quarterbacks had to release the ball at a certain time and receivers had to make their breaks at a certain time or otherwise the blocking would break down and the receiver may not be open when the quarterback delivered the ball.
Again, Koetter was not giving the offensive line pass. But he did say others had a hand in the chaos that broke out Sunday.
To watch the full sitdown of Koetter with Lucas, click below. Video courtesy of WFLA-TV Channel 8.
December 12th, 2018 at 8:11 am
Gotta fix the O-line this off season
December 12th, 2018 at 8:13 am
Every time Dirk Koetter explains why things went wrong he admits it’s bad coaching. Fire him
December 12th, 2018 at 8:15 am
He didn’t hesitate to bench Jameis, but Benenoch, Smith, Dotson get a pass? How about Warhop? Seems he can’t coach them up. No one is held accountable no matter how bad they screw up. Can’t wait till they show Koetter’s sorry Arse the door.
December 12th, 2018 at 8:17 am
If only the Bucs had one of the fastest WR in the game!!!!!!! Oh wait!!!!!!!!!!
GO Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 12th, 2018 at 8:25 am
Hopefully new GM Reggie Mckenzie decides to draft either Jonah Williams or Greg Little in round one 👍
December 12th, 2018 at 8:27 am
7423 Preaching, and I gotsta say AMEN! It’s called making adjustments during the game. It’s completely puzzling to me the insanity of this team – we do the same thing over and over again expecting different results.
December 12th, 2018 at 8:31 am
It’s tough… Jameis’s best play is the scramble drill. I feel like a lot of times, he prefers the play to break down so he can get to it. Offensive line can’t like that… its hard to tell from tv, but I think with our receivers if he were capable of just running the offense, he’d be a lot further ahead.
December 12th, 2018 at 8:41 am
I believe we should build on our powerful offense by drafting Olinemen in the first two rounds……no development prospects…..no later round “steals”…..bona fide top Oline draft picks.
The new coach & DC can work with many of our younger players…..we can shed some cap money and pick up a CB in FA…..fix the Oline.
December 12th, 2018 at 8:45 am
TWO WORDS:
Adjustments!
December 12th, 2018 at 8:53 am
This is is the end of the rope for koetter as a bucs coach and I do understand from what i hear a good guy and probably wants another job in the league but can the joes find out how involved Koetter was with personnel moves it seems like licht just picks player to pick players with no rhyme or reason and it may be the #1 reason this team is TURRIBLE
December 12th, 2018 at 8:54 am
Bad GM + Bad coaching = Bad team!
December 12th, 2018 at 8:56 am
Just more Koetter throwing players under the bus…
December 12th, 2018 at 9:05 am
I hear everyone saying that Licht needs to be fired. I get that he’s had some bad draft picks that haven’t worked out, but I think everyone does. Look what happened when they fired Smith, the defense is a night and day difference. They’ve got that on offense too. I’m disappointed that Jameis can’t hit the deep ball and that he seems to throw high on a regular basis. Yes we could use 2 players on the O-line, but I don’t think we are in bad shape personnel wise.
I like Koetter but I don’t think he has a manager’s mentality. If someone isn’t doing the job, he seems like he would rather not say anything than fix the problem which may mean coaching changes. I think this team is super close. I think Koetter needs to go and I’m not sure (still!!!) on Jameis.
December 12th, 2018 at 9:11 am
The Bucs receivers run a lot of vertical routes and teams especially division opponents know this. I never see any crossing routes run against tight coverage. I remember years ago Terry Bradshaw saying the crossing route is the best route in football. Do the Bucs use it? Maybe but I never see it.
December 12th, 2018 at 9:24 am
Yes OLine needs some help
However a QB in the NFL can’t hold the ball
Any OLine can only hold for so long
This Teams problems start in the lockerroom
December 12th, 2018 at 9:28 am
“For over 3 years, Kobe Faker was verbally persecuted by the JBF Klueless apologists for stating that this ancient passing scheme and playcalling without the modern short passing routes and scheme wouldnt work
Kluelesss next employer will be Vince Mcmahon and the WWE
Thanks what im talkin about brother. wooooo”
Kobe Faker
December 12th, 2018 at 9:53 am
^ lol Kobe, the XFL would literally be Coach Koetter’s worst nightmare. — Hopefully he will land on his feet in the NFL somewhere as an OC. – Would like to see him continue on and to be successful.
December 12th, 2018 at 10:08 am
7423
I AGREE!!!!!
PREACH BRO!!!!!
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!…#PRESSURESONTHECOACHES!!!…GO BUCS!!!!
December 12th, 2018 at 10:09 am
realist
if only we had competent coaches that knew how to adjust!!!!!!!
oh well, we’ll have 1 next year!!!!!!!!!
KRIS RICHARD 4 HC!!!!!
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!…#PRESSURESONTHECOACHES!!!…GO BUCS!!!!
December 12th, 2018 at 10:41 am
My hope is Koetter somehow ends up in the division. Maybe Carolina loses Turner in the off season and they pick him up.
December 12th, 2018 at 11:38 am
Hopefully the Ravens come out flat / not very interested on Sunday. We just don’t match-up well with them at all. Not that Koetter ever really brings an exotic game plan, but I have zero idea how Koetter should game plan for this game. Maybe Lots of WR screens…run out of spread? If we come out and run on 1st down and play our base offense…it will get ugly.
December 12th, 2018 at 2:57 pm
So many excuses for the garbage play from this o-line.
The excuses are starting to get more pathetic than the poor performances.
December 12th, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Well let’s be very very very CEAR and this is Dirks incredible weakness !!!! The O Line hasn’t had a dominant game run blocking in over two years , that’s RIGHT , 40 plus games !!! Not one !!! Well Dirk is this fixated Micro recognizer , not thinker but recognizer !!! That means , I mean has anyone looked at the Saints D Line they have put together , Well that means that group of Athletes can cut loose !!! There is clearly a fundamental problem !!! And And RoJo isn’t ready to play another fundamental problem of Koetters with skilled position offensive players !!! They are primarily a pass first team because they can’t run