Interior Offensive Line and Coaching

[OTFBrandon]

If Texas somehow doesn’t get into the playoffs for the second straight season because they can’t establish a run game, Flood needs to be let go. It boggles my mind how this problem has gone on for as long as it has. It’s been three seasons since Texas has had consistent success in the run. Why is that? The athletes are most likely better than they were. Is it the scheming just not meshing nine weeks into the season? I mean how is it possible to have thirteen yards of rushing from running backs alone in the first half. That’s scary man. Why isn’t it working? I honestly don’t care if Texas ends up winning it all, I don’t want to see another three million dollar receiver or running back tandem be wasted. I need a 5 million dollar interior line, especially at center. I don’t like being pessimistic about this team because it’s our team, but at some point you have to be real, and if I’m being real this team is the most bipolar running unit in the country. Please Texas make me eat my words. 

[Atticus]

Even if we make it to the playoffs, he needs to be fired. His offensive line is offensive, indeed.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, Atticus said:

Even if we make it to the playoffs, he needs to be fired. His offensive line is offensive, indeed.

Yep it’s like Kirk Ferentz retaining his son Brian Ferentz to be Iowa’s OC.  They still won games in spite of that, but the change clearly needed to be made.

[Califashorn75]

Sark and Flood are besties. He's not going anywhere.  Just get that thought out of your head, because it won't happen. Perhaps he could bring in an assistant to help with the O-Line.  Something needs to be done. If it weren't for Arch being able to run, no way would a quarterback last a season. 

[drag worm]

Poor talent acquisition, poor development and never coming close to replacing Herman’s RBs, TEs or Jake Majors and you end up with this:

[Joe Z]

Fire flood 

[HookEm]

27 minutes ago, OTFBrandon said:

If Texas somehow doesn’t get into the playoffs for the second straight season because they can’t establish a run game, Flood needs to be let go. It boggles my mind how this problem has gone on for as long as it has. It’s been three seasons since Texas has had consistent success in the run. Why is that? The athletes are most likely better than they were. Is it the scheming just not meshing nine weeks into the season? I mean how is it possible to have thirteen yards of rushing from running backs alone in the first half. That’s scary man. Why isn’t it working? I honestly don’t care if Texas ends up winning it all, I don’t want to see another three million dollar receiver or running back tandem be wasted. I need a 5 million dollar interior line, especially at center. I don’t like being pessimistic about this team because it’s our team, but at some point you have to be real, and if I’m being real this team is the most bipolar running unit in the country. Please Texas make me eat my words. 

The “success” we had previous to the last 3 seasons was heavily reliant on poorer competition (Monster Energy Big 12 Conf) and our back(s) being some of the best we have seen in a decade.  The O line was bad back then too. 

[RealLonghornJose]

Regardless of the season outcome this year. Flood has been unable to coach and produce INTERIOR OL.

He gets a pass on TACKLES but the trend of the run game regressing over the years is on him and sark!

The scheme might be too complex for the players to learn and understand and thats why I feel like they prioritize seniority in the program instead of playing the best player.

[TexasMDcoach]

23 minutes ago, drag worm said:

Poor talent acquisition, poor development and never coming close to replacing Herman’s RBs, TEs or Jake Majors and you end up with this:

Vary damning metric.

[WG Carter]

I agree, but outside of Georgia---almost every SEC school is complaining about their Oline, their OL coach and limited run game

[mmdaytontexas]

15 minutes ago, RealLonghornJose said:

Regardless of the season outcome this year. Flood has been unable to coach and produce INTERIOR OL.

He gets a pass on TACKLES but the trend of the run game regressing over the years is on him and sark!

The scheme might be too complex for the players to learn and understand and thats why I feel like they prioritize seniority in the program instead of playing the best player.

This has nothing to do with "scheme." It's simple inside and outside zone blocking. The Texas OL are just not making blocks. Movement, stunts, delayed loops, run blitzes, and all the other non-conventional defensive maneuvers are confusing them. Plus, they push like marshmallows and don't move a soul. No clever scheme in the world is going to fix that at this point in the season with the same players. Unless Sark gets rid of his zone guru and hires an OL coach who can actually teach gap and assignment blocking, and how to be physical and move people, his offenses will keep sputtering and get broken down on the side of the road.