The verdict is in on James Brockermeyer

[gordonsolie]

He has been losing at the point of attack too many times to count as the season has gone on. He was blown up by Louisville last week and run over by Stanford with ease until they ran out of gas. This on top of the many illegal procedure penalties that have been a killer this year.

A big disappointment and a big drop off at center for Mario.

 

[Noliaboi]

looking real light in the a**

 

[TexasCane90]

I’d rather see SJ or Rodriguez start getting reps… he’s been ***.

Weakest part of the line and he’s the dude we choose to run behind 80% of the time… not a future top 10 pick or the 6’8 LT on the other side

 

[redcane]

Entire o-line and its coach are overrated to me. We do not move the line of scrimmage. We consistently get shutdown in short yardage. Too much hype and not enough performance.

 

[252cane]

Never was strong in the run game. He graded out way higher as a pass blocker last year

 

[252cane]

Entire o-line and its coach are overrated to me. We do not move the line of scrimmage. We consistently get shutdown in short yardage. Too much hype and not enough performance.

Because the interior is weak besides cooper

 

[SSCane]

Entire o-line and its coach are overrated to me. We do not move the line of scrimmage. We consistently get shutdown in short yardage. Too much hype and not enough performance.

Certainly doesn’t help the D knows exactly where we are running the ball.

 

[Stats02]

Entire o-line and its coach are overrated to me. We do not move the line of scrimmage. We consistently get shutdown in short yardage. Too much hype and not enough performance.

Our short yardage run game has definitely taken a step back from last year. I would even say our short yardage game was pretty solid the first 4 games this year, but has really regressed since the FSU game.

 

[pcitycane]

stood out as the weak link on the line

 

[lurker]

I was constantly told that with Mario and his buddy here, that Miami fans will never have to worry about the offensive line and that we should never question a recruit they bring in.

 

[IndayArtHauz]

Not an X&Os guy, but has an offense ever run to the outside of the line instead of up the middle? Just trying to think of ways to mitigate the negative impact of Brocky Bear.

 

[simplycanes]

He has been losing at the point of attack too many times to count as the season has gone on. He was blown up by Louisville last week and run over by Stanford with ease until they ran out of gas. This on top of the many illegal procedure penalties that have been a killer this year.

A big disappointment and a big drop off at center for Mario.

Perhaps, widening out a smidge running off tackle would be helpful given this revelation.

 

[SouthsideAtl]

Facts I just watched the game highlights on YouTube …on offense you see him getting pushed back constantly

 

[JgDaCane15]

The few runs we did outside tonight worked perfect. Maybe do more?

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Not an X&Os guy, but has an offense ever run to the outside of the line instead of up the middle? Just trying to think of ways to mitigate the negative impact of Brocky Bear.

We do run into the B and C gaps. Not a ton, but we do. Not every run is into the A gap. Honestly, the LG has been bad in run push too. It’s not just Brockermeyer. Our best line, imo, last year was Rivers at guard. Losing him and subbing Carpenter with Brock has been a downgrade. I’m not a PFF grader by any means, but we aren’t getting the same push at C and LG that we got last year. I know if I can see it, the staff can too. They seem content to continue to just “do what we do”, so we’ll see if it changes. But we don’t run 100% into the A gaps. We do more than most teams do, though.

 

[pubmedu]

Entire o-line and its coach are overrated to me. We do not move the line of scrimmage. We consistently get shutdown in short yardage. Too much hype and not enough performance.

 

[flips]

Our short yardage run game has definitely taken a step back from last year. I would even say our short yardage game was pretty solid the first 4 games this year, but has really regressed since the FSU game.

Think it's more everything else in the run game that's taken a step back than short yardage.

Pretty sure on 3rd & 2 or less we had converted runs either on 3rd or 4th down everytime since Brown came up short on 3rd & 1 against ND, until tonight when Fletcher got stuffed, cause Brockermeyer.

I'd like to see Rodriguez at Center, but if they didn't pull Brockermeyer after how he played during most of this game, I doubt they do in the coming weeks, unless he plays even worse.

@252cane & @OrangeBowlMagic are spot on, we have run blocking issues at LG too. We also avoid running outside Bell unless we pull someone that way.

I liked some of the stuff we tried tonight that didn't work, like playing without a TE and letting just our OL block on the first drive. We ran the ball much better in the second half, and hopefully Lyle springing that TD gets him going. We need to have a running back who is comfortable threatening the edge.

 

[252cane]

We do run into the B and C gaps. Not a ton, but we do. Not every run is into the A gap. Honestly, the LG has been bad in run push too. It’s not just Brockermeyer. Our best line, imo, last year was Rivers at guard. Losing him and subbing Carpenter with Brock has been a downgrade. I’m not a PFF grader by any means, but we aren’t getting the same push at C and LG that we got last year. I know if I can see it, the staff can too. They seem content to continue to just “do what we do”, so we’ll see if it changes. But we don’t run 100% into the A gaps. We do more than most teams do, though.

You are correct with rivers. When he kicked inside to guard you then had 5 guys who could run block. Right now the only have 3. But rivers being inside with cooper and carpenter allowed them to get that push inside

 

[Hurricane23]

Yeah that mane was getting pushed back

 

[deezydinh]

I mean that’s cool but did jojo play?