Originally posted by Androth
At no point in any of those replays were 5 guys stopped by 2 players. Just because a player slows near a blocker doesn't mean he was blocked.
Whether he is blocked or not, the slow down is ridiculous. A slight slow down to alter angle and go around the blockers would be one thing, but they come to a dead stop. The ROLB basically stops pursuing the HB. The FS and RILB basically come to a complete standstill. And to make it more ridiculous, the RILB knocks the CB off the block so that the WR can block him instead.
It is complete nonsense. If the players were in a tight space bunched up near the LOS in the middle of the field, it would be one thing. However, this is the open field and defenders just run right into engaged blocks like they don't exist.
Whether they were actually blocked or not, 5 defenders were effectively stopped by 2 blockers.
At no point in any of those replays were 5 guys stopped by 2 players. Just because a player slows near a blocker doesn't mean he was blocked.
Whether he is blocked or not, the slow down is ridiculous. A slight slow down to alter angle and go around the blockers would be one thing, but they come to a dead stop. The ROLB basically stops pursuing the HB. The FS and RILB basically come to a complete standstill. And to make it more ridiculous, the RILB knocks the CB off the block so that the WR can block him instead.
It is complete nonsense. If the players were in a tight space bunched up near the LOS in the middle of the field, it would be one thing. However, this is the open field and defenders just run right into engaged blocks like they don't exist.
Whether they were actually blocked or not, 5 defenders were effectively stopped by 2 blockers.