Originally posted by Dee.
Every now and then I see a passing team with double the cakes to rcakes. They never seem to be any good but that kind of pancake production in the shortened time pass plays last has got to be helpful...
But what good is an LB on the turf if the receivers still have 2-3 guys draped on them?
The problem though is your Guard Pancaking a DT doesn't matter if both your OTs gave up a spin cycle on the same play.
That's the fatal issue pass blocking has to deal with. Run blocking just needs to win hard at the Point of Attack really, and plays like Pancakes can cause critical success on a rushing play following that blocker. Pass Blocking must win all engagements equally well to buy that time for the QB to initiate some sort of critical win for the offense, and even then, it may fail.
And of course, pass blocking power won't help on STs. Even with it in the 90s, you'll have no more than a third of the best run blocking build's pancake numbers. If the defense elects to only rush 3 guys, your blocker may be the guy waiting for a target to escape the other blockers, and he'll have lower tech to effectively initiate that pickup block.
