hinghameagle {l Wrote}:I have said it before and I will say it again. The way 99% of the people who follow football view a wide receivers role is not the same way Dazz does. I bet Barksdale, Dixon and the others catch the ball better than Crimmins and Bordner. I doubt they block better. We all think receivers first priority should be to catch the ball and run with it. It appears Dazz thinks that a wide receiver should be a solid blocker on the edge and downfield first and if they can catch, then that is a bonus. Bordner is a very good blocker which is surprising as he has had no experience prior to this year doing it. He has dropped or fumbled numerous balls, yet he is out there on 95% of the offensive snaps. He is also slow as molasses. He wouldn't play at all at a school that has a traditional passing offense, but for what Dazz wants, he is a good fit.
I 100% agree with this, for
this current team. But I have to wonder whether this might be another case of Daz just making the most of his current players. We don't have particularly talented pure receivers and we don't exactly have a gunslinger behind center. So, yes, the primary role of the receivers is to block...
this year. Daz has already shown that the gameplan will be adjusted to fit the personnel and not the other way around.
I think Daz has made clear that he thinks blocking WR's are very important to his offensive scheme, but that's not to say that it'll be the primary role
moving forward and I imagine the goal will be to bring in good receivers who also happen to have the physical capacity to be good blockers. At least, that's my hope... because I don't want an Army-style offense.