Kromer Deserves a Round of Applause

[SteveBrown]

Ya, we have 4 guys at 325lbs + and we can't make them go one step back off the ball. When we can do that, we become a great offense; but, the zone concept is the anti-power line.

THe 49ers, the first 'zone' blocking team that was successful, were never truly great on the O line until 1988-90 when they got lineman who could move and had some one on one power. In the early 80s they were so small and weak, and then they got their butts whipped in 1985-86 against teams like the Bears, Giants and Redskins. Walsh changed that.

 

[den-the-coach]

Boy, I remember when I got slammed for suggesting that Boudreau may not have been that good a coach.

Slammed, when? I had many posts in reference to concerns about not only Boudreau, but his health as well. Unless your post was when Scott Linehan was Head Coach and Linehan fired Boudreau to bring in his good friend the infamous Steve Loney, then you would have been slammed.

Seriously though @Rmfnlt especially last season many posters were concerned about Boudreau and when McVay was hired many of us focused on the Offensive Line Coach hire as the number one Assistant after the Defensive Coordinator and were very pleased that Aaron Kromer was available Beach Chair Gate notwithstanding.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Our OL opened up holes for much of the game using zone concepts. It's not surprising that the 49ers were able to make a stand when it became power vs. power. We've got a big OL, but they aren't the most powerful unit in the NFL.

Great analysis.