Just read this. It's a deep-dive into new rule changes and what Navy is doing to adapt.
Excerpt from the Capital Gazette:
At this point, cut blocking has been reduced to offensive linemen being able to do so at the point of attack. They are only allowed to cut block defenders positioned along the line of scrimmage and can no longer do so on the second level.
Head coach Ken Niumatalolo said game tape clearly shows how defenders have adjusted to the new rule. He said opposing defensive backs and linebackers can pursue the ball with impunity because they no longer have to be concerned about being taken off their feet.
“We find secondaries being way more aggressive running downhill because they know they’re not going to get cut,” Niumatalolo said. “Probably the one spot that has stood out to me is the backside linebacker. If you look at most games, the backside backer makes a lot of tackles because, as he scrapes to the ball, he’s not worried about getting cut.”
That was not previously the case as linebackers playing against Navy always had to guard against being cut block by a center or guard working up to the second level.
“In years past, you’re playing with bent legs and are leery of linemen coming to cut you,” said Niumatalolo, who first noticed the change during the second game of the season as the Memphis backside linebacker was “hauling.”
Full story:
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-bill-wagner-column-cut-blocking-rules-changes-20221103-ym52isdsbrdovknclpjoroh74m-story.html
Excerpt from the Capital Gazette:
At this point, cut blocking has been reduced to offensive linemen being able to do so at the point of attack. They are only allowed to cut block defenders positioned along the line of scrimmage and can no longer do so on the second level.
Head coach Ken Niumatalolo said game tape clearly shows how defenders have adjusted to the new rule. He said opposing defensive backs and linebackers can pursue the ball with impunity because they no longer have to be concerned about being taken off their feet.
“We find secondaries being way more aggressive running downhill because they know they’re not going to get cut,” Niumatalolo said. “Probably the one spot that has stood out to me is the backside linebacker. If you look at most games, the backside backer makes a lot of tackles because, as he scrapes to the ball, he’s not worried about getting cut.”
That was not previously the case as linebackers playing against Navy always had to guard against being cut block by a center or guard working up to the second level.
“In years past, you’re playing with bent legs and are leery of linemen coming to cut you,” said Niumatalolo, who first noticed the change during the second game of the season as the Memphis backside linebacker was “hauling.”
Full story:
Bill Wagner: New cut blocking rules have hurt Navy’s ability to execute the triple-option | COMMENTARY
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-bill-wagner-column-cut-blocking-rules-changes-20221103-ym52isdsbrdovknclpjoroh74m-story.html
