Michael Oher vs Frank Alexander

[Mr. Scot]

My concern was he bent and pushed back enough to run into Cam. Hard to tell without a QB in there. 

Also no pads.

 

[PanthersUnited]

Hell, compared to Bell, Oher looked like the 2nd coming of Gross in his prime there.

[Jimmy]

Pass blocking I give him a passing grade. Hands to the face will bend anyone backwards. It didn't look like Oher gave any ground to the inside but kept him on his left shoulder so the QB could step up. 

[blackcat]

Bell would have high fived him on his way by.

[JayNasty]

He did his job.  He may not dominate every snap, as long as he gets the job done.  I'll be happy  

[Lemory]

Saw what you want about Oher but that was a lot of fuging power from Alexander. 

[saints4lifeagain]

This is the first I've looked at Oher. Just wondering, is he a little on the light side? Looks pretty thin in that vine. At least smaller than most tackles I'm used to seeing.

[PantherFeez]

Oher didn't bend at the waist and anchored (even readjusted) with his feet. Definitely some shoulder holding going on. Frank lost any opportunity to battle with his hands by letting Oher get into him. Oher's set looks like it's straight back where Cam is suppose to step up. To me Oher did enough here.

[Plewis]

doesn't look like a full pads practice to me, which makes sense. First practice after 6 weeks off should be about getting them back into the flow of practice. (and making a good show for the fans and reporters there if you're the cynical type)

if it's not a full pads practice, it doesn't count to me

 

 

 

 

Agreed and if I'm not mistaken the defender typically has the unfair advantage without pads on. That's why I watched the receiver drills on the other side of the field.... bc these pass rushing/blocking drills without pads isn't really going to show much.

[Ruff]

I think in a game, he held Frank long enough to keep the pressure off of Cam and allow the play to develop. However, I think the keyword there is held. Notice how he grabs the upper part of the outside shoulder pad? That's outside of the zone where offensive linemen can put their hands, and would've probably been called a hold.

[LinvilleGorge]

Not sure what y'all are watching or what y'all expected, but Oher won that.  He mirrored Alexander perfectly and didn't give up much ground at all despite getting bent back.  I like to see a guy get in a bad spot like that and fight through it.  That stuff is gonna happen from time to time and you have to be able to react and adjust.  That's what Oher did.  All of y'all would be fapping over Oher right now if he didn't get his head snapped back.

If refs called that as holding there would be flags littering the field on literally every snap.

[GRWatcher]

I started out watching the big fellas, really wanted to see how both lines were doing. But realized that until they can truly tackle, it's not showing us much at all. Then I started watching the WR's & secondary.

But IMO Ohr won that battle, keeping Alexander engaged & not letting him escape the block. Moving the DE sideways is always better than letting him move you backwards. Always. Besides, the play probably would've been over in half that time, before Ohr grabbed the shoulder of the jersey.

Thanks, Jeremy, for the vine! Appreciate it! :)

[VerticalThreat]

Not knowing what the purpose or "play" was here, I would say that Oher did his job. He stayed in front of Frank. Not having a QB there to react to the pass rush hinders both the rusher and the blocker because neither have anything to play off of. All I can go off of is Oher's feet which look quick. Good first look to me but what do I know?

[Lemory]

This is the first I've looked at Oher. Just wondering, is he a little on the light side? Looks pretty thin in that vine. At least smaller than most tackles I'm used to seeing.

He does look a bit smaller but the team site has him listed at 315. To put it in perspective, the Saints website has Armstead at 304.