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trey53 wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingCamp04/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1851806

Thanks Len...none of us know what happened last year...way to fill us in on all the details. Nice rehash. Did you actually go to the camp or write this one from the hotel?

Arguably one of the finest line mentors in the recent history of the game, Bugel came to know the Washington personnel during his consulting stint, and he has put some of that knowledge into action. More important, he has restored order, implemented ideas that are steeped in fundamentals and brought sanity and soundness to the dazed unit.


Offensive line play is about communication and simplicity. The fewer moving parts, the better, in a sense. The rules which dictate blocking patterns are simpler, the ambiguity of the Spurrier-Helton design a thing of the past. The emphasis is on protecting the passer at all costs and knocking defenders off the line in the running game.


Said Bugel: "You have to take care of your players and we're going to do that. I think we've put some confidence back in these (linemen). We're going to give them a chance to be successful again. Really, that's all any player asks of you. 'Put me in a position to win the individual battles, coach.' And we're doing that."

Thanks Len...none of us know what happened last year...way to fill us in on all the details. Nice rehash. Did you actually go to the camp or write this one from the hotel?

“ You felt helpless. In all my years of playing football, I can honestly say that it was the first time I ever went onto the field thinking, 'You know, if we win today, it's just because of sheer luck.' It hurt to have to play like that. ”

"You hate to rip anyone, but it was crazy," Jansen said. "I mean, I'm not the most veteran lineman in the league, but I think I've been around long enough to know what the heck I'm talking about, so I would suggest certain things and they were ignored or dismissed. You'd say something to a coach and he'd just walk away. That's why it's so refreshing now to be in a system that's sound and that plays to our strengths."

JansenFan wrote:Some good points from this article from Jansen on Spurrier and the difference he sees this year....

“ You felt helpless. In all my years of playing football, I can honestly say that it was the first time I ever went onto the field thinking, 'You know, if we win today, it's just because of sheer luck.' It hurt to have to play like that. ”

"You hate to rip anyone, but it was crazy," Jansen said. "I mean, I'm not the most veteran lineman in the league, but I think I've been around long enough to know what the heck I'm talking about, so I would suggest certain things and they were ignored or dismissed. You'd say something to a coach and he'd just walk away. That's why it's so refreshing now to be in a system that's sound and that plays to our strengths."

FanfromAnnapolis wrote:

JansenFan wrote:Some good points from this article from Jansen on Spurrier and the difference he sees this year....

“ You felt helpless. In all my years of playing football, I can honestly say that it was the first time I ever went onto the field thinking, 'You know, if we win today, it's just because of sheer luck.' It hurt to have to play like that. ”

"You hate to rip anyone, but it was crazy," Jansen said. "I mean, I'm not the most veteran lineman in the league, but I think I've been around long enough to know what the heck I'm talking about, so I would suggest certain things and they were ignored or dismissed. You'd say something to a coach and he'd just walk away. That's why it's so refreshing now to be in a system that's sound and that plays to our strengths."

Jansen has been very outspoken about how much more he is looking forward to this season as opposed to last year. It's when I hear things like this that I get so pumped up. Hearing how the coaches were acting last year makes me dislike Spurrier and his buddies all the more.