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What type of philosophy does McCarty have for the Offensive line?

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Joel Buchsbaum, Jun 7, 2026.

  1. Joel Buchsbaum

    Joel Buchsbaum Well-Known Member

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    What’s McCarthy’s philosophy on the offensive line?

    I see McCarthy as a zone guy at heart. But he’s not married to it. He’s shown comfort mixing in man/gap/power elementswhen the personnel fits. Overall, he’s flexible and player-development focused rather than a rigid scheme ideologue.

    That said, I still prefer having at least one true power/man-scheme guy on the OL — someone who can root out DTs, create movement at the point of attack, and open real holes in the ground game.

    Some quiet but exciting news. The Steelers just added two coaches to the offensive line staff under Mike McCarthy this year.
     
  2. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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  3. AskQuestionsLater

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    I personally prefer to have a multi layered Offensive Blocking Scheme that can keep the opponents guessing. That said, it requires special types of Lineman Overall; doubly so in Center and both Tackles. Centers have to be athletic enough in space and OTs have to have more than enough displacement ability.
     
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  4. Mr.wizard

    Mr.wizard Well-Known Member

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    I bet he wants them to block.
     
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  5. jeh1856

    jeh1856 I’ll eat turds in the field but not a fresh pea

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  6. jeh1856

    jeh1856 I’ll eat turds in the field but not a fresh pea

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  7. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    The Steelers OL had the fewest penalties last season with 13, I guess Pat Meyer didn't totally suck :shrug:.
     
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  8. jeh1856

    jeh1856 I’ll eat turds in the field but not a fresh pea

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    You are correct

    He got young guys ready to play before they should have been ready

    Pat Meyer did an excellent job

    But the team still improved with the new hiring

    OL will be OK
     
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  9. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    many fans wanted new draft picks on the o-line and said they would be OK with growing pains until they had growing pains and then the coach sucked. funny how that works.

    this line will become really good i do believe. campen and evans are still in the figuring stage of who does best where and they seem adaptable to different fronts they may face. not just we do what we do. nice to see.

    i read an article about them moving mccormick and fautanu. it said it was important to keep guys together that had been playing together, just on a different side. that's exactly what i said all along. even cook and anderson have some time together but now on a different side. dunker and iheanachor can also build on a side they are more comfortable with together. it doesn't mean that down the road they can't move around but this year it makes sense until they learn the pro game from where they are more comfortable. smart coaching.

    i see inside zone, outside zone, man all being installed but not over complicated. :cool:
     
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  10. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Meyers was a good OL coach, players developed under him, but let's hope our new OL coach is even better.
     
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