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Maybe I missed it in some other thread, but, in all of the macro-analysis of the offense this season to date, and given the flack that Hogan has been taking, I'm surprised at how little attention has been paid here to the fact that one player has almost single-handedly been responsible for some of the costliest offensive breakdowns so far. 

That player, of course, is Jord  Remound Wright.

I like him; I think he is [and can continue to be] a real contributor, but, at this point, I'd be hard pressed to identify someone else whose efforts on offense to date have directly led to such heartache [and, arguably, caused us our only loss].

One chop block cost us a TD against S.C.  A second chop block [against UW] cost us a 20+ yard completion [effectively ending what could have been a very promising drive]. And, of course, a fumble resulted in a pick-up-6 TD for UW.  Take away the two opponents' scores and add in another TD [or even a field goal] for us and the tone of the present conversation [as well as the season offensive stats] might be quite different right now.

I hope his luck [and blocking technique] turns quickly...  [Of course, we all know that the refs blow the whistle on stopped forward progress much more quickly at N.D. than they apparently do at UW.]

Weren't the chop blocks really the OL's fault? Wright had already engaged them low when the OL went high. Sure, he was there, but he was doing his job. The OL should be able to see that the defender has already been cut and not engage.

Maybe those were bad blocks by Wright, that's beyond my ability to tell. They sure looked effective to me though.

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Maybe I missed it in some other thread, but, in all of the macro-analysis of the offense this season to date, and given the flack that Hogan has been taking, I'm surprised at how little attention has been paid here to the fact that one player has almost single-handedly been responsible for some of the costliest offensive breakdowns so far. 

That player, of course, is Jord  Remound Wright.

I like him; I think he is [and can continue to be] a real contributor, but, at this point, I'd be hard pressed to identify someone else whose efforts on offense to date have directly led to such heartache [and, arguably, caused us our only loss].

One chop block cost us a TD against S.C.  A second chop block [against UW] cost us a 20+ yard completion [effectively ending what could have been a very promising drive]. And, of course, a fumble resulted in a pick-up-6 TD for UW.  Take away the two opponents' scores and add in another TD [or even a field goal] for us and the tone of the present conversation [as well as the season offensive stats] might be quite different right now.

I hope his luck [and blocking technique] turns quickly...  [Of course, we all know that the refs blow the whistle on stopped forward progress much more quickly at N.D. than they apparently do at UW.]

Weren't the chop blocks really the OL's fault? Wright had already engaged them low when the OL went high. Sure, he was there, but he was doing his job. The OL should be able to see that the defender has already been cut and not engage.

Maybe those were bad blocks by Wright, that's beyond my ability to tell. They sure looked effective to me though.