Solving Abe & Zabel: A Plan To Cut Pressure

Two of the Seahawks most promising young offensive linemen, Grey Zabel and Abe Lucas, are giving up more pressure this season. I have done an investigation into why, and what to do about it. I share my process and results here.

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0:00 Intro
2:05 The Problem: Lucas & Zabel Pressure Rates
4:22 Pressure Is Up Across The NFL
6:04 Is It The Player Or The System?
7:29 Abe Lucas: When It Started & Rusher Quality
10:00 Is Lucas Fine With Help?
11:45 How Quickly Lucas Is Getting Beaten
15:13 Lucas Film: Byron Young vs Nik Bonitto
18:30 Lucas Film: Last Year vs This Year
21:30 Stunts Without Anthony Bradford
25:15 Victory Hall Show With Brady Henderson
26:26 Grey Zabel: The Same Five Tests
29:30 Zabel Gets Less Help But Holds Up With It
33:58 Zabel Film: Alone vs With Center Help
40:00 Two Players, Two Different Answers
40:45 Brooklyn Bedding, Warby Parker, SeatGeek Shoutout
45:00 Stunts Aren't The Problem
46:00 How To Cut Quick Pressures
47:55 The Plan On Tape: Chips & Slides
53:00 Recommendations: Chip For Lucas, Slide To Zabel
57:10 Summary
59:15 Superchats
1:01:45 Outro