03-16-2024, 11:02 AM
(03-15-2024, 11:03 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: coming out of college, Joe Mixon was rated as one of the highest blockers...
I get where you are going with this but you are talking absolutely different situations. Being an in line blocker in the running game and picking up blitzes and rushing defensive ends in the passing game are a bit different. Picking up a DE on a pass rush or a blitzer by the RB is more times than not is not about putting them on their backs or completely stoning them as it is about giving a few seconds for the QB to react. You are talking about rushers coming at you with full momentum rather than engaging them at the line of scrimmage when they are just getting a start.
I did not see Bowers as a dominating blocker either but the grades say otherwise.
