10-14-2018, 12:21 PM
(10-14-2018, 11:10 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: That looks much more accurate to what the results have been so far. Lapham has said all along, if the line can just be average, the offense will be good. I think he knows a little more about line play than the goobers at PFF.
Footballoutsiders run block ranking (Adjusted Line Yards) uses a formula that gives the O-line more blame for 0 or negative yardage runs all the credit for runs 0-4 yds, and then less credit for yards gained longer downfield. Bengals #11
Adjusted Sack percentage is sacks/pass play adjustment for strength of opponent pass rush. Bengals 10th
To me sacks depend on so many different things (Offensive scheme, QB's decisions, playing from behind a lot, RBs blocking, ect) it is hard to judge an O-line on sack numbers. But overall bad O-lines usually give up more sacks.
And a lot of you will be surprised to see this. Here are the ranks for the Bengals O-lines "Adjusted Line Yards" (run blocking) followed by our RBs rankings in "2nd Level Yards" (yards gained between 5 and 10 yards past line of scrimmage/run plays) and "Open Field Yards" (Yards gained over 10+ yards from line of scrimmage/run plays)
......ALY...2LY...OFY
'12.....11.....31.....10
'13.....11.....26.....30
'14.....11.....16..... 3
'15..... 1.....14.....31
'16.....14.....26.....23
'17.....24.....12.....31
That's right, according to FootballOutsiders our O-line run blocking was close to top ten from '12 through '16 and actually the BEST in the league in 2015.
