Frank Pollack gone.

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(01-18-2019, 11:27 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Yards per carry numbers can be a little deceiving. It is hard to decide if the credit goes to the RB or the O-line.

Footballoutsiders uses a formula to grade the O-lines and RBs that gives more blame for stuffs and tackles or loss to the O-line and more credit for yards gained 10+ yards past the line of scrimmage to the RB. Based on this "Adjusted Line Yards" our O-line was 22 in run blocking. Our RBs were 3rd in the league in "open field yards" which accounted for our high yards-per-carry.

But our O-line did grade well (7th) in short yardage situations which is very important. My theory is that a team does not have to rush for a high number of yards, but it absolutely has to be able to run effectively in crucial short yardage situations.

Thanks for this Fred, nice formula, actually alludes to something...

(01-18-2019, 12:06 PM)Sled21 Wrote: They had this debate on NFL radio one morning on the way to work. Does the line make the RB, or does the RB make the line. The concensus was a greatd RB can make a poor line look decent (ala Mixon), but a good line can make an average RB great... we need line help in just a couple of spots.

Agreed, i think we have something special in Mixon, thought so before but that really lends more credence to this.

Bring in Callahan as the O-line coach/Assistant HC like PA was, add a couple decent O-lineman and Mixon might really breakout next year. In my opinion he really got slighted this year in not being named All-Pro even though he led the AFC in rushing. For him to do this with a 22nd ranked run blocking O-line is impressive. We all know of the great Barry Sanders and what he did with a poor O-line, lets make Mixon's a good one for him and Gio.