08-09-2021, 10:38 AM
(08-04-2021, 01:34 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I agree that run blocking will be important for this team, and there is an expectation that Pollack being back improves this area of the offense.
However, I'm just not sold that they have the right players to have a really good run game.
The best run blocker out of all the projected starters (Williams, Spain, Hopkins, XSF, and Reiff) had a 62.4 run blocking grade on PFF, which was Spain.
Spain - 62.4 (283 run block snaps)
Hopkins - 62.1 (338 run block snaps)
Reiff - 60.8 (436 run block snaps)
Williams - 53.4 (205 run block snaps)
XSF - 52.1 (138 run block snaps)
Maybe Pollack can turn water into wine, but I'm not expecting more than a middle-of-the-pack running game this season.
4th down in the 2 yrd line with 2 seconds remaining for the score to get in the playoffs, do you have confidence with your OL to push it in. That's the question everyone should be contemplating.
