Quinton Spain Appreciation Thread

[KillerGoose]

(11-24-2021, 12:49 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I still don't understand how we were able to sign him so cheaply.  

I thought he played well for us last year, but I figured there was something I was missing.  It is extremely hard to grade O-linemen.  I figured the rest of the NFL knew more than I did.

It is probably the hardest thing to do from an analytical standpoint. All other positions generate metrics you can work with but OL don't for half of their responsibilities. You can grade an OL in pass-pro pretty easily, but their run game contributions are SUPER difficult. The best thing that I have would be taking EPA per rush, SR and YPC based on which gap/location the ball was run but that still doesn't isolate that specific lineman. Here is what I have this season, sorted on EPA per rush. 



Running right side wide has been really, really bad but the sample size is pretty small.