10-10-2023, 09:38 PM
Just a bit of context:
We are 4th in the NFL in number of drop backs (198). Despite this we have a pressure % of only 16.8%, good for 8th best in the NFL. We've yielded 11 sacks in 198 dropbacks for a sack percentage of 5.58%, good again for 8th best in the NFL. Counting Burrow's quick release as some sort of minus is just weird - those super fast throws were because of Burrow not the line. They knew he was immobile and so the plan was to get the ball out right away. So pass protection wise this line is doing its job quite well even with the occasional issue picking up stunts.
Run wise there is a much better case to be made that there are issues. We have a 3.5 YPA average which is 26th in the league. We've also only rushed 106 times in 5 games. I would argue this is at least partly a byproduct of us being almost 100% in shotgun - not the best rush formation. Also with only 106 carries any negative play like a kneel is far bigger an effect. As to breakdowns, that is interesting. We are worst running wide right (1.6 YPA) and our best runs are inside left (5.3 YPC) and inside right (also 5.3 YPC). In fact When we run using the gaps between LT and LG, or LG and C or C and RG the combined YPC is 4.85. So clearly we run best inside. When they do go wide for the edges we are WAY better going left than right. Kinda interesting.
We are 4th in the NFL in number of drop backs (198). Despite this we have a pressure % of only 16.8%, good for 8th best in the NFL. We've yielded 11 sacks in 198 dropbacks for a sack percentage of 5.58%, good again for 8th best in the NFL. Counting Burrow's quick release as some sort of minus is just weird - those super fast throws were because of Burrow not the line. They knew he was immobile and so the plan was to get the ball out right away. So pass protection wise this line is doing its job quite well even with the occasional issue picking up stunts.
Run wise there is a much better case to be made that there are issues. We have a 3.5 YPA average which is 26th in the league. We've also only rushed 106 times in 5 games. I would argue this is at least partly a byproduct of us being almost 100% in shotgun - not the best rush formation. Also with only 106 carries any negative play like a kneel is far bigger an effect. As to breakdowns, that is interesting. We are worst running wide right (1.6 YPA) and our best runs are inside left (5.3 YPC) and inside right (also 5.3 YPC). In fact When we run using the gaps between LT and LG, or LG and C or C and RG the combined YPC is 4.85. So clearly we run best inside. When they do go wide for the edges we are WAY better going left than right. Kinda interesting.
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