08-20-2017, 12:09 AM
(08-20-2017, 12:00 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Didn't watch the game (thankfully from what I have read) but the box score has Dalton and McCarron at a combined 6.82 YPA, after a combined 6.69 YPA in Week 1 where it was a lot of quick 1-1.5 second type passing plays where the target is determined before the snap. No 5 or 7 step drops. Was that the case again in Week 2, as the box score suggests? If so, it's not really impressive that a LT gives up no sacks when you've crippled your entire offense around not giving him the chance to screw up by quickly dinking and dunking.
Dalton in 2016 behind a bad OL: 7.5 YPA
Dalton in 2015 behind a good OL: 8.4 YPA
So the 6.7-ish YPA they're putting up right now looks like a pretty steep continuation of the OL being bad.
Solid game is a stretch. He was beaten badly on 2 or 3 pass plays at a minimum, Andy just got rid of ball. Munoz was being nice and saying he had some nice blocks on early runs. They were pitter patter getting in the way blocks, not getting nasty head cracking drive blocks by any stretch.
Is he improving ? perhaps slightly. But line is still a major concern