08-20-2017, 12:10 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.
The line was pretty bad tonight. The run blocking was non-existent and Dalton was under a lot of pressure. They only allowed one sack while Dalton was in...but it's a problem.
Ced had a decent block in the run game...but he did get beat by edge rushers at times. It just didn't result in a sack.
He is improving I suppose from the worst LT in the NFL.
The overall line is going to be bad this year.