CanadianFan Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-ranking-all-32-nfl-offensive-lines-by-average-grade-week-5 22. Buffalo Bills Average offensive lineman grade: 57.0While Richie Incognito is among the top 10 guards in the NFL once again, the rest of Buffalo’s line has been unable to come near to playing at his level. The unit has played well in pass protection as they rank seventh in the league with a pass blocking efficiency rating of 82.2, having allowed just 38 pressures on 171 pass blocking snaps. However, the issues come with run-blocking, where basically everyone but Incognito has a poor grade so far. The Bills run more outside zone plays than anyone in the league, leading the NFL with 76 attempts, but they rank just 17th in yards before contact, averaging just 1.06 yards on these plays. This won't surprise anyone of us. Edited October 11, 2017 by CanadianFan
Boatdrinks Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 Nope not surprised at all. The run blocking has been largely ineffective , especially compared with the past two seasons .
frostbitmic Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Running to the right behind Ducasse and Mills is the obvious key to success. Edited October 11, 2017 by frostbitmic
Wayne Arnold Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 7th in pass blocking. THROW THE BALL, TYROD
PolishDave Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 Almost any running back can look good running behind a dominant offensive line. Almost any quarterback can look good passing behind a dominant offensive line. Yet the Bills (and other teams) refuse to put enough emphasis on that key component of a successful team. The biggest mistake this season and off season (aside from trading away the number one receiver) was not doing enough to improve the offensive line.
Wayne Arnold Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 Almost any running back can look good running behind a dominant offensive line. Almost any quarterback can look good passing behind a dominant offensive line. Yet the Bills (and other teams) refuse to put enough emphasis on that key component of a successful team. The biggest mistake this season and off season (aside from trading away the number one receiver) was not doing enough to improve the offensive line. They retained all five starters of one of the best OLines in the NFL the last two seasons. And they drafted one in the 2nd round.
CanadianFan Posted October 14, 2017 Author Posted October 14, 2017 Just another thought on this - Rams' offensive line is the most improved unit this year, jumping to 12 from 27th last year. While lots of credit have gone to LT, Kromer has to be given credit here too. He was our O line coach last 2 seasons.
JM2009 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 7th in pass blocking. THROW THE BALL, TYROD He did fine in the three wins with what he has. Who did he have last game to throw to?
Big C Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Just another thought on this - Rams' offensive line is the most improved unit this year, jumping to 12 from 27th last year. While lots of credit have gone to LT, Kromer has to be given credit here too. He was our O line coach last 2 seasons. Definitely should have retained that guy. You bring back all 5 OL starters, why wouldn't you keep their coach too?
Wayne Arnold Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 He did fine in the three wins with what he has. Who did he have last game to throw to? You throw to the receivers you have. Definitely should have retained that guy. You bring back all 5 OL starters, why wouldn't you keep their coach too? They tried. He wanted out.
JM2009 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 You throw to the receivers you have. They tried. He wanted out. What WRs? Jones a rookie who isn't ready at this level and special teams players. Matthews and Clay were the best WRs and they are out. He did fine with Matthews and Clay in three games. Better QBs have solid WRs yet TT who is average at best, is supposed to produce with a group that the better QBs couldn't produce with.
Wayne Arnold Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 What WRs? Jones a rookie who isn't ready at this level and special teams players. Matthews and Clay were the best WRs and they are out. He did fine with Matthews and Clay in three games. Better QBs have solid WRs yet TT who is average at best, is supposed to produce with a group that the better QBs couldn't produce with. He has to attempt the throws. If the wide receivers aren't good enough to bring them down then it's on them. Eating the ball and taking sacks - that's on Tyrod.
JPP Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 not surprising at all.......adjust the scheme...what the hell is ducese doing here anyways? We will see what happens next week....at the least bring up Reilly......
Wayne Arnold Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 not surprising at all.......adjust the scheme...what the hell is ducese doing here anyways? We will see what happens next week....at the least bring up Reilly...... They have.
Big C Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 They tried. He wanted out. Oh yeah? Must have missed that bit of info.
JPP Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 They have. okay didnt know this......this is good.....could be worse could be the giants.....will be watching that game just to see what the hell theyre gonna do?
JaCrispy Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Prepare for a major overhaul of the OL in the offseason
The Frankish Reich Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Running to the right behind Ducasse and Mills is the obvious key to success. And now Nick O'Leary too!
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