Bills are winning the battle in the trenches

[Magox]

It's early but so far the Bills are winning in the trenches on all fronts, pass protection, run blocking, pass rush rates and run stopping.

 

If this continues this bodes extremely well for a potential deep run in the playoffs.

 

 

 

 

[Sierra Foothills]

For those who can't see it in the 4 part graph, the Bills Pass Rush (D) is underneath the Browns helmet.

 

[GunnerBill]

This matches my eye test. The pass pro (a couple of Torrence whiffs apart) has been stellar. The run blocking has been good but a bit less consistent. The pass rush has been really good, better than expected, but we have played two dubious offensive line teams. Hope it holds up as the tests get greater.

[boyst]

The Panthers are strange. The OL hasn't been awful. It's easy to see it's on the QB and him alone. 

[Process]

Give Beane a lot of credit, he's built a very good O line, starters all locked up for several years, and very nice young depth with starting potential down the road. 

[ColoradoBills]

If the OL and Dl play well on Monday Night Football, the Bills win easily.

[SCBills]

Dawkins and Brown are playing at an elite level and we still have another gear for this OL to get to once Torrance starts getting his act together.   Kromer is worth every penny. 

 

The DL has been incredibly impressive, especially in the pass rush and we know how good Oliver, Jones, Rousseau and Von can be.. Epenesa and Johnson started flashing in the Miami game and this team was incredibly high on Smoot over the Summer.  We haven't even seen what he can bring to the mix yet. 

[GunnerBill]

5 minutes ago, boyst said:

The Panthers are strange. The OL hasn't been awful. It's easy to see it's on the QB and him alone. 

 

Except for the key spot. Ekwonu continues to be rough at left tackle. But agree the other four have been reasonably solid. 

[Ballhawk]

Rams may want Edwards back !

[billieve420]

That is how you build a team from the inside out. If either line is ineffective it is going to affect the group as a whole. Still have concerns with the D-line need to see them against some better competition.

[DrMaxPower]

Can't be... didn't PFF give our whole OL 40s and 50s last week?

 

They've been dictating the style and pace of games. It bodes well for the future. I think there's less variability week-to-week when your strong up front.

[Big Turk]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

The Panthers are strange. The OL hasn't been awful. It's easy to see it's on the QB and him alone. 

 

Bad QBs tend to make the OLine look far worse than it actually is.

[Logic]

You just know this makes McDermott add an extra scoop of creatine to his protein shake in the morning in celebration.

[Augie]

1 hour ago, ColoradoBills said:

If the OL and Dl play well on Monday Night Football, the Bills win easily.

 

Looking at where the Jags rank in pass protection, it could be a big night for Groot & Co. 

 

But I am always nervous! 

[Sweats]

From the ole eye test, winning the battles in the trenches AND over the middle.

[Nephilim17]

After years of wanting this, it's good to see on both sides.

Also good to see KC is 19th in PP with consistent grades from all 3 sources. Still early, but good to see.

[zow2]

2nd year in a row, we may just have the best overall O-line in the NFL.  

[Jerome007]

The last game in particular, I don't recall such a domination by a Bills OLine. Yet in the past, both the DLines and the OLines have had dominant games in stretches followed by bad ones. I never could get it. I wasn't a clear cut thing like opposition, schemes or injuries. Anyway, regardless, this is great! Josh had to play Hero Ball on game 1 but besides that, the safeties, LBs, WRs, TEs have had little to do so far yet both are wins. Both lines and the corners are dominating, and of course JA17 is there.

[Rockinon]

According to this chart, the Jags look pretty pedestrian.

[balln]

So why is Josh Allen bailing out of pockets