SDS Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 No need to rank them, just give me your top 5 please. Our children depend upon this!
Fezmid Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Not putting a ton of thought into this, but these five are definately top tier IMHO: San Diego Kansas City Dallas Pittsburgh Philly Probably some that are better that I'm missing. CW
Pete Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Not putting a ton of thought into this, but these five are definately top tier IMHO: San Diego Kansas City Dallas Pittsburgh Philly Probably some that are better that I'm missing. CW 496266[/snapback] Indy
Rico Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Cincy's not too bad either. Tough game right now.
Pete Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Cincy's not too bad either. Tough game right now. 496277[/snapback] How did Housh catch a pass for -44 yards?
Rico Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 How did Housh catch a pass for -44 yards? 496278[/snapback] Either a mistake, or I must've missed that one.
Alaska Darin Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 How did Housh catch a pass for -44 yards? 496278[/snapback] Jim Marshall play on one. Ready. Break.
Pete Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Jim Marshall play on one. Ready. Break. 496287[/snapback] CBS Sportsline glitch
The Hornell Kid Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 No need to rank them, just give me your top 5 please. Our children depend upon this! 496263[/snapback] pitt denver kc indy tedy brewski
colin Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 pittdenver kc indy tedy brewski 496298[/snapback] i second this, although seattle is better than perhaps all of them.
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Kansas City Seattle Denver Indy Pitt
Pete Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Kansas City Seattle Denver Indy Pitt 496428[/snapback] I second this list. My 5 exactly.
BADOLBILZ Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Kansas City Seattle Denver Indy Pitt 496428[/snapback] Third that.
Larry Playfair Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-...ar?sort_col_1=7 Kansas City Seattle Denver Indy Pitt Do the Giants have to be recognized, since Tiki is racking up yards, and Eli is getting nice protection.
Johnny Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-...ar?sort_col_1=7 Kansas City Seattle Denver Indy Pitt Do the Giants have to be recognized, since Tiki is racking up yards, and Eli is getting nice protection. 496473[/snapback] i'll agree with that group
Simon Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Kansas City Pittsburgh Denver Philadelphia Baltimore Dallas may have made the list before the Hotel went down. Seattle was close but I'm not sold on their right side. The Rams, Carolina and the Bengals all get honorable mentions.
Johnny Coli Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 If you look strictly at stats (NFL.com), and use the categories of Rush yards/game, Total Rushing Attempts, Rush avg/attempt, and Sacks allowed, looking at the top ten teams in each of those four categories, and giving them a point for each category they score in the top ten in: Denver (score of 4; record 6-2) SD (score of 4; record 5-4) Atl (score of 3; record 6-2) Pitt (score of 3; record 6-2) NYG (score of 3; record 6-2) KC (score of 3; record 5-3) Denver scored in the top 5 in three of the four categories, and 6th in the fourth. San Diego was only in the top five once in those categories (attempts), and it could be said that LT would make any line look good. Atlanta’s ranking could clearly be the product of Michael Vick. Taken all together, statistically, Denver has the best o-line in the NFL when examining how much they run, how effective they are with the running game, and how well they protect the QB. Incidently, the top five teams statistically ranked against the run, using rushing yard against/game are: Carolina TB SD Pitt Denver It could be implied from this, that a team that has the mindset that it requires a good O-line to win also requires a good rushing defense, and therefore a better-than-average D-line.
BuffalOhio Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Incidently, the top five teams statistically ranked against the run, using rushing yard against/game are: Carolina TB SD Pitt Denver 496662[/snapback] Great, we play 4 of them this year.
nick in* england Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 San Diego Pittsburgh Kansas City New York Giants Seattle
Dan Gross Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 If you look strictly at stats (NFL.com), and use the categories of Rush yards/game, Total Rushing Attempts, Rush avg/attempt, and Sacks allowed, looking at the top ten teams in each of those four categories, and giving them a point for each category they score in the top ten in: Denver (score of 4; record 6-2) SD (score of 4; record 5-4) Atl (score of 3; record 6-2) Pitt (score of 3; record 6-2) NYG (score of 3; record 6-2) KC (score of 3; record 5-3) 496662[/snapback] Well, those certainly stacked the odds against Philly. Just about every time I watch them play I realize what a good Passing O-Line it is...McNabb usually has time to eat a sandwich before he throws, even when he stays in the pocket. But they "never" run, so you won't see them show up in the top five of any rushing category. I decided to look at these teams, as I remember taking a look before as successful O-Lines to find a common thread, and that thread seems to pretty much follow through to this year. When you look at the six teams above, with the exception of San Diego (who completely gutted their line last year), every one of them has a line that has pretty much been together for years. Of course, there always has to be a new guy at some point, but basically each line has at most 1 player getting their first start with the team this year.
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