O-Line Grades: Week 5 @ TN
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Pro Football Focus has this as the best Oline in the NFL. You want sustained team success? It starts from the inside out.
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Who gave up that sack where Hoyer got crushed, early in the game, after making his first read. Or was that just a blitz we totally missed?
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Zombo said:
Who gave up that sack where Hoyer got crushed, early in the game, after making his first read. Or was that just a blitz we totally missed?
Last play of first series... It was an overload right blitz with 6 rushers altogether.
Four blitzers came at Greco/ Schwartz/ Tate... and for once Meatloaf was wrong, "three outta four was bad". Tate got a + for a nice pick up of one.
Only unoccupied O-Lineman was Bito... would have been a tough block for him to loop right behind Mack, but possible had he been aware. Also he and Mack might have slid right, but Mack had his hands full.
Best counter would have been for Hoyer to sprint out immediately to his left. There was an ample gap there as JT's man had tried a wide speed rush and Joe was in good shape. Bito would then have had an easy opportunity to seal off any pursuit from the right... but this is all hindsight.
Bottom line... it was a good call by TN and we got beat that play. I think BH saw one blitzer, but not the second who showed relatively late pre-snap. It's gonna happen...
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Zombo said:
Who gave up that sack where Hoyer got crushed, early in the game, after making his first read. Or was that just a blitz we totally missed?
Last play of first series... It was an overload right blitz with 6 rushers altogether.
Four blitzers came at Greco/ Schwartz/ Tate... and for once Meatloaf was wrong, "three outta four was bad". Tate got a + for a nice pick up of one.
Only unoccupied O-Lineman was Bito... would have been a tough block for him to loop right behind Mack, but possible had he been aware. Also he and Mack might have slid right, but Mack had his hands full.
Best counter would have been for Hoyer to sprint out immediately to his left. There was an ample gap there as JT's man had tried a wide speed rush and Joe was in good shape. Bito would then have had an easy opportunity to seal off any pursuit from the right... but this is all hindsight.
Bottom line... it was a good call by TN and we got beat that play. I think BH saw one blitzer, but not the second who showed relatively late pre-snap. It's gonna happen...
Last play of first series... It was an overload right blitz with 6 rushers altogether.
Four blitzers came at Greco/ Schwartz/ Tate... and for once Meatloaf was wrong, "three outta four was bad". Tate got a + for a nice pick up of one.
Only unoccupied O-Lineman was Bito... would have been a tough block for him to loop right behind Mack, but possible had he been aware. Also he and Mack might have slid right, but Mack had his hands full.
Best counter would have been for Hoyer to sprint out immediately to his left. There was an ample gap there as JT's man had tried a wide speed rush and Joe was in good shape. Bito would then have had an easy opportunity to seal off any pursuit from the right... but this is all hindsight.
Bottom line... it was a good call by TN and we got beat that play. I think BH saw one blitzer, but not the second who showed relatively late pre-snap. It's gonna happen...
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Here's the link to the ProFootballFocus article ranking the NFL O-lines:
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/10/08/offensive-line-rankings-2/
Here's their bit on our #1 ranked unit:
1. Cleveland Browns (12th)
PB: 1st, RB: 3rd, PEN: 4th
Stud: How about going for a rookie? Joel Bitonio has been everything advertised and a little bit more. It’s not just that he doesn’t look lost on the field, he’s added some punch to the team’s running game. A great start to life in the NFL.
Dud: All of the starters are grading in the green. There is no dud. Not yet.
Summary: It’s rare the stars align like this. You’ve got five players who have played every snap and look like a line in sync. They’re opening up holes for their backs and giving their quarterback time to make plays. A real testament that the guys you associate with making up the numbers are playing just as well as the guys on the big money.
Our fellow AFCNers rank as follows:
Ravens 2nd
Steelers 4th (30th in penalties)
Bengals 13th
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And here's a nice Bito article in Bleacher with illustrative photos of his abilities.
Love the outside seal illustrated in the last set vs. the Ravens...
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I would love to know how the Steelers like is ranked so high..? They've had one good and complete game. That's about it.
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Last play of first series... It was an overload right blitz with 6 rushers altogether.
Four blitzers came at Greco/ Schwartz/ Tate... and for once Meatloaf was wrong, "three outta four was bad". Tate got a + for a nice pick up of one.
Only unoccupied O-Lineman was Bito... would have been a tough block for him to loop right behind Mack, but possible had he been aware. Also he and Mack might have slid right, but Mack had his hands full.
Best counter would have been for Hoyer to sprint out immediately to his left. There was an ample gap there as JT's man had tried a wide speed rush and Joe was in good shape. Bito would then have had an easy opportunity to seal off any pursuit from the right... but this is all hindsight.
Bottom line... it was a good call by TN and we got beat that play. I think BH saw one blitzer, but not the second who showed relatively late pre-snap. It's gonna happen...
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