Rank our OLine among the 32 teams

[Mc2guy]

Originally Posted by davy

This is as good a way of ranking OLs as I've seen...

Cold, Hard Football Facts.com: Quality Stats: 2006 Offensive Hog Index

That is great stuff and very much in line with my previous post re: rankings. The only surprise to me was Indy being so low. They are ranked #1 in NPP% and they are far ahead of #2. Since they are a pass first team with the best QB in the league I have to believe they should be ranked higher by this measure.

Maybe you could adjust these rankings by weighting the run blocking ranking and the negative pass play ranking by the percentage of total yard gained by rushing or passing over the season. That way a primarily running team would get more credit for having a high yards/carry, and a primarily passing team would get more credit for being great pass blockers.

[davy]

Originally Posted by Mc2guy

That is great stuff and very much in line with my previous post re: rankings. The only surprise to me was Indy being so low. They are ranked #1 in NPP% and they are far ahead of #2. Since they are a pass first team with the best QB in the league I have to believe they should be ranked higher by this measure.

Maybe you could adjust these rankings by weighting the run blocking ranking and the negative pass play ranking by the percentage of total yard gained by rushing or passing over the season. That way a primarily running team would get more credit for having a high yards/carry, and a primarily passing team would get more credit for being great pass blockers.

Good points, you could also argue that their lowly rank in TOP has more to do with there quick-score ability and the defense being unable to stop the run for most of the season rather than any deficit in the OL.

[Dirtbag59]

Why are you guys putting the Chiefs up there? As of now they're panicking in Kansas City about how old their line is. To make matters worse both Willie Roaf and Will Shields are now retired. They also released Kyle Turley this past week, who started a handful of games for them at tackle. Put it this way, if this was the WarPath Chiefs forum we would be starting threads about why haven't the Chiefs addressed their O-Line this past offseason. In conclusion their O-Line is good not great.

Chiefs Depth Chart

LT - D. McIntosh
LG - B. Waters
C- C. Wiegmann
RG - J. Welbourn
RT - C. Terry

Oh yeah, another thing. How the hell is Atlanta getting in peoples top 5. Sure they're great at run blocking I will give you that, but they can't even protect the most mobile QB in the game. Then again maybe hes busy thinking about his next dog fight while flipping off some kid in section 132 while carrying a water bottle full of 'jewelry.'

[TheMalcolmConnection]

You think they can't protect him or he just sucks at passing?

[jdlea]

San Diego and Indy are better hands down. I would also say there are a handful of teams in the same category: ATL, NO, SF, BAL, PIT...just to name a few. However, I think they're a top 10 offensive line and certainly cannot be #32, I'm pretty sure that's been a staple of the Houston Texans franchise since their inception.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by jdlea

San Diego and Indy are better hands down. I would also say there are a handful of teams in the same category: ATL, NO, SF, BAL, PIT...just to name a few. However, I think they're a top 10 offensive line and certainly cannot be #32, I'm pretty sure that's been a staple of the Houston Texans franchise since their inception.

Well structured offenses make a very good line look great. I think both SD and Indy are examples. The fact that each has an offense that simply clicks in the passing game really reduces the strain on the OL. They are both very good for sure. I am hopeful that our passing game can improve to the point that the mechanics and execution of our passing game make our line look even better.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Well structured offenses make a very good line look great. I think both SD and Indy are examples. The fact that each has an offense that simply clicks in the passing game really reduces the strain on the OL. They are both very good for sure. I am hopeful that our passing game can improve to the point that the mechanics and execution of our passing game make our line look even better.

I don't disagree. However, those two teams had both a great running and passing attack. Therefore, I have to come to the conclusion that they have 2 of the best lines in all of football. It all starts up front.

[DiehardSkin88]

There's no way Atlanta is in the top 10 range. U can pretty much throw out rush yards per game for atlanta due to michael vick their qb running all over the place. Are most of his rush yards from pressure or him just taking the entire offense on his shoulders n just going with it.

[MTK]

A mobile QB can be hard to protect since you don't know where he's going to be all the time. It's hard to maintain a pocket when the QB doesn't want to stay in it.

I'd guess that Vick brings a lot of sacks on himself by scrambling around and not getting rid of the ball quickly enough.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

I was ranking our O-line based before the chiefs guys retired.

[BigSKINBauer]

ESPN - Maryland's Gaither applies for supplemental draft - NFL

Dumbass couldn't keep his grades up and now is going to the supplimental draft. Good player maybe some backup on the o-line?

They say he might go in the mid rounds maybe as early as the third. He is viewed as the best player in the supplemental draft. Vikings are also showing heavy interest.

[GTripp0012]

Hog Heaven | MVN - Most Valuable Network » Blog Archive » Are Bugel’s Boys Overrated?

Thanks to all who helped.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Hog Heaven | MVN - Most Valuable Network » Blog Archive » Are Bugel’s Boys Overrated?

Thanks to all who helped.

You are welcome!!! By the way GTripp how you been???

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

You are welcome!!! By the way GTripp how you been???

I've been good. It's been hot. I've been burned.

Outside of that, all's cool.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I've been good. It's been hot. I've been burned.

Outside of that, all's cool.

That's good to hear. On a side note just bought like 5 NFL preview magazines. 3 say our O-line is our strongest unit, 2 say our running backs are.