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Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
Completely agree, great perspective.
The key thing about this line is that we have 2 guys who are extremely raw rookie starters, who will almost surely improve over the course of the season. We have one All Pro G who we know what we are getting from every week. We have a decent, but not spectacular left tackle. And then we have a vet like Birk who while declining can get by at at least an average level inside.
All in all it isn't the greatest Oline in the world, but it has some good potential as the season wears on. I am not surprised at all KO and Harewood are struggling starting out, that is completely expected.
This is a line that overall should be trending up over the course of the season, not down. That is fine by me.Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/#!/thenflanalyst
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10-05-2012, 04:58 PM #14Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
On Baltimoreravens.com I saw an incredibly disturbing stat:
Flacco has 2.9 seconds on average before getting sacked. That is the LEAST amount of time that any quarterback in the league has.
As a point of comparison, Tom Brady has 3.9 seconds and Matt Ryan has a whopping 4.0 seconds on average.
Our line as a whole has been pretty bad.
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Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
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10-05-2012, 05:26 PM #16
Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
Yes, and since a receiver can run another 10+ yards in that extra second that the other quarterbacks are getting, imagine how much more Joe and our guys could do.
I'm hoping our Oline improves, especially the youngins.
Because we will need their best against the Texans and Cowboys, that's for sure.
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10-05-2012, 06:50 PM #17Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
:word
Oher may be about as average as they come when talking about LT's in the NFL.
However, average is a lot better than what several teams have and he's still young enough to improve (not saying he will). He'll definitely be re-signed and it won't be for crazy top tiered LT money either.Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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10-05-2012, 10:27 PM #19
Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
Filmstudy's evaluation makes for some pretty sobering reading. On the plus side we have youth with real potential (Harewood, KO, Reid[?], Gradkowski [?]) On the other hand, we'll lose our depth next year with McKinnie, Birk, and Williams gone. And our Oline coach . . . Oz will need a lot of magic.
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10-05-2012, 10:45 PM #20
Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
This is pretty much right in line with what I'm seeing too. The thing is, these grades are across the board higher than what I thought they'd be before the season, with maybe the exception of Birk who's fallen off a cliff like I thought he would. So while I think mostly they've been a C line, that's really a lot higher than I thought they would be.
Part of it also is that they "look" more successful than they probably are because of how often the offense is leaving extra help to block. The Ravens are almost never blocking with less than two players more than the opposition is rushing. The exceptions are on exotic blitzes or situations where teams are sending six or more rushers. So the line is getting a good bit of extra help via TEs, FBs and RBs which are blocking or chipping before leaking out as dump-off options (which Flacco is taking less often than he was last year...he's much better at making second and third reads this year).
Overall I've been pleasantly surprised by the OL play. Average is way better than I thought they'd be so far, which is great.
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10-06-2012, 12:49 AM #21
Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
I am telling everybody right now, the O-line is what's going to be our crux this year. I am not impressed with Oher, Birk, or Osemele. If only Flacco had a better line in front of him, the sky would be the limit for this team!
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10-06-2012, 12:51 AM #22
Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
Refer to post 15
Last edited by Tspot-D-Ravenator; 10-06-2012 at 10:32 PM.
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10-06-2012, 01:10 AM #23
Re: FILMSTUDY: O-Line Grades at the Quarter Pole by player
Originally Posted by acisking View Post
On Baltimoreravens.com I saw an incredibly disturbing stat:
Flacco has 2.9 seconds on average before getting sacked. That is the LEAST amount of time that any quarterback in the league has.
As a point of comparison, Tom Brady has 3.9 seconds and Matt Ryan has a whopping 4.0 seconds on average.
Our line as a whole has been pretty bad.
THIS...... :word
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