Link: Jets’ O-Line Statistically Spectacular
By now, everyone knows the name KC Joyner. The football scientist is the Bill James of football — or something like that. Anyway, ESPN’s AFC East blogger Tim Graham drops some o-line numbers from Joyner regarding the Jets’ impressive run-blocking last season.
Joyner considers an 80 percent success rate to be tolerable. All five of the Jets’ offensive linemen graded out at 85 percent or higher. Four of them were involved in plays that gained at least 844 rushing yards while blocking at the point of attack.
At 94.3 percent, Pro Bowl center Nick Mangold had the highest POA success rate of any AFC East lineman. He lost only five POA blocks. The division’s other three centers lost an average of 16.7 POA blocks.
It’s no secret that Mangold is a beast — facial hair nonwithstanding. But the numbers and the comparisons seal the deal. It’s a good, quick read and a chart that’s worth checking out.
Do you think the Jets can repeat their run-blocking success this season without the threat of Favre’s arm to stretch the defense?
7 Responses to Link: Jets’ O-Line Statistically Spectacular
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Thurdeye says:
I’m not sure Favre’s arm was threatening that many people last year.
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Vinny Interceptaverde says:
Thurdeye,
Favre’s arm was a threat to throw a touchdown on every play…unfortunately for the Jets, most of those throws were to the other team. -
Jeff says:
Favre was name mostly and nothing more
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Paul says:
Say what you want about Favre, and his name only threat, but sometimes the name and threat of what he had done in the past helped the line. That being said, with those rushing numbers it still boggles my mind that in the final five games of the season, the AFC’s leading rusher never carried the ball more than 17 times in any one of those games. If they had utilized their running game more, maybe, just maybe the season would’ve been more successful. The more you run, the less you pass, and the less they would’ve relied on Favre’s injured arm to throw the ball. I’m just sayin.
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I would like to apologize. I was incorrect when I said TJ didn’t carry the ball more than 17 times in any of the final 5 games. He did carry it 20 times in one game. That was vs the Bills, and coincidentally it was the only game they won. Further proving my point.
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ian says:
no surprise that d’brick was our worst point of attack lineman. he’s not a terrible player, but he has truly underperformed considering his contract and draft status. mangold should get twice as much money instead of half as much.
Where are the ratings for pass protection….