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How Has The Cowboys' Young O-Line Held Up In Pass Protection So Far?
by One.Cool.Customer on Oct 7, 2011 6:16 PM CDT in Dallas Cowboys General
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Tony Gutierrez - APMore photos »
The young Cowboys O-line has played remarkably well in pass protection.
As the NFL gets pass-happier every year, pass protection and pass defense are becoming more and more critical to the success on the field. Keep your quarterback standing and bring the other quarterback down, and you've just increased your likelihood of winning considerably.
Today, we'll look at the Cowboys' young O-line in a little more detail to figure out just how good they are at protecting their quarterback. A broken rib and punctured lung would suggest the line hasn't played up to par, taking just one play to gauge the line's performance across 288 offensive snaps may not be doing the line justice.
However, outside of sacks allowed there aren't that many metrics that could help to assess the performance of an offensive line. So far this season, the Cowboys quarterbacks were sacked seven times, which ranks the Cowboys 11th in the league. On the face of it, that isn't all that bad. Sure it could be better, but 11th? I'll take that, especially considering the Cowboys are playing with two rookies and a first year UDFA on their line. But wait, are those sacks all on the linemen?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/10/7/2475033/dallas-cowboys-offensive-line-pass-protection-evaluation
here is another take on our offensive line play and also ranks them
by One.Cool.Customer on Oct 7, 2011 6:16 PM CDT in Dallas Cowboys General
78 COMMENTS EMAIL PRINT
Tony Gutierrez - APMore photos »
The young Cowboys O-line has played remarkably well in pass protection.
As the NFL gets pass-happier every year, pass protection and pass defense are becoming more and more critical to the success on the field. Keep your quarterback standing and bring the other quarterback down, and you've just increased your likelihood of winning considerably.
Today, we'll look at the Cowboys' young O-line in a little more detail to figure out just how good they are at protecting their quarterback. A broken rib and punctured lung would suggest the line hasn't played up to par, taking just one play to gauge the line's performance across 288 offensive snaps may not be doing the line justice.
However, outside of sacks allowed there aren't that many metrics that could help to assess the performance of an offensive line. So far this season, the Cowboys quarterbacks were sacked seven times, which ranks the Cowboys 11th in the league. On the face of it, that isn't all that bad. Sure it could be better, but 11th? I'll take that, especially considering the Cowboys are playing with two rookies and a first year UDFA on their line. But wait, are those sacks all on the linemen?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/10/7/2475033/dallas-cowboys-offensive-line-pass-protection-evaluation
here is another take on our offensive line play and also ranks them