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Line 17th per PFF


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On 1/13/2017 at 4:29 PM, top dawg said:

17. Carolina Panthers (6)

Top overall grade: LG Andrew Norwell, 85.7 (No. 11)

Top pass-blocking grade: LG Andrew Norwell, 85.2 (No. 14)

Top run-blocking grade: LG Andrew Norwell, 84.8 (No. 4)

The loss of Michael Oher doesn’t seem like a huge deal until you consider that it puts Mike Remmers at left tackle, where he was simply out of his depth. Remmers gave up nine sacks and 49 total QB pressures this season, and was also flagged 15 times. Remmers’ move also opened up another problem position at right tackle. Daryl Williams wasn’t able to make that spot his own, and RG Trai Turner struggled badly when he was moved out there for three games late in the season. Turner’s season was a huge drop in quality from 2015; he was flagged four times more than last year, surrendering twice the number of sacks and 19 additional QB pressures, while not having nearly the same impact as a run blocker. This is a team that needs an injection of talent at the tackle position, but just getting everybody back in their regular positions likely will help significantly.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-ranking-all-32-nfl-offensive-lines-this-season/

 

Coming from the 6th spot is quite a tumble indeed, but you'd think that we were bottom feeders of the league this past season the way that some fans talk. I think that it's fair to ask if the downturn of the O-line is commensurate with the fall of the offense in general (down to 15th, I believe) and individual players whose stats also were negatively impacted to varying degrees.

17th?

That must be in the conference.

 

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On 1/13/2017 at 4:37 PM, AceBoogie said:

An offensive line that's ranked 17th,in an offense that requires more time for routes to develop down field, with a qb with an eye for the big play, you will get what you got this year. You have to have a top 10 line at least, with the offense we run. 

Considering that PFF grades based on volume of pressures, sacks, and penalties, wouldn't these rankings be skewed down from their 'true' value -- i.e. ~10ish if the Panthers ran a more 'normal' offense? 

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