Interesting O-Line Stats
 

A couple of Chief OL are, apparently, playing well in the passing game.

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Other fun stats at the link: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...gs#prwrplayers

Our run blocking sucks.

Yep, they can passblock, but run blocking his horrible.

Kudos to Veach for plucking Remmers. Everyone thought he would be absolute shit.

Still sad about KO.

Is this based on not letting a guy into the backfield or pressures/sacks? cuz Mahomes be scramblin'

To be fair that falls mostly on Wylie

Reiter too, **** it was rumored that the Chiefs would select Center Cesar Ruiz in the 2020 Draft if he was available.

PFF sucks.

And yet the Chiefs are 11th in the league at 4.4 yards per carry.

Wylie was top 10 in the stat posted in the OP last week.

So either the stat is flawed or he’s better than most think.

Most likely, it's both.

The stat is likely a tad flawed and they're all a little bit better than most people here think.

I don’t think run blocking is that bad. Andy just hardly ever lets them run. When CEH gets 20 carries, he racks up the yards. But that’s only been 2 or 3 games this year.

The Baltimore game was the outlier - he had 20 carries for only 64 yards against a pretty stout run defense.

Otherwise, in his games with 10 carries or under, he rushed for 14, 21, 46, 40, and 38 yards. 4.0 yards per carry.

11 carries or more?

37, 69, 161, 64, and 138. 5.1 yards per carry.

Imagine if you will Osemele in and allegretti opposite him.

Context matters though. Sure we've been able to run it at times. But it's not a secret we can't run it on 3rd and 1 or at the goalline.

The line is doing about as well as can be expected considering the limited resources spent there and the opt-outs, although I haven't been all that impressed with LDT for a while now so I'm not sure his presence helps all that much.

There are a number of needs going forward, and we don't need a 2003 Chiefs type OL, but if we can just somehow find the resources to turn the IOL into more of a strength I think it makes the offense that much more unstoppable. I was hopeful that the signing of Osemele earlier in the offseason was a sign that they might be pivoting more towards powerblocking types on the inside, but that may just be wishful thinking. An OL that can blow people off the ball in short yardage makes Mahomes and co. even more lethal.

And back to pass blocking, perhaps PFF grades account for this but Mahomes clearly covers for a lot of deficiencies in pass protection with his pocket presence and mobility. Put a less capable QB behind this OL and I think you see their pass protection grades plummet.