Offensive Line under past three regimes

[Crusty]

While not the only measure of offensive line performance, sacks allowed and rushing yards per carry present a reasonable snapshot of historical comparsions.

Interestingly, Dino's OLines have been consistently worse than previous regimes. Of his five classes, he has four with the most sacks allowed and the other ranks behind only Marrone's 2010 class.

In terms of YPC Shafer is 1st with an average of 4.37, Marrone 2nd with an average of 3.93 (Big East) and Babers is last with 3.68 YPC.

The best lines of the past 15-years seems to be 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018 and perhaps 2014.

• 2012 8-5 tied for the BE title in nd crushed WVU in the Empire Bowl. (Ryan Nassib QB)
• 2013 7-6 Beat Minnesota in the Texas Bowl ( Terrel Hunt QB)
• 2015 4-8 (AJ Long QB) Terrel Hunt injured in 5th game against Louisville when we were 2-2.
• 2018 10-3 Beat West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl (Eric Dungey QB)

Something is wrong here and needs to be fixed or else we are going nowhere fast. Draw your own conclusions.

We have already established that recruiting is virtually unchanged over the past 15-years and the only variables (outside of conference) seems to be coaching and quartebacks.

 

[GoSU96]

You have to factor in the number of plays and the number of pass plays.

For example the 2015 numbers are going to be skewed because they slow played all the time and the run/pass balance was heavily skewed to the run.

 

[Crusty]

You have to factor in the number of plays and the number of pass plays.

For example the 2015 numbers are going to be skewed because they slow played all the time and the run/pass balance was heavily skewed to the run.

I can add those but we had fewer plays per game the last 2 years and more sacks.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

A football factory will go for a 4 or 5 star plug and play OLmen. Those aren't hard to ID. What is difficult (and certainly no ranking service can do) is figuring out which of these 2/3 star kids is really a 4 star kid with development. Marrone had an eye for that. Addazio has an eye for it. Most HCs don't have the OL experience to have an eye for it. And they don't have an ability to develop it.

We need an OL coach who has NE ties to find kids, can identify kids based on potential, and develop those kids. There really aren't many of these guys out there. Can Giufre achieve that?

 

[RandomGuy]

You have to factor in the number of plays and the number of pass plays.

For example the 2015 numbers are going to be skewed because they slow played all the time and the run/pass balance was heavily skewed to the run.

Sacks divided by total # of plays, (not including yesterday). I did total # of plays, because breakdowns often resulted in scrambles for a gain.(and I was lazy. Lol)


2020 1 out of every 16 plays results in a sack.

2019. 1 out of 17.5
2018. 1 out of 27
2017 1 out of 28.6
2016. 1 out of 26

 

[GoSU96]

I can add those but we had fewer plays per game the last 2 years and more sacks.

i get that, trust me