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Chargers vs Lions Week #16: Breaking Down The O-Line Film

BD Film Chargers

The San Diego Chargers lost to the Detroit Lions, 10-38. The San Diego Chargers have fallen to 7-8 on the year, while the Lions improve to 10-5.

It is a shame that we didn’t get to see more run blocking in the Lions game. Most all the linemen, and even the tight ends, were doing a pretty good job against a stout Lions’ defensive front four. But the Chargers got behind early, and ended up passing the ball, a lot.

The remarkable thing was that the Lions got up early on the Chargers. That usually means the defense can pin their ears back and come after the quarterback because they know the other team must start throwing more. But the line still did a decent job pass blocking.

The Chargers didn’t lose this game due to the offensive line play. In fact, they lost despite some good line play.

Jared Gaither ends the day with a 95% run assignment grade and a 91% and +2 pass assignment grade. Gaither gets highlighted again because he did a good job at left tackle…and it raises the question of whether the Chargers will try and retain Jared’s services for the 2012 season.

Let’s take a look at the rest of those grades…

Chargers vs Lions Week #16: Breaking Down The TEs and Backs Film

BD Film Chargers

The San Diego Chargers lost to the Detroit Lions, 10-38. The Chargers drop to 7-8 on the season while the Lions improve to 10-5.

In this weekly article, Pro Football Spotlight will bring you the blocking performances against the recent opponent, as well as some additional data. For example: Did you know that the backs and tight ends had a great day blocking against the Lions?

Let’s take a look at those blocking grades…

Chargers vs Ravens Week #15: Breaking Down The O-Line Film

BD Film Chargers

The San Diego Chargers beat the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football, 34-14.

Sorry for the late post. I got a little behind from some holiday festivities. Hope some of you still enjoy the late breakdown.

This week Jeromey Clary had a pretty good game. Usually he excels at run blocking and sometimes has trouble with pass protection. Against the Ravens, however, he has a solid day. Still not an all-pro…but better.

Clary ends the game with a 92% and +1 run assignment grade and a 83% and -1 pass assignment grade. He gives up one sack in the first half but holds his own on most every other snap.

Let’s take a look at the rest of those grades…

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Chargers vs Bills Week #14: Breaking Down The O-Line Film

BD Film Chargers

The San Diego Chargers beat the Buffalo Bills, 37-10. The Chargers move to 6-7 on the season, and are 5-5 within the division.

If you really like to see offensive lineman drive defenders off the ball…then go back and watch Louis Vasquez and Jeromey Clary in the first quarter of this game. They get some combo drive blocks going that are refreshing. If you can’t get excited about offensive lineman dominating defenders…then you don’t really like football.

Jared Gaither has a solid day against the Bills and recorded an 85% run assignment grade and a 96% pass assignment grade with a +5 dominance score. That is pretty good for a guy they brought in just last week.

Let’s take a look at the rest of those grades…

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Chargers vs Jaguars Week #13: Breaking Down The O-Line Film

BD Film Chargers

The San Diego Chargers beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 38-14. The Chargers move to 5-7 on the season and the Jaguars fall to 3-9.

San Diego appeared to start slow, but by the end of the 3rd quarter the game was well in hand. The makeshift offensive line saw the additions of Jared Gaither at right tackle, Tyronne Green returns to left guard, Louis Vasquez returns to right guard, and Colin Baxter as the center for a number of reps in the first half.

Vasquez had some flashes of what he had been doing before he left, which was dominate defenders. But he appeared to have some trouble from time to time. He ended up on the ground about 3 times from simply stumbling…possibly still some lingering ankle problems.

This week, Jared Gaither ends the game with a 75% run assignment grade, +1 dominance score, and a 87% pass assignment grade, -2 dominance score.

Let’s take a look at the rest of those grades…

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Chargers vs Raiders Week #10: Breaking Down The O-Line Film

BD Film Chargers

The San Diego Chargers lost to the Oakland Raiders last Thursday, 17-24. The Chargers drop to 4-5 on the year as the Raiders improve to 5-4.

I have to admit, this was one of the most difficult films I have graded in the past 2 years. The Chargers offensive line, which was decimated by injuries, where getting beat play after play in the 4th quarter. Well, I had to grit my teeth the entire way through and then burned the tape when I was done…but here it is.

Nick Hardwick ends up being the top blocker for the game. He ends the day with a 92% run blocking assignment grade and a +0 power score. His pass blocking ended up at 88%.

Let’s take a look at the rest of those grades…

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Chargers vs Packers Week #9: Breaking Down The O-Line Film

BD Film Chargers

The San Diego Chargers lost to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, 38-45. The Chargers move to 4-4 on the year and still retain a tie for the AFC West lead.

The Packers’ stout defensive front was projected to be a challenge for the Chargers’ offensive line, and they didn’t disappoint. The offensive line recorded their lowest run blocking grades this season (as a group). It was apparent throughout the game that Green Bay’s defensive tackles were going big and strong, and were going to be difficult to block.

Louis Vasquez ended the day with a 94% assignment score in pass protection and a +3 power score. Of all the offensive lineman, he was victimized the least, and came away from the game with more “wins” in the trenches than his defender…which can be seen by his dominance score..

Let’s take a look at the rest of those grades…

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AFC West Performance Rankings: Right Guards Week #8

AFC West Offensive line Rank

In this article, PFS will spotlight the right guard in the AFC West. Each right guard from the AFC West teams will be evaluated on run and pass blocking assignment grades, dominance scores, and ranked according to averaged performances from the 1st four weeks of the season.

One thing to remember when evaluating a lineman across teams so early in the year…each player has met up with different defenders. Later in the season, the comparisons will be more equal as each team has similar teams on their schedule. Also, assignment grades are important, but when looking at linemen across teams, the dominance scores, or power score, is weighted as higher in value. Especially, when assignment grades are within a similar range.

Let’s take a look at those performance rankings…

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