yep - and i'm sure you don't care that getting our worst blockers out of the scheme was a factor either (cook, d.rich)
Which Bradford are you talking about? The Bradford who was able to avoid a sack in the first 2 games of the season, or the Bradford who got pummeled in Dallas and at home on that dreadful Thursday night? And are you seriously giving credit to an Oline protecting a backup that barely threw the ball in wins and often bailed out of the pocket during losses?except that bradford has been one of the better protected qb's in the NFL...although conversely, his receiving corps production/actual playing has been abysmal
I don't recall Cook doing too much blocking on passing plays. And Stacy, while better than Richardson, wasn't an especially great pass blocker either.
Which Bradford are you talking about? The Bradford who was able to avoid a sack in the first 2 games of the season, or the Bradford who got pummeled in Dallas and at home on that dreadful Thursday night? And are you seriously giving credit to an Oline protecting a backup that barely threw the ball in wins and often bailed out of the pocket during losses?
Abysmal receiving corps? Or lack of chemistry with Clemens? Clemens, who did not trust his arm enough to make the intermediate to deep passes with any regularity.
At what point are we supposed to have to rely on our RB and receiving TE to keep the QB clean? There's a problem if that is the case on any kind of regular basis.yep - and i'm sure you don't care that getting our worst blockers out of the scheme was a factor either (cook, d.rich)
At what point are we supposed to have to rely on our RB and receiving TE to keep the QB clean? There's a problem if that is the case on any kind of regular basis.
This is fascinating. I looked this up because I wondered where we really do rank in pass protection.
At first I was just looking for average time in the pocket or time to throw. But that's really defined as much by the way plays are called/designed.
So how much does that really say? Of course coaches are going to try to design plays that suit their offensive line, but some will obviously be more conservative than others.
A way more interesting stat to see how your offensive line really ranks in terms of pass protection may just be the time to sack, and you can see on there, and granted this is for 2012, but it was all I can find and I do hope that I linked it correctly.
But yes, we are at the bottom. The ugly is there enough to get a good idea anyway.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/11/07/signature-stat-snapshot-time-to-throw/
I just found that interesting.
Well exactly this. If you're running these formations with two tight ends or one TE one FB or two TE one FB you're going to really have to succeed on the run to get anything open for your one or two passing routes.At what point are we supposed to have to rely on our RB and receiving TE to keep the QB clean? There's a problem if that is the case on any kind of regular basis.
At what point are we supposed to have to rely on our RB and receiving TE to keep the QB clean? There's a problem if that is the case on any kind of regular basis.
I thought some might find this information interesting. A lot has been made about the Rams need for a "#1 WR" in the draft because they currently don't have one. Often, people are arguing that Sam needs one to thrive in 2014. I believe this begs the question, is it realistic to expect a rookie to be able to be a #1 WR?
Another point that has been made is that we have to draft a WR with one of our first round picks or else there's no point because WRs outside the first round won't contribute enough to be #1 WRs. Is this actually true?
Here is some very interesting data from 2000 to the present.
Rookie WRs with 10+ receiving TDs
1. Mike Williams - 11 TDs (3rd Round Pick)
Rookie WRs with 1100+ receiving yards
1. Anquan Boldin - 1377 yards (2nd Round Pick)
2. Michael Clayton - 1193 yards (1st Round #15 Pick)
Rookie WRs with 1000 to 1099 receiving yards
1. A.J. Green - 1057 yards (1st Round #4 Pick)
2. Keenan Allen - 1046 yards (3rd Round Pick)
3. Marques Colston - 1038 yards (7th Round Pick)
Rookie WRs with 900 to 999 receiving yards
1. Dwayne Bowe - 993 yards (1st Round #23 Pick)
2. Eddie Royal - 980 yards (2nd Round Pick)
3. Andre Johnson - 976 yards (1st Round #3 Pick)
4. Mike Williams - 964 yards (3rd Round Pick)
5. Julio Jones - 959 yards (1st Round #6 Pick)
6. DeSean Jackson - 912 yards (2nd Round Pick)
Rookie WRs with 800 to 899 receiving yards
1. Chris Chambers - 883 yards (2nd Round Pick)
2. Justin Blackmon - 865 yards (1st Round #5 Pick)
3. T.Y. Hilton - 861 yards(3rd Round Pick)
4. Lee Evans - 843 yards(1st Round #13 Pick)
5. Torrey Smith - 841 yards (2nd Round Pick)
6. Santonio Holmes - 824 yards(1st Round #25 Pick)
7. Roy Williams - 817 yards (1st Round #7 Pick)
8. Josh Gordon - 805 yards (2nd Round Pick)
9. DeAndre Hopkins - 802 yards (1st Round #27 Pick)
That's 20 total players. Of the 20, 10 are first rounders(50%). But only 2 of the 5 1000+ yard WRs are first rounders(40%). Of the 20, 5 are top 10 picks(25%). Of the 20, 6 are second round picks(30%). Of the 20, 4 were drafted in the third round or later(20%).
800 yards is not a #1 WR benchmark. It's more of a #2 WR benchmark. So I'd say the expectation that a rookie will come in and be our immediate #1 WR is probably unrealistic. Being a solid #2 WR is a more realistic expectation from a highly drafted rookie.
In fact, over the last 50 years, only 3 rookie WRs managed to put up 1000+ yards AND 10+ TDs. They were Randy Moss of the Vikings, Bullet Bob Hayes of the Cowboys, and John Jefferson of the San Diego Chargers.
Yes, I know there's a big name missing from the list. Calvin Johnson put up 756 yards as a rookie WR in Detroit.
I'd also say that it's fair to conclude that there will be options outside of the top 15 picks and even the first round this year that can contribute similarly to the top drafted WRs as rookies.
Beginning of the season, they had some success with the spread, but they also had some serious pressures and sacks in a very short amount of time.which is why we went out and signed J.Long.
in 2012 rams had a lot of issue with blitz's up the gut too - but then again how many different o-line combos did we have? no wells, dahl missed a lot of time, etc.
Talk about skewing stats..
I would take any of those WRs performance their rookie year (excpet for Desean and possibly Justin Blackmon for other reasons) and the future.
Yeah, most of them are 1-3rd rounders. Just like any other position.
And why are you basing this off just their rookie season? A lot of them had/having great careers. Calvin Johnson only had 756 yards his rookie year? So what? Larry Fitzgerald and Torry Hold had 750ish yards their rookie year.
I have a feeling that you posted this to show your a no for Sammy Watkins. Well what if Sammy does have 750 yards and say, IDK 3 TDs. Is that bad? Could the Rams not rely upon him as their go-to guy based off his rookie season?
Beginning of the season, they had some success with the spread, but they also had some serious pressures and sacks in a very short amount of time.
Part of that was play design and part of it was just horrible pass protection.
Talk about skewing stats..
I would take any of those WRs performance their rookie year (excpet for Desean and possibly Justin Blackmon for other reasons) and the future.
Yeah, most of them are 1-3rd rounders. Just like any other position.
And why are you basing this off just their rookie season? A lot of them had/having great careers. Calvin Johnson only had 756 yards his rookie year? So what? Larry Fitzgerald and Torry Hold had 750ish yards their rookie year.
I have a feeling that you posted this to show your a no for Sammy Watkins. Well what if Sammy does have 750 yards and say, IDK 3 TDs. Is that bad? Could the Rams not rely upon him as their go-to guy based off his rookie season?
IMO - most of it was a combination of both..
Cooks snap counts
week 1 - 61 (91%)
week 2 - 59 (77%)
week 3 - 53 (76%)
week 4 - 56 (84%)
Scheme change
week 5 - 39 (53%)
week 6 - 27 (62%)
week 7 - 36 (59%)
week 8 - 50 (66%)
Harkey was the biggest beneficiary of Cook's snaps. Kendricks got a few more but he's usually been an outstanding blocker (and got a lot anyway).
Asking Cook to stop blocking was the best thing they did for Sam - and the run game.
How often was Cook blocking on passing downs?
they stopped asking him after Week 4. He wasn't asked to block anymore - a lot of that became Harkey's role
Harkey snaps weeks 1 - 4:
0
2
3
6
weeks 5 - 8
40
24
16
38