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Are The Chargers Really 8th On Offense?
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Passing out of heavy sets provides a competitive advantage for NFL offenses
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Offensive success in the NFL is all about exploiting defensive inefficiencies by creating favorable matchups and situations given your offensive personnel. One glaring example is the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers last season, in which Keenan Allen was targeted seven times with a linebacker as his primary coverage defender. Allen turned those seven targets into six receptions for 56 yards, including a clutch first-down reception on a pivotal, late-game third-and-four.
In football, as in life, you want to avoid friction if possible. As an offense, you want talented receivers -- whether that be a wide receiver, tight end, running back or fullback -- going to work against coverage liabilities, i.e., linebackers and safeties that are better suited for collisions near the line of scrimmage than keeping pace with crafty route-runners in the open field. You want the running back bursting through to a clear second level rather than bouncing off defenders from a stacked box at the line of scrimmage.
Slowly but surely, NFL teams are beginning to catch on. There's been talk about how successful the Los Angeles Rams' run game has been and the direct relationship that their absurdly high usage of 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE) has on that through manipulating the defensive personnel and alignment. An idea that has been slower to take hold has been the converse: that passing out of heavier formations (12 personnel, 22 personnel, etc.) could be more effective given that you have running backs and tight ends that can take advantage of base defenses in the passing game, as PFF analyst Jordan Plocher suggested several weeks ago.My 2021 Adopt-A-Bolt List
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The loss of Tyrell Williams, Melvin Gordon's holdout, and Russell Okung's status unknown due to illness - these three missing from last year's offense is going to factor in how the pundits rate the offense.
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Originally posted by Velo View PostThe loss of Tyrell Williams, Melvin Gordon's holdout, and Russell Okung's status unknown due to illness - these three missing from last year's offense is going to factor in how the pundits rate the offense.
Okung and Gordon were there.
If the Chargers were 8th on offense in June, imagine where they are now!
It seems absurb to me.
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Originally posted by Velo View PostThe loss of Tyrell Williams, Melvin Gordon's holdout, and Russell Okung's status unknown due to illness - these three missing from last year's offense is going to factor in how the pundits rate the offense.
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Originally posted by richpjr View Post
But we have Henry back and likely will improve the interior line with Lamp. Everything changes year to year anyway so it's just a guess at this point anyway.
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Originally posted by wu-dai clan View PostWe are #4 at NFL.com updated 8.13.19.
Obviously, they love Lamp, MW, KA, HH, JJ, EK.
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Originally posted by glutton4Bolts View Post
That is nice... but I have a bit of a hard time believing it w/ this OL.... I hope they will surprise me. I just got done listening to a 15 minute segment on the Chargers from a homer scout/pundit type and even he called the OL horrible w/o Okung. The OL is essential to a quality offense. Our team has all the skill position players on lock... even w/o Gordon in the 1st 5-8 games... but the OL is a big unknown. Really hoping the D is all-world so that we don't have to score a ton to win games.
In August, I tend to promote the idea of developing a functioning Oline.
Of course there will be growing pains with this crew.
But frankly, I like Trent Scott more than Tevi.
We must run and our guys must get out to the second level.
Then try to pass block.You don't know ball
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