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Last week we went over quarterbacks. Today we’ll go over the much-maligned offensive line of the Chargers. I’ll use the Bleacher Report write-ups as opposed to PFF. PFF only grades on plays where a player is involved. So the grades are pretty skewed. That’s not to say these grades are definitively better, just an outsiders perspective. Let’s get into it.
Russell Okung
Duke Manyweather, a former strength coach, OL/DL coach, & consultant for the NFL is in charge of the tackles. We’ll start with them. Here’s what he said about the Chargers prize free agent from 2017.
Okung had a very good season. He had a couple poor games towards the end of the year, but overall, he was better than most expected. For at least another year, the Chargers are set at left tackle. Okung brought a level of nastiness and toughness to the line that they just didn’t have previously. Here are a couple of my favorite blocks of his from this past season: Joe Barksdale
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Russell Okung
Duke Manyweather, a former strength coach, OL/DL coach, & consultant for the NFL is in charge of the tackles. We’ll start with them. Here’s what he said about the Chargers prize free agent from 2017.
Okung had a very good season. He had a couple poor games towards the end of the year, but overall, he was better than most expected. For at least another year, the Chargers are set at left tackle. Okung brought a level of nastiness and toughness to the line that they just didn’t have previously. Here are a couple of my favorite blocks of his from this past season: Joe Barksdale
I feel like you have to nitpick when talking about
More...