The Charges lose to the New York Jets this past Sunday, 21-27.  San Diego falls to 4-2 and holds a half game lead over the Oakland Raiders in the AFC West.

Jeromy Clary has a nice day pass blocking.  He ends the day with a 95% assignment grade and a +2 power score.  The power score tells us that Clary dictated the defender's pass rush more often than the defender dominated Clary.  Randy McMichael also had a nice day blocking, some nice improvement over the past 6 games.  Tight end scores can be found, here.

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Let's take a look at the O-Line scores for the Jets game...

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Run Blocking Grades

	Percent	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100		Power	Pull	2/Level
	Grade												Blocking	Blocks	Blocking
McNeill	83%												0	0	0
Dielman	77%												-2	+6	+2
Hardwick	81%												-3	0	+1
Vasquez	86%												+1	+1	0
Clary	77%												0	+1	+2
Dombrowski	61%												-3	0	-1

Run Blocking Notes:

• If you missed it, the Chargers vs Jets game was a battle in the trenches.  There where moments that the Chargers line got the best of the Jets defenders.  And there were times that the Jets defense got the best of the Chargers O-Line.  A couple of players graded out in the 80% or above range:  Nick Hardwick (81%) and Louis Vasquez (86%).
• Kris Dielman has some big battles with the Jets linemen.  One area that Dielman shined was his blocking when he would pull.  He ends the day with a +6 pull blocking score.  There was one play, however, that Dielman pulls and runs into a defensive end like the defender was a brick wall.  Kris is knocked back and appears to be shaken up on the play.  But he comes back the next play, pulls again, and makes a good block on a linebacker.
• At 3:39 in the 1st quarter, Marcus McNeill gets hurt.  He comes back in during the second quarter for a handful of plays, but is absent the entire 2nd half.
• In the past 5 games, Jeromy Clary and Louis Vasquez team up and drive defenders down the field.  They don't get the double team call until 1:23 in the 2nd quarter.  They both lock up against one defender and drive him 4 yards down field.  On that same play, Dielman has a nice pull block to spring the running back for some nice yards.
  
• To see how an offensive lineman has done in previous weeks then go, here.
  

Pass Blocking Grades

	Percent	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100		Power	Pressures	Sacks	Combo
	Grade												Blocking	Allowed	Allowed	Help
McNeill	83%												-1	0	0	0
Dielman	90%												0	0	0	7
Hardwick	95%												-1	0	0	13
Vasquez	93%												-1	1	0	10
Clary	95%												+2	0	0	7
Dombrowski	80%												-3	3	0	7

Pass Blocking Notes:

• The Chargers line actually does a decent job pass blocking.  They do give up a total of 7 pressures, but to a team like the Jets, that's pretty good.  Philip Rivers appears to be struggling a little bit, however.
• At 14:43 in the 3rd quarter, Louis Vasquez gets beat on the pass rush.  He turns around and picks up a loop stunt by a defensive lineman at 7:58 in the 3rd.
• At 5:34 in the 3rd quarter, the Jets blitz and the Chargers line does a nice job of picking it up.  No pressure...but Philip Rivers throws a pick anyway.
  
• Brandyn Dombrowski comes in when Marcus McNiell gets hurt.  He does an okay job in pass protection (80%, -3), but has a rough time in the run blocking department (61%, -3).
• Nick Hardwick looked good.  He did an all around nice job holding down the middle of the line against the Jets front.
• You can find the Tight Ends and Backs Film Breakdown, here.

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