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

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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 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..

If you are interested in the offensive line cumulative grades and rankings in the AFC West then go here, LT, LG, C, RG, RT.

Let's take a look at the rest of those grades...

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Run Blocking Grades

	Percent	Grade Bar											Power	Pull	2/Level
	Grade												Blocking	Blocks	Blocks
McNeill	78%												0	0	+1
Green	68%												-2	-1	+1
Hardwick	73%												-2	0	0
Vasquez	78%												+3	+3	0
Clary	84%												+1	0	0

Run Blocking Notes:

• I will just state it right here, the best tandem for a double team run block in the AFC West is Louis Vasquez and Jeromey Clary.  When those two combo on someone during a running play, most of the time, the defender gets driven down-field about 4 yards.
• Let's give credit where credit is due.  The Packers have two defensive tackles that are a load.  Those guys are powerful.  And at 12:02 in the 1st quarter, Clary and Vasquez lock up on one of them and end up driving him about 3 or 4 yards.  Power against power.
• The Chargers don't have Dielman, and that hurts.  Tyronne Green is giving his all, but you just cannot replace a Pro Bowl caliber left guard.  Green ends the day with a 69% assignments grade and a -2 power score in the run game.  Not good numbers.  I will say, I have graded some offensive lineman this year when they were playing the Packers, and most of those teams got blown up.  Yes, the Chargers didn't do great...but compared to the other teams I graded, the Chargers' offensive line held their own more and got driven off the ball less.
• Looking over my notes for the game...most of my highlights have to do with Louis Vasquez.  2:47 in the 1st, Vasquez pulls and puts a defender on the ground (nice).  12:59 in the 4th quarter, Vasquez and Clary team up again and move the defender out of the hole about 4 yards.  And when you move those big tackles...you've moved something.
• To see how an offensive lineman has done in previous weeks then go, here.

Pass Blocking Grades

	Percent	Grade Bar											Power	Pressures	Sacks	Combo
	Grade												Blocking	Allowed	Allowed	Help
McNeill	85%												-2	6	0	6
Green	82%												-7	8	0	14
Hardwick	95%												-1	3	0	23
Vasquez	94%												+3	2	0	15
Clary	79%												-7	8	1	3

Pass Blocking Notes:

• Two players have a really rough time all day in pass protection, Jeromey Clary and Tyronne Green.  Because the Chargers had so many reps, the %grades gets washed out a little.  Meaning that because there were so many reps, the %score looks higher because the mistakes are compared to a higher divisor.  The key piece of information in this week's game is the power score.  If you had less than a -3 power score in any game...you had a really bad day.
• At 4:56 in the 1st quarter, Louis Vasquez puts a defender on the ground while pass blocking.  When you get to see an offensive guard dictate the action during a pass play, you are seeing something that doesn't happen often.   The Chargers usually have two of those types of people, Dielman and Vasquez.
• At 6:44 in the 2nd quarter, the O-Line does a nice job of picking up the blitz.  Rivers ends up rolling right to buy more time and ends up getting sacked. 
  
• At 2:58 in the 3rd quarter, Tyronne Green gets bull rushed and ends up by the quarterback.
• At 8:23 in the 4th quarter, Marcus McNeill misses a loop stunt.  Against the Packers, McNeill was off and on.  He would get beat and then turn around and look good. 
• I found out during this game, and if I did then all the other NFL teams did, that the San Diego Chargers' offensive line is susceptible to the pass rushing spin move.  Actually, a lot of the times when the offensive lineman got beat, it was by a spin move.  3:37 in the 4th quarter is an example of one.  And 3:20 in the 4th.
• I'm not sure why Rivers leaves the pocket at 3:33 in the 4th quarter.  But when he does, he creates more pressure for himself from the pass rush.
• As always, the tight ends and backs film grades, are here.

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