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Preseason Chargers vs 49ers: Breaking Down The O-Line Tape - Preseason Week 4

The San Diego Chargers lost to the San Fransisco 49ers 20-17 Thursday night. Even though the Chargers lost the game,many of the players that were on the bubble got the opportunity to show their stuff before final cuts.

The starting offensive line came out of the game at 12:04 in the second quarter which gave the fans a good opportunity to check out the next group of blockers like Tyronne Green, Stephen Schilling, and Hutch Eckerson. How did they do?

This week we will cover the O-Line for Bolts from the Blue. We have broken down every play in the first half and have grades and notes for the performances.

Let's take a look at those numbers...

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent Scale
  • Please refer to the Chiefs Preseason: Breaking Down The O-Line Tape - Primer at the bottom of this article for any inquiries into the method used to grade the lineman.
Team Run Blocking
Power Blocking
Power Blocking Score
2nd Level Blocks
Did the lineman get the job done or not? These grades are good for understanding value for a team and not necessarily for comparing across teams. A game in the mid 80s to 90% is a decent score.
How often did the offensive lineman dominate the block or how often did he get dominated? These scores are good for comparing across teams and finding the most dominant lineman in the league.
Anything over zero is a good score. The more over zero the more the lineman dominated the defender. Each lineman is scored a minus for being dominated, a zero for a draw, or a plus for dominating the defender.
The number of success over failures for the lineman when blocking linebackers and safeties on the second level. The lineman must be athletic to accomplish a high second level score.

 

Run Blocking Grades


Percent
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Power
2/Level
Pull

Grade
Blocking
Blocking
Blocks
Dombrowski
66%

-1
-1
0
Dielman 83%

0
0
-1
Hardwick 96%

0
+1
0
Vasquez 83%

0
+2
-1
Clary 83%

0
+1
0
Eckerson
95%

+1
0
0
Baxter
66%

-1
0
0
Mruczkowski
96%

0
0
0
Green
96%

0
0
+1
Schilling
66%

0
0
0

 

Run Blocking Notes:

  • There wasn't many power blocks by the offensive lineman this week. The San Francisco 49ers had stout defenders and had their way with the second group of offensive lineman (especially in the pass rush).
  • Hutch Eckerson had the best run blocking power score for the Chargers this week with a +1.
  • Ahmad Brooks #55, a linebackers for the 49ers, proved to be a problem for the first and second units. He was physical and very quick.
  • Brandyn Dombrowski starts off good in the run game but then, just before the first unit comes out, he misses some blocks.
  • Hutch Eckerson and Colin Baxter can both run block well. The only problem is that they are a liability in pass protection. At least they were in the San Francisco game.
Team Pass Blocking
Passing Power Blocking
Pressures Combo Help
Did the lineman get the job done or not? These grades are good for understanding value for a team and not necessarily for comparing across teams. A game in the 90% is a good score for pass blocking.
How often did the offensive lineman dominate the block or how often did he get dominated? Each lineman is scored a minus for being dominated, a zero for a draw, or a plus for dominating the block. How often did the offensive lineman give up pressure on the quarterback? Every once and a while a lineman can do his job but give up pressure on the QB. This stat will help glean more info from the line grades.
How often did the offensive coordinator provide help for a tough defender or a struggling lineman. Yea, two lineman ended up with the same grade...but how much help did either of them get?

 

Pass Blocking Grades


Percent
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Power
Pressures
Sacks
Combo

Grade
Blocking
Allowed
Allowed
Help
Dombrowski
75%

-1
1
0
0
Dielman
98%

0
0
0
2
Hardwick
98%

0
0
0
2
Vasquez
98%

-1
0
0
1
Clary
75%

-2
1
0
1
Eckerson
57%
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-5
3
2
1
Baxter
60%

-3
3
1
3
Mruczkowski
83%

0
0
0
3
Green
98%

0
0
0
2
Schilling
93%

-2
1
1
0

 

Pass Blocking Notes:

  • At 5:38 in the 1st quarter, Brandyn Dombrowski has a nice cut block in a three step pass protection.
  • The Chargers offensive tackles were having some problems, not big ones, but problems with the 49ers on the edge. Later, when the second group came in, San Fransisco really got to the quarterback. It showed that the 49ers defenders were hard to handle...even for the first group.
  • Kris Dielman has a nice game pass blocking. Never really gets pushed around or out matched on any bull rushes.
  • The first unit does a nice job, overall, in the pass protection area. Some mistakes here and there...but, overall, did well. That's a good sign for Philip Rivers, and the Chargers, going into the regular season.
  • Both Hutch Eckerson and Colin Baxter had very poor games in pass protection. In fact, they had the kind of game in pass protection that sometimes finds players on the cut list. Every passing play Eckerson and Baxter were getting handled by the 49ers defenders.

Chargers TEs and Fullback Film Breakdown

If you liked this analysis, I've also posted the TEs and Fullback Film Breakdown and you can check it out over at Pro Football Spotlight.

This FanPost was written by a member of the Bolts From The Blue community and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Bolts From The Blue editors or SB Nation.

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it’s too bad you could only give Mathews a -1 for his missed block… Wiff on an easy blitz pickup, QB fumbles, 49ers score soon thereafter.

by Stephen (shaynes41) on Sep 2, 2011 10:36 AM PDT reply actions  

Some of those misses are big.

And in Mathews case…it cost the Chargers.

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by Bewsaf on Sep 2, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

He matador’d that pass rusher. That play confirmed the tell that whenever RM24 is on the field, it’s a run.

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by QuesaDiaz on Sep 2, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

His poor pass blocking obviously precludes any play in which he might be a receiver.

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by Richard Wade on Sep 3, 2011 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

No, but he hasn't shown any receiving ability yet.

An autumn Sunday,
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Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Sep 3, 2011 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

... yet.

He’s caught a few passes, but not enough to make me think he’s ready for that. Still, two receptions in the first two games, and you can send him out on screen routes to draw action off some other play.

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Sep 3, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like this rating system

It simplifies the scoring – like card counting. You are up or you are down. And it seems like an easy system to keep as you watch the game. Kinda like punch counting while you watch a boxing match.

You get these reviews up on your blog very quickly Bewsaf. Is this a full time gig for you?

Hate seeing all those +2 and +3’s for the Cheifs’ line.

by Trendsearcher on Sep 2, 2011 11:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Thnx Tendsearcher

I try and make lineman info understandable to the general fan. And give those lineman some kudos whenever I can.

I try to get the info up as soon as I can. Sometimes it take me a couple of days since I’m doing the entire AFC West. And yes, it is my 4th full time job. Lol Behind my daytime job and my wife and kids…

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by Bewsaf on Sep 2, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hope you liked it

I just started it so as time goes on the amount of info will increase.

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by Bewsaf on Sep 2, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

I am not a stat hound like most

But its nice to know that you can depend on folks like yourself that make it easier for guys like me to look up the info with one click of the mouse. That was why I joined BFTB,the info just keeps coming in.

by Gorditoe1 on Sep 2, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Wow, this is great

Probably should have read this before posting on the other thread. So who were the 5 linemen on Matthews big run? Starters or a mix with Schilling, Greene, and Eckerson.

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by L Magico on Sep 2, 2011 12:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Starters came out right after that run.

Clary gets a great 2nd level block.

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by Bewsaf on Sep 2, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cool, thanks man

someone else said that Clary blew up that hole. Good stuff.

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by L Magico on Sep 2, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks...btw

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by Bewsaf on Sep 2, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Umm... link to methdology?

Where in the world are these numbers coming from?

by cowbell on Sep 2, 2011 6:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Hi cowbell

I watch every play of every game. A short explanation is above each chart (with the bold black heading bar). That gives you a short overview of the grading system used.

Not all done with the website but you can go to Pro Football Spotlight and go to the top of the page and click on PFS grading.

Trendsearcher (above) gives his impression on what the grading system is like.

Hope that helps.

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by Bewsaf on Sep 3, 2011 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

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