Showing posts with label Evan Glantz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Evan Glantz. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The effect of Scott Wells and doughnuts





Back through some old articles, I found a from 12 weeks, when the attack of the RAMS finally hit. Zack Stacy strengthened his as the main force, Tavon electric play, and appears to be forming a new memory difficult. We call it "a turning point. "Then, 13 weeks, Scott Wells at the end of the season will not hurt doughnuts affect the internal blocking of ram, especially in the running game. I follow up the statistics from the "turning point", enrich the running blocking Numbers for the rest of the season. The result is very terrible. n these charts, focus on black bar for a while. The average number of tell you code each perform a ram RB defenders before the meeting. You’ll be forgiven if you need a microscope to find any evidence of those easy yards after Wells’ injury. There may be other factors at play, such as quality of opponent or the collateral damage of Tavon Austin’s missed time, but from a pure line-play perspective, the drop-off is severe with Tim Barnes at center rather than Wells. This may be a curious look professional football people focus on the player's rating. They are not well in blocking operation, especially high ranking 35 30, he began to center. Based on per - snap, Wells and Barnes scored relatively the same in blocking ability. Obviously, the Numbers say something different. Evan Glantz Cover32 Ram recently wrote a good article, detailed RAMS veterans need to strengthen their games in 2014.I in addition to this list: in foam tape packing well. Let him in the witness protection program, until Sunday he needs. Give him one of them. Make every effort. Although we are all excited about the possibility of new Greg Robinson and Tre Mason to run the game, they can't do prevent doughnut effect if well fall again.

Friday, June 27, 2014

SCOTT WELLS, THE DONUT EFFECT





St. Louis Rams a hole in the middle. The same thing that makes a donut a donut can also make an offensive line into a complete disaster, St. Louis Rams I went back through some old posts and found one from Week 12, when the Rams’ offense was finally hitting its stride. St. Louis Rams Zac Stacy had cemented his role as a workhorse back, Tavon was making electric plays, and a new Ram Tough identity appeared to be taking shape. We called it “a turning point.” Then, in week 13, St. Louis Rams Scott Wells’ season-ending injury had a donut effect on the Rams’ interior blocking, especially in the run game. St. Louis Rams I followed up on the stats from that “turning point” article and fleshed out the run blocking numbers for the rest of the season. The results are downright frightening. In these charts, St. Louis Rams focus on the black bars for a moment. These tell you the average number of yards, per carry, a Rams RB traveled before meeting a tackler. (The red bars show you how many more yards that RB gained after contact.) You’ll be forgiven if you need a microscope to find any evidence of those easy yards after Wells’ injury. There may be other factors at play, such as quality of opponent or the collateral damage of Tavon Austin’s missed time, but from a pure line-play perspective, the drop-off is severe with Tim Barnes at center rather than Wells. (More disconcerting is that presumptive future center Barrett Jones couldn’t unseat Barnes, despite being healthy by this time of the year.) This may be curious to anyone who has looked at Pro Football Focus’ player ratings. They don’t have Wells particularly highly rated in run blocking, ranking him 30th of 35 starting centers. St. Louis Rams On a per-snap basis, Wells and Barnes are scored relatively equally in blocking prowess. Clearly, the numbers say something different. St. Louis Rams Evan Glantz of Cover32 Rams recently wrote a good piece detailing the Rams veterans that will need to step up their game in 2014. St. Louis Rams My humble addition to this list, wrap Wells up in bubble tape. Put him in the witness protection program until he’s needed on Sundays. Give him one of these. St. Louis Rams Whatever it takes. While we’re all excited about the possibilities of what new additions Greg Robinson and Tre Mason can bring to the run game, they can’t do much to prevent the donut effect if Wells goes down again, St. Louis Rams.