Official 2019 Bye Week Thread

[RashanGary]

Surprised to see the Packers so close to the top. A lot goes into that, including ARs awareness and Lindsleys and play calling and score and the threat of scoring. so it might not mean as much directly about the OL per se, but I’d rather be at the top than bottom for sure.

[RashanGary]

People don’t like to blitz filthy Phillip rivers

[RashanGary]

My perception of Carolinas offense is way off. I woulda never thought of their ok as being at the bottom like that

[call_me_ishmael]

Clowney has 9 QB hits, 3 Sacks, 3 other TFL, 2FF, and 1 FR Touchdown in his last 3 games. FWIW

My eyes and his stats don't necessarily jive. I see a superstar game changer who breaks the offense because he's freaky deaky. The stats don't project that.

[pbmax]

My eyes and his stats don't necessarily jive. I see a superstar game changer who breaks the offense because he's freaky deaky. The stats don't project that.

What do your gintincts tell you?

[Smidgeon]

Seth Walder @SethWalder

The rate each offense is blitzed (x) by that offense's pass block win rate (y).

So top right means: good PBWR despite facing lots of blitzes.

(ESPN stat, NGS data)






Packers pass blocking well (this stat might account for length of time of QB in pocket) but not being blitzed much.

So teams are content covering the Packers' WRs for any length of time.

[pbmax]

So teams are content covering the Packers' WRs for any length of time.

Tough to say. The one thing Trubisky can do is run (even if he isn't).

But Mahomes and Watson are in that area too. I think they'd rather wait than risk a QB breakout.

Is that the Vikings and Saints right on top of each other?

[RashanGary]

We? Your problems are going to take a lot longer than 2 weeks.

I think 8-2 is very damn good. I don’t see any NFC team that is less flawed at this point. Health is really what is going to decide the second half of the season for the Packers.

Agree. Health and I do think they’re really close to getting some of those defensive lapses cleaned up.

Plus, even though their identity is to attack whatever the defenses weaknesses are, I think they’re gonna invest a little more in a few go-to plays after the bye..... go-to cover 2 beaters and man beaters and quarters beaters, etc..... just sort of become a little more consistent with repetition on some of their best stuff from the first 10 games.

I could see the Packers dominating these last six games if healthy. Dominating in a way we haven’t seen in a while. Of course health is a must for that. And they’re already mostly healthy so the bye is gonna make them probably the healthiest team in the league (knock on wood)

[call_me_ishmael]

Where is the flaw in the Saints? They're a great team top to bottom. Saints vs Pats in the Super Bowl.

[RashanGary]

I feel like a chimp looking into a mirror for the first time, looking at that chart. I’m just in awe and baffled by its wizardry.

But seriously, it’s interesting, especially since ive watched almost every game this year and I’m trying to make sense of it.

I guess generally, the teams I have with better OL observations are closer to the top, but Carolina at the bottom doesn’t fit my impressions of the season. Although week 2 I have their LT as being destroyed. The Chargers have had a really bad and injured OL so seeing them in the middle on effectiveness doesn’t make sense.

At least some of that has to be QB driven and driven by other factors cuz I just don’t observe the NFL OLs pass blocking during blitz situations quite this way.

[RashanGary]

Where is the flaw in the Saints? They're a great team top to bottom. Saints vs Pats in the Super Bowl.

Packers Ravens or Packers Chiefs!!

That’s who I have my bets on anyway

[RashanGary]

I have then 49ers too.

[RashanGary]

It makes more sense when I weigh in QB, OL and run pass balance into it. That’s definitly not a clean pass blocking grade at all.

[ThunderDan]

Tough to say. The one thing Trubisky can do is run (even if he isn't).

But Mahomes and Watson are in that area too. I think they'd rather wait than risk a QB breakout.

Is that the Vikings and Saints right on top of each other?

It's Turdbiscuit not Trubisky.

[RashanGary]

10 games
BYE
6 games
BYE
2 games
BYE
1 game

Has a nice rhythm to it. Crossing fingers for health cuz it could be setting up to be an ideal situation for rest, health and scheduling rhythm