Chiefs Preseason: Breaking Down The O-Line Tape - Primer

I love this stuff! The graphs are fantastic and easily interpreted at a glance. Your stuff is the bomb diggity.

The graphs are great Bews. Rec for sure.

and thanks for your time

thanks Bewsaf for doing this I love these breakdowns.

Your “notes” are a great complement to the bars. Good idea to separate pass and run blocking. Excellent system. Thanks for taking the time.

In watching the tape, do you think that Niswanger actually is playing quite a bit better than Wiegmann, as indicated by the bars?

You seem to already be in mid-season form. Rec’d.

Few things…

-Looks like Lilja needs to block the man in front of him as well as he pulls on a LB. Is he getting manhandled or what?

-If I read your scales correctly, Niswanger seemed to perform the best up front. Hope he keeps that up. Don’t really care who wins the starting job, there.

-Pope is doing a solid job on the edge. He’s also showing he can be a threat in the passing game as well. I don’t think we’ve quite seen what all he’s capable of.

a lot better about our offense. we started to pick things up right when we werent isolating our o-lineman and started to use misdirectional blocking. if we really are years ahead from where we were last year then I think we can reasonably expect more and more improvement as the season goes on.

nice work and so quick too.
I needed the pick me up after this game

Great, great stuff. The graphs work well, and the information provided makes it clear why the players are where they are on the graph.

Albert looked very good from what i saw. Clearly the tape backs that up. That’s GREAT to see, especially since he was up against Abraham, a very good player.

O’Cal looked bad and measures out worse, clearly. He’d better watch his back, because Brown looked decent…

Bewsaf, it’s awesome to see these, and like I said, they’re what originally hooked me to AP. Thanks a TON!!!

Thank you for doing this!

Now it is clear to me : Why Jarrad Page is not in camp ! 1) His calf muscle locked up ! 2) Coach Haley ( questioned his heart ) { Before his calf injury ; during camp last year } 3) The film don’t lie . Geaux Chiefs ! Stay Red & Gold .One week to improve on film .

I like this … from what i seen last nite we have alot of work in front of us but remember it is the first game of the season and alot of rust … all i have to really say is Ryan O’Cal need to focus more because he was gettin abused a few times but all in all we did go … oh yea we need to hang on to the ball … PERIOD!!

I wasn’t sure you would do this for the preseason. It’s very nice to see, especially with the way last night’s game went.

One question. You say Asamoah got driven twice, but I don’t see where he got dinged on the charts. Can you explain that?

A bit disappointed you didn’t chart Colin Brown. From the “eye test”, I thought he played very well at RT, and I’d like to see if that translated. I’d like to see him get some time with the 1’s to see how he’ll do.

Nice post; very good use of the graphics!
I have been browsing your site for a week or so. Preseason games seem designed to make the fans panic. I expect we at MHR will have a ot of the same concerns as you at AP after our game Sunday, especially with 2 rookies apparently winning the starting center and guard positions. I hope somebody will do the work to assess our line as well as this was done.
  Your coach and ours both use the PS “games” to evaluate the progress of new talent and the timing and execution of the schemes, rather than to accumulate wins and placate the fans. The latter pattern was more a trait of Shanahan. Week 1 and 2 will give both of our groups a better idea of what is really going on for 2010. Until then, keep the faith, and avoid the injuries! Good luck this season (excpet against us, of course).

This really helps the members better understand what is going on with the line and how they are actually performing.

…and yet another reason AP is at the top of the charts (sorry, pun intended)!

It seemed pretty clear that the way to open up the middle was with those sweeps/stretches to the edge with the quicker backs, like McCluster, Charles and Moore. I don’t think this KC O-Line, as currently constituted, is going to do much for themselves up the middle on the first few plays. I can see wanting to make defenses honor that, but I think those stretch plays early do more to tell the coaches where/whom to attack, and are more likely to actually produce something positive.

That being said, Thomas Jones DID get positive yardage on his first two carries. Not much, but if you can knock on that door all day long without ever losing yards, you have a formula for breaking down a D over 4 quarters. But the real key is notching those early first downs, which KC didn’t.

Looks like Niswanger played pretty well. I definitely feel more informed. Looking forward to next week’s analysis!

glad to see this series return in the pre-season. Thanks for all the hard work.

The only problem with putting out content that is this good… we just want more!

Would love to see grades on BRich, Ndukwe and Brown, et al…. depth on the OL is critical.

I not sure about the entire game yet. I am like the starters. I need my preseason warm up to get the blood going.

Start out full steam to early and I might end up on injured reserve before the end of the season.

how in God’s name do you find the time? Nice work. Do this on a weekly basis and Chris and Joel may need to consider upping the ante on the beergloves.

Ok let’s see these nifty charts on the D :)

This was a great idea.

To answer C. Gossage … J. Asamoah didn’t look too bad at all considering he was working with the 2s and that hes a rookie, learning all he can when he can. I think in the long run he will be considered a good pick ( knock on wood. )

and you'll make a name for yourself.

I look forward to reading this all season. Great concept.

Rec’d!

now I can’t wait to see what Kalo does with his Defensive Analysis

also wonder how many people will lay off Niswanger for a week …

…but my biggest concern would be your understanding of the blocking scheme. As long as you’re confident that you know which player should be be blocking which guy, the data will be solid. Did you take into account schemes? It seems to me that there are times when the blocking scheme itself is at fault (i.e. calling the wrong play at the wrong time). An example of this would be a play with five blockers and six rushers.

Assuming your data are correct, I’m struck by Lilja’s numbers; specifically, the difference between his standard blocking scores—which were pedestrian—and his scores in space. That he pulled “a number of times” and still managed to score perfectly says much about his skill set. If I had to put money on it, I’d say the first two series will be the exception rather than the rule.

Thanks for breaking this down. I look forward to you getting back into regular contributions… Hopefully I’ll catch them before the get knocked into archives by the 1-2 paragraph “OH MY GAWDZ!!!! WE SUKS AGAIN!!!” Posts. Then again those could very easily turn into “YEAH! WE TOTALLY PWND THEM” posts.

Gotta get in the habit of remembering to rec you now so more preoccupied people get the chance to read this stuff.

Bewsaf, do you DVR the games and watch the game that way or do you download the game?

Oh, and awesome job. Rec’d.

Your O Line breakdown was awsome. How bout a D line one?

very readable and thanks for the effort