Kansas City Chiefs vs Jets: Breaking Down The O-Line Film
by Bewsaf on Dec 12, 2011 10:01 AM CST
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Week 14
The Kansas City Chiefs lay an egg on the road against the New York Jets, 10-37. The Chiefs fall to 5-8 on the season and the Jets move up to 8-5.
It is hard to pick an offensive lineman for the game this week. The run blocking grades for the Chiefs is poor, to put it nicely. Kansas City ends the first half with only 4 yards of offense. In 2011, the Chief's offensive line has allowed 21% of their running plays to be stuffed for no gain or negative yards. If you are interested in those types of line stats...then go, here.
But Branden Albert did have an okay game. He ends the day with a 78% run assignment grade, +0 dominance score, and a 93% pass assignment grade, +1 dominance score. He made a couple mistakes in picking up blitzes, but held his own for the most part.
If you would like to see how the other AFC West offensive lines did against the Jets for a comparison...then go here: San Diego vs Jets, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders.
Let's take a look at the grades for the Chiefs...
| Team Run Blocking |
Power Blocking |
Power Blocking Score |
2nd Level Blocks |
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| 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 successes 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 |
Grade Bar |
Power |
Pull |
2/Level |
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| Grade |  |
Blocking |
Blocks |
Blocks |
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|
Albert |
78% |
 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
||||||||||
| Lilja |
50% |
 |
0 |
+1 |
+1 |
||||||||||
| Wiegmann |
71% |
|
-2 |
0 |
+2 |
||||||||||
| Asamoah |
64% |
 |
-1 |
+2 |
+2 |
||||||||||
| Richardson |
71% |
|
-1 |
+1 |
+2 |
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Run Blocking Notes:
- At 11:39 in the 2nd quarter, Jon Asamoah lets his defender take an inside on a run play and gives up a tackle for a loss. You can see him in the pic, below. His defender is already in the backfield and the running back has just taken the ball. Asamoah ends the day with a 64% run assignment grade.
- At :44 in the 3rd quarter, Branden Albert does a nice job of pulling to his right, getting down field, and blocking the defender in space. One of the plays that had some bright spots.
- If you would like to see just where the Chiefs ran the ball and which receivers they targeted in each zone...then go here.
- At 3:38 in the 4th quarter, Barry Richardson and Casey Wiegmann get beat for a safety. Chiefs are worst in the AFC West in being stuffed at the line of scrimmage.
- Not many run blocking highlight this week.
- If you would like to see how the Chiefs linemen have done over the past games, then look here.
| Team Pass Blocking |
Passing Power Blocking |
Pressures | Combo Help |
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| 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 |
Grade Bar |
Power |
Pressures |
Sacks |
Combo |
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| Grade | |
Blocking |
Allowed |
Allowed |
Help |
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| Albert |
91% |
 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
||||||||||
| Lilja |
87% |
 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
||||||||||
| Wiegmann |
93% |
|
-1 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
||||||||||
| Asamoah |
88% |
|
-3 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
||||||||||
| Richardson |
83% |
|
-4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
||||||||||
Pass Blocking Notes:
- Branden Albert did an okay job this week in pass protection. He did have a few more "help block" assignments against the Jets than normal...and that improved his grade a little. But one thing he missed (twice) in the game was the blitz pick up. He needs to pass the slanting defender off to the inside (Lilja) quicker and pick up the blitzing defenders. You can see him below. He look like he is going to pass the defender to Lilja and then pick up a blitzer...but he does not.
***From Chiefs game on CBS
- Barry Richardson and Ryan Lilja both get beat at 9:04 in the 2nd quarter. Lilja's defender ends up getting the sack.
- At :44 in the 2nd, Richardson and Jon Asamoah are pass combo blocking together and Barry sees a blitzing defender and peals off to pick him up. Jon can't handle the defender and gives up the sack.
- As always, the tight ends and backs grades are at Pro Football Spotlight. Click the button, below.
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The Chiefs have an O-line?
Who knew.
Blame my wife!
Just because I haven't responded, doesn't mean you won the argument!
FREE HUDSON
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by HIV 2 Elway on Dec 12, 2011 10:10 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
So agree
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by BAMFSpecialOps on Dec 12, 2011 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
rec'd as always
I’m disapointed with the decline in the run blocking by this group.
I know some of it was just masked by Charles making something out of nothing last year… but, it’s disturbing to see this team unable to run the football.
Clearly, the QB play is the #1 issue… but even Palko might look partially competant with a good running game…. maybe
Even Charles was having issues in the game he played in.
He was doing everything against the Lions. Then the tragedy…
Agreed with both
The rec, and the fact that Charles does a lot with nothing
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by BAMFSpecialOps on Dec 12, 2011 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
Haley fired
Standing on the corner in a white Godfather hat. He drives a long black gangster Cadillac. He can steal a broads mind, man, in three or four minutes. It’s not how long you talk, brother, it’s what you put in it.
by HIV 2 Elway on Dec 12, 2011 10:20 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Wow, have to say I'm surprised.
I figured he’d get at least one more season because of the injuries. Either way, I trust that if Pioli/Hunt thought it was time, then this was the right decision. Let the coaching hire talk begin and join the draft talk.
by polodude017 on Dec 12, 2011 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
Hey Bewsaf...
Great stuff as always. With three games remaining (obviously things can change), but at this point what is your read on the o-line for next season?
Does Hudson start at center next year? Does Albert stick at LT? If not, do they try him at guard or RT? Is Ryan Lilja allowed to walk? If Hudson has a legit chance to start, does Wiegmann retire?
I'll do a couple of articles on this in a couple of weeks
I don’t see the Chiefs keeping Hudson on the bench for a second year.
of course they won't
Hudson is a clear starter… I think he’ll be plugged in at Center… but LG is fine too…
either way, he Albert and Asamoah are the future… the other 2 should be replaced
He's a clear starter.
Based on what? Draft position? Look I agree, I think he should be the starter next year, but we haven’t seen a ton of him this season.
by polodude017 on Dec 12, 2011 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
he has played very well when he's been on the field
he looked like a quick starter coming out of the draft, and I’ve seen nothing to indicate otherwise
Hudson can't be worse than Casey right now.
On Safety Isaw Wegs get plowed back 2 yards while one on one with a DT. While on otherside of the ball I saw our NT (Gregg) get continually shoved back by Jets Center while one on one. I see a huge problem with our interior still unable to hold even a stalemate against powerfull D-Lines.
Same problem on our Defense with no consistent “good” 2-gap capabilities.
"You talkin' to me? You TALKIN' to me ?" - Travis Bickle
The Chiefs
need some power on the line. Yes, when you get stuffed 21% of the time…something has to change. I don’t see Wieg coming back next year. Hudson, if he’s the center and not a guard, will be more stout. But he won’t be as good as Casey at the 2nd level.
True , If you ever get to the 2nd level.
I see a scheme problem that has smallish interior guys locked up on huge D-Lineman that allows our guys to get overpowered.
"You talkin' to me? You TALKIN' to me ?" - Travis Bickle
Lilja
will be in the third year of his three year contract, so walking wouldn’t be costly for the Chiefs.
Your eyes tell you more than any statistics can.
In my perfect world
KC will add both a LT and RT from draft and FA, and Lilja can move into a solid backup/6th lineman role. I wonder if moving Albert back to LG (college position) makes more sense and is a place where he would dominate.
I think we will be at a spot in the draft to pick up a top LT. Hudson at C and Asamoah at RG mean that the center of our line is anchored and have some real-game experience. I think it is time to get Hudson in on a regular basis, as game speed and pressure can only be experienced under live fire.
Makes sense in that it gives us the most upgrades with the fewest additions.
The problem I see is that it results in New C, New face at OG, new face at RT, new face at LT. That’s a lot of new cogs to get to mesh for wheels of progress to turn. Almost like starting over , which may not be a bad thing.
"You talkin' to me? You TALKIN' to me ?" - Travis Bickle
haley has been fired!
by elementary my dear watson on Dec 12, 2011 10:22 AM CST via mobile reply actions
haley has been fired!
by elementary my dear watson on Dec 12, 2011 10:22 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Hopefully this gets the attention it deserves
With all the news today
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by BAMFSpecialOps on Dec 12, 2011 11:14 AM CST reply actions
always appreciate your awesome work, Bews!
train wreck’d for doing such a great job on our OLine trainwreck :-)
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Will we move on from the zone blocking system under a new coach?
I hope we do move on from it, just because it doesn’t fit our skill position personnel very well IMO.
I think the zone blocking can work well if you have a big power runner who can fight through the cracks, and a QB who gets the ball out quickly and can throw accurately on the run. But we don’t have those kinds of players. And it seems like the smaller, quicker zone blocker linemen can get manhandled too often.
I hope we bring in some beasts for the OL and start manhandling the other team for a change. Weigmann is gone anyway, Lilja only has one year left, we replace them and Richardson with Hudson and two new brutes and we’d pretty much have the personnel to move on from the zone system.
by Offense of the 70s on Dec 12, 2011 1:55 PM CST reply actions
Bewsaf, where's the weak point?
You say our line gets stuffed a lot. Is one area of the line more to blame, or does it happen all along the line?
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
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