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PFF simply has this one wrong. Claiming "4 of the top 60 run blocking grades are on the Patriots. One of only 11 teams".
The Pats RBs average 3.3 Michel, 4.3 Burkhead, 2.9 White, 3.6 Bolden, 3.0 Harris. The only RB who has had success behind this line is Burkhead and with a very low sample size of 27 runs and a lot of that came when Wynn was healthy. Also this isn't even counting the Develin goal line runs which would lower it even more. (2 for 3 yards)
Average it all out and that is 208 rushes for 705 yards from our RBs. That averages out to 3.4 YPA. That is REALLY bad. Maybe some of that can be blamed on the TEs not being great run blockers and not having a full but back lets be honest. Most teams don't have a true full back and really good blocking TEs are getting harder to come by these days.
To say a line that averages 3.4 YPA has good run blocking from it's backs is just not true. And that is being generous give them a 3.4 as their overall average is lower at 3.2 which ties the lowest YPA with the Jets, Bengals and barely above the Dolphins.
To claim this line has run blocked well is just not true. They are among the worst. As far as pass blocking they have been okay in large part due to always being in the right spot and no rushers coming free due to coaching and Brady.
I totally agree that this ranking is insane. Newhouse alone would make them no better than average. Brady makes their pass blocking appear to be adequate, but they are not good. Luckily/hopefully one player can make a dramatic difference and hoping Wynn does that.