Doggin94it
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Re: Lots of talk about the DL, but I'm excited about this year's OL.
Actually, saw him play twice, and was impressed. If you think Seattle would deal Okung for Light, you're smoking something. Light is on the downside of his career, and by PFF's admittedly non-justifiable metric (((Sacks + (0.75 * Hits) + (0.75 * Hurries)) / Pass Pro Snaps) * 100) Light was one of the worst pass blockers in the league. 2010 Pass Blocking Efficiency: Tackles | ProFootballFocus.com
Of course, by that metric, so were Bushrod and Roos - but that's where the problem with the stat comes in: it treats all QBs as equal. They aren't. A QB that gets the ball out quicker will have less hurries, and take less hits and sacks, than a QB that holds the ball. And Brady (unlike Brees, who likes to freelance, and the disaster at QB in Tenn. last year) is a guy who gets the ball out fairly quickly (except when taking shots deep, when he'll stand in the way he should). So when you consider that, the fact that Light was in the bottom 3 in the NFL for giving up sacks, hurries and hits per pass play in 2010 is pretty astounding - and damning.
(In fact, note that despite his - by their metric - horrible 2010, Roos was in the top 15 for pass blocking efficiency for the three year period between 2008-2010 Three-Year Pass Blocking Efficiency: Offensive Linemen | ProFootballFocus.com)
Bottom line - LT is a pass-blocking position, and Light is nowhere near the top 10 in that skill.
You lost all credibilty when you included Russell Okung. He has started 10 games in his entire NFL career I doubt you've seen him play more than once or twice.
Actually, saw him play twice, and was impressed. If you think Seattle would deal Okung for Light, you're smoking something. Light is on the downside of his career, and by PFF's admittedly non-justifiable metric (((Sacks + (0.75 * Hits) + (0.75 * Hurries)) / Pass Pro Snaps) * 100) Light was one of the worst pass blockers in the league. 2010 Pass Blocking Efficiency: Tackles | ProFootballFocus.com
Of course, by that metric, so were Bushrod and Roos - but that's where the problem with the stat comes in: it treats all QBs as equal. They aren't. A QB that gets the ball out quicker will have less hurries, and take less hits and sacks, than a QB that holds the ball. And Brady (unlike Brees, who likes to freelance, and the disaster at QB in Tenn. last year) is a guy who gets the ball out fairly quickly (except when taking shots deep, when he'll stand in the way he should). So when you consider that, the fact that Light was in the bottom 3 in the NFL for giving up sacks, hurries and hits per pass play in 2010 is pretty astounding - and damning.
(In fact, note that despite his - by their metric - horrible 2010, Roos was in the top 15 for pass blocking efficiency for the three year period between 2008-2010 Three-Year Pass Blocking Efficiency: Offensive Linemen | ProFootballFocus.com)
Bottom line - LT is a pass-blocking position, and Light is nowhere near the top 10 in that skill.
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