JMJ Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Some people love Seth Joyner and his approach to in-depth football stats (me) and some don't. Either way, our OLine was ridiculously good last year and Nick Mangold was a freaking stud! http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2...ise/#more-3907 The Football Scientist, KC Joyner, is a Fifth Down contributor. His latest book, Scientific Football 2009, is now available for pre-order. One of the central studies I will be doing for every team in Scientific Football 2009 is a thorough look at run blocking metrics. I track a variety of metrics on every rushing play, but from an individual player analysis standpoint, two metrics are key: Point of Attack (POA) block win percentage and Yards Per Attempt (YPA). The full method for putting these metrics together is a bit too long for this format (it is fully explained in Scientific Football 2006 and will be covered in detail again in SF 2009), but in a nutshell what I am looking for is which offensive players were blocking which defensive players at the point of attack of the run. These studies always yield interesting data, some of which is expected and some not. For example, I just completed Jets blocking metrics, and while we all knew that Nick Mangold had a great 2008 campaign (he was a Pro Bowl alternate), would you believe he had the best numbers of any of the Jets linemen? Check it out: POA win percentage: 1. Mangold 94.3% 2. Woody 89.5% 3. Faneca 87.8% 4. Ferguson 86.7% 5. Moore 85.4% YPA 1. Woody 6.4 2. Mangold 6.1 3. Moore 5.8 4. Faneca 5.4 5. Ferguson 4.9 That Mangold graded out so well is a double shock in that centers are usually the weak link of an offensive line and yet he is the strength of this group. Another way to illustrate just how good the Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Good stuff. Mangold is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I love Mangold. The term 'beast', not so much. Haha, didn't Mangold push Jay Cutler in a pool and waste his diabetes monitor? C'mon, there's humor in everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Good stuff, JMJ. Only 1 thing wrong with the article. Mangold wasn't a Pro Bowl alternate. He was voted to the Pro Bowl as a backup. Alternates are chosen to replace a Pro Bowl starter or backup who backs out of the probowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJ Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Here is why Thomas Jones had a "career year." Get your *ss back to mini camp you JAG! Run Blocking Metrics POA win percentage: 1. Mangold 94.3% 2. Woody 89.5% 3. Faneca 87.8% 4. Ferguson 86.7% 5. Moore 85.4% YPA 1. Woody 6.4 2. Mangold 6.1 3. Moore 5.8 4. Faneca 5.4 5. Ferguson 4.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachelors3 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 IMHO, Nick is the real MVP of this team. If we had to lose anyone for the season, GF, I would think that losing Nick would be the most debilitating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 So this article makes Brick a huge bust??? Right??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 So this article makes Brick a huge bust??? Right??? sarcasm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 sarcasm ? Pretty much... I used to use his stuff defending Chad... he makes Pennington look like god in some of his stuff... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudicus Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Just shows that what everyone is saying about Brick is right not that good of a run blocker, great pass blocker. Not what you would want out of a top 5 draft pick but hardly a bust considering he's still starting and contributing. Which is more than we can say about most of the other top 10 picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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