According to Football Outsiders the Dolphins have the third best o-line...

[roy_miami]

...at run blocking. We are ranked 3rd in "adjusted line yards" but 32nd in "open field yards." We are also ranked 30th in "power success" whatever that means.

A team with a high ranking in Adjusted Line Yards but a low ranking in Open Field Yards is heavily dependent on its offensive line to make the running game work. A team with a low ranking in Adjusted Line Yards but a high ranking in Open Field Yards is heavily dependent on its running back breaking long runs to make the running game work.

At pass blocking however they have us ranked dead last.

As far as the d-line we are 17th at stopping the run and 15th at rushing the passer. The Giants are 31st...

At QBs Tannehill is ranked 31st. Matt Ryan, Derek Carr and two rookies are in the top 5...

At Running backs none of our RBs qualify for the top 30. They have Miller ranked 29th of the 30 qualifying backs.

At WR Stills is our highest ranked at 37 with Parker at 39 and Landry at 46. Rishard Matthews is Tennessee's top receiver ranked 42nd.

Overall team efficiency ranking for the AFC east:
10- Buffalo
17- New England
22- Miami
32- New York Jets

 

[Phinatic8u]

I know for a fact Tannehill is not playing worse than Blake Bortles.

 

[coalesce]

Just how "outside" are these Outsiders?

 

[roy_miami]

I know for a fact Tannehill is not playing worse than Blake Bortles.

He is ranked 27th so not a huge difference. I only saw him in the Colts game, he didn't look horrible, especially when on the move. Terrible coaching on both sides of the ball in that game though.

 

[Phinatic8u]

Bortles has more turnovers than touchdowns I think.

He also throws BEHIND his WRs it seems like every play.

 

[Danny]

So Landry is our worse WR? Ok......lol

Ozzy rules!!

 

[thefieds]

These are the stupid types of metrics guys like Tannenbaum use to guage success. We'd have a better running game if we committed to it. We give up way to easily on the run and put the onus on our limited Qb to carry the load.

That, to me, is coaching to a system.

We've spent 4 offseasons surrounding our Qb with a line and weapons and the project is still incomplete. How about we realize what he is and start playing smash mouth football with some designed rollouts and easy throws. Simplify it for him and then draft another QB next year. Correcting that position may just solve some of our other glaring problems.

 

[steviey013]

We have the 3rd best Oline in allowing our QB to get hit

 

[Sirspud]

Bortles has more turnovers than touchdowns I think.

He also throws BEHIND his WRs it seems like every play.

If you factor fumbles Tannehill isn't that far off in turnover ratio and Bortles has at least produced scores and yards in every game while Tannehill has had some very poor efforts in terms of production.

 

[Sons Of Shula]

This is what I want to know:

If the Dolphins have the 3rd highest ranked run blocking unit, then why the **** do we have the lowest number of rush attempts (74) in the NFL after 4 games?

Shouldn't take a genius coach, especially a proclaimed offensive one, to figure out the most basic of run/pass strengths. Apparently it doesn't take a Gase either.

 

[lurking]

According to Football Outsiders the Dolphins have the third best o-line...
...at run blocking. We are ranked 3rd in "adjusted line yards" but 32nd in "open field yards." We are also ranked 30th in "power success" whatever that means

Power Success: Percentage of runs on third or fourth down, two yards or less to go, that achieved a first down or touchdown. Also includes runs on first-and-goal or second-and-goal from the two-yard line or closer. This is the only statistic on this page that includes quarterbacks.
I think tanne has something to do with that number.

 

[DisturbedShifty]

Adjusted line yards? Sounds like WPA.

 

[Lionstone]

This is what I want to know:

If the Dolphins have the 3rd highest ranked run blocking unit, then why the **** do we have the lowest number of rush attempts (74) in the NFL after 4 games?

Shouldn't take a genius coach, especially a proclaimed offensive one, to figure out the most basic of run/pass strengths. Apparently it doesn't take a Gase either.

I am impressed with the consistency of your position. I agree that Gase is dropping the ball on this one.

 

[lurking]

Teams are ranked according to Adjusted Line Yards. Based on regression analysis, the Adjusted Line Yards formula takes all running back carries and assigns responsibility to the offensive line based on the following percentages:
Losses: 120% value
0-4 Yards: 100% value
5-10 Yards: 50% value
11+ Yards: 0% value
These numbers are then adjusted based on down, distance, situation, opponent, and the difference in rushing average between shotgun compared to standard formations. Finally, we normalize the numbers so that the league average for Adjusted Line Yards per carry is the same as the league average for RB yards per carry. These stats are explained further here.
The following stats are not adjusted for opponent:
RB Yards: Yards per carry by that team's running backs, according to standard NFL numbers.
Power Success: Percentage of runs on third or fourth down, two yards or less to go, that achieved a first down or touchdown. Also includes runs on first-and-goal or second-and-goal from the two-yard line or closer. This is the only statistic on this page that includes quarterbacks.
Stuffed: Percentage of runs where the running back is tackled at or behind the line of scrimmage. Since being stuffed is bad, teams are ranked from stuffed least often (#1) to most often (#32).
Second Level Yards: Yards which this team's running backs earn between 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, divided by total running back carries.
Open Field Yards: Yards which this team's running backs earn more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, divided by total running back carries.
Opponent adjustments are currently at 40 percent strength and will increase each week until they reach full strength after Week 10.

 

[hoops]

yeah no