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Top 10 Centers by Run-blocking

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Does anybody know if any of these players are available as free agents this year? A couple of years ago, I wanted Sean O'Hara, but he resigned with the Giants... looks like he ranked as the #1 Center this year in run-blocking.

Top 10 Centers by Run-blocking:
http://footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol
1. NYG - Sean O'Hara(?)
2. NE - Dan Koppen(?)
3. NYJ - Nick Mangold(N/A)
4. Den - Casey Weigmann(?)
5. Phi - Jamaal Jackson(?)
6. SF - Eric Heitmann(?)
7. Car - Ryan Kalil(N/A)
8. NO - Jonathan Goodwin(?)
9. TB - Jeff Faine(?)
10. Bal - Jason Brown(Free Agent)
 
Are those really the Top 10 run blocking centers or are those the teams that have the best run blocking combination of center and guards? Almost everyone of those centers plays next to some very good guards.
 
Jason Brown would be a nice pick-up. He's one of the strongest guys in the league, he's young, and has some versatility starting at both guard spots as well. The Ravens will probably re-sign him though.
 
Mack can't block Kris Jenkins or Vince Wilfork.
 
Geforce said:
Are those really the Top 10 run blocking centers or are those the teams that have the best run blocking combination of center and guards? Almost everyone of those centers plays next to some very good guards.
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1. NYG - Sean O'Hara(?) - team rush rank - 3
2. NE - Dan Koppen(?) - team rush rank - 2
3. NYJ - Nick Mangold(N/A) - team rush rank - 4
4. Den - Casey Weigmann(?) - team rush rank - 1
5. Phi - Jamaal Jackson(?) - team rush rank - 16
6. SF - Eric Heitmann(?) - team rush rank - 8
7. Car - Ryan Kalil(N/A) - team rush rank - 7
8. NO - Jonathan Goodwin(?) - team rush rank - 6
9. TB - Jeff Faine(?) - team rush rank - 20
10. Bal - Jason Brown(Free Agent) - team rush rank - 9

The Jets have a lousy left guard, san fran has some lousy guards, baltimores guards appear mediocre, tampa has some o-line problems.

Since 50% of runs go through the middle, the center matters. It's not a coincidence that 7 of the top-10 rushing teams have top-10 centers, and 8 of the bottom-10 rushing teams have bottom-10 centers.
 
Rich said:
1. NYG - Sean O'Hara(?) - team rush rank - 3
2. NE - Dan Koppen(?) - team rush rank - 2
3. NYJ - Nick Mangold(N/A) - team rush rank - 4
4. Den - Casey Weigmann(?) - team rush rank - 1
5. Phi - Jamaal Jackson(?) - team rush rank - 16
6. SF - Eric Heitmann(?) - team rush rank - 8
7. Car - Ryan Kalil(N/A) - team rush rank - 7
8. NO - Jonathan Goodwin(?) - team rush rank - 6
9. TB - Jeff Faine(?) - team rush rank - 20
10. Bal - Jason Brown(Free Agent) - team rush rank - 9

The Jets have a lousy left guard, san fran has some lousy guards, baltimores guards appear mediocre, tampa has some o-line problems.

Since 50% of runs go through the middle, the center matters. It's not a coincidence that 7 of the top-10 rushing teams have top-10 centers, and 8 of the bottom-10 rushing teams have bottom-10 centers.
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No they don't. Alan Faneca was outstanding this year in run blocking.. In fact, Faneca is a top 3 run blocking guard in this league. Some NFL insiders say he is the best.

The guy who has always stunk in run blocking is their left tackle, D'Brick.. But Faneca and Mangold made their running game go.. And were the main reasons why their running back led the AFC in total rushing yards this season..
 
Rich said:
1. NYG - Sean O'Hara(?) - team rush rank - 3
2. NE - Dan Koppen(?) - team rush rank - 2
3. NYJ - Nick Mangold(N/A) - team rush rank - 4
4. Den - Casey Weigmann(?) - team rush rank - 1
5. Phi - Jamaal Jackson(?) - team rush rank - 16
6. SF - Eric Heitmann(?) - team rush rank - 8
7. Car - Ryan Kalil(N/A) - team rush rank - 7
8. NO - Jonathan Goodwin(?) - team rush rank - 6
9. TB - Jeff Faine(?) - team rush rank - 20
10. Bal - Jason Brown(Free Agent) - team rush rank - 9

The Jets have a lousy left guard, san fran has some lousy guards, baltimores guards appear mediocre, tampa has some o-line problems.

Since 50% of runs go through the middle, the center matters. It's not a coincidence that 7 of the top-10 rushing teams have top-10 centers, and 8 of the bottom-10 rushing teams have bottom-10 centers.
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1. Sean O'Hara - Chris Sneed is a pro bowler
2. Dan Koeppen - Logan Mankins was a pro bowler
3. Nick Mangold - Alan Faneca is a pro bowler
4. Casey Weigmann - Ben Hamilton has played together for almost eight seasons in the same system.
5. Jamaal Jackson - Shawn Andrews was a pro bowler
6. Eric Heitmann - Adam Snyder won the Pac-10's Morris Trophy as the conference's top lineman
7. Ryan Kalil - Keydrick Vincent is one of the best run blockers in the NFL when healthy. Travelle Wharton is not a bad run blocker himself.
8. Jonathan Goodwin - Jahri Evans has played together for the past two seasons and is a part of one of the best OL in football.
9. Jeff Faine - Aaron Sears & Davin Joseph are young and aggressive but inconsistent, just like the Bucs running game.
10. Jason Brown - Ben Grubbs is a monster of a run blocker

Of course the center is important...as is the guard next to him because they do a lot of combination blocks.

Also does those stats from Football Outsiders take into account whether or not those runs are draws or cut back runs? I doubt since they take their stats from NFL.com game play by play where the information just shows the results of the play.
 
Hmm... runs to the left of Faneca were 2.95 Yards Per Carry, ranking #32, or dead last in the league. Perhaps this means that Faneca never got help from his center, and went one-on-one with a DT on every single play. Then Mangold helped the Right Guard(B. Moore) on every play, leading to good rushing yards on the right side. Additionally, this B. Moore is ranked the #1 Right Guard in the NFL @4.95 YPC.

I agree that it's impossible that Faneca is the worst Guard in the league, and the B. Moore is the best Guard... some unbalanced situation had to have occured to produce this statistical anomaly.
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And that is the danger of only looking at a single stat, that it may not tell the full story. Sometimes it does, though.
 
I like Jamall Jackson and by God I hope we use free agency to help shore up some of our positions , because we wont be able to do it all thru the draft.

I would bring in Jamall Jackson and Anquan Boldin and a cb and then draft all defense.
 
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