Football outsiders have CLE rated slightly behind NE in OL run blocking. I've seen other sites with similar rankings. Both are bad but Chubb is still getting his. On top of that Michel is 47th out of 49 in PFF elusive rating in 19, Oline has been bad but Sony isn't getting a yard more than is blocked. Sometimes you need an RB to make someone miss.
But they didn't draft him to be D. Lewis. They had him, and let him go to chase a paycheck.
I thought Wynn was just OK. Jeff Howe had him down for giving up a strip sack, 3 QB hits, and 2 other pressures. Bedard had him down for 6.5 total pressures out of the 11 given up on the line. He was better in the running game than Newhouse was, but struggled in pass protection. I thought Mason regressed from the level he played at against Philly. Howe only had him giving up a sack and a holding call. To my eyes, he did not play well. Bedard had him down for giving up 4 run stuffs. Bedard has the Cowboys getting pressure on Brady 28.2 percent which is in line from the average of the 10 previous games of 29.2 percent.
Doesn't Mason struggle with footwork at times? Wouldn't that be a bad thing in the mud/field conditions of this game?
Not much mud at Gillette.
For his sake, I hope he is because to my eyes he’s been very subpar this season.
How much does losing Andrews hurt? Thuney - Andrews - Mason was like the best interior line trio.
This article is from before the Dallas game -
I'm not sure what to take from that. I think PFF's ranking system is pretty questionable (aren't they the ones who ranked Gilmore as the 21st best corner in the league recently?). As you point out, this was from before the Cowboys game and it did appear that he had a decent game against the Eagles. But I just have no way to get my head around him being one of the top guards in the NFL. Do you think he has been playing at that level this year?
No, I agree with you. I was actually looking for information on a potential injury when I came across that article. It doesn't pass the eye test so I was equally surprised.
The regression of Mason/Cannon this year has been incredibly disheartening. Andrews’ injury obviously sucks. A lot. Wynn’s injury hurt us but he’s back now and is at least playing decent. If we got 2018 Cannon/Mason, it would fix a lot of what ails this team. But both have been pretty bad, which is killing this offense more than the skill position personnel.
From what I've read from people who know more about OL play, Andrews' loss is enormous because it affects line calls and it has a cascading effect. Mason has to help the C more than before (Andrews could hold his own against basically anyone), which means he can't help Cannon. Cannon has been either hurt or ill (or both) and clearly has been ineffective. If Andrews was still there, Mason could help Cannon and it would all look a LOT better.
Yup. This team simply lost too much talent and I don’t see how it gets better other than on the margins.
Your comments about Andrews are correct. Awhile back, I did a You Tube search for Sony Michel highlights from his rookie year. I found a good one but what impressed me more than Michel's running was the incredible blocking and coordinated O Line play from 2018. Obviously cherry picking the best plays of the year, but as I watched this video I just shook my head with how much better the OL was last year. Losing Gronk, Devlin and Andrews (and Trent Brown) has been a challenge to the offensive game plan that I'm not sure can be overcome especially against the elite teams.
