While watching the game this week I noticed that we moved our OL personnel quite a bit so I wanted to see how the team did with each combination out there. Given the sample size of each was so small you can't take anything definitive, but you can start to identify where issues may lie with a group as a whole.
We played seven OL combinations this week. They are as follows:
St. Louis (78)/Boulware (50)/Gauthier (74)/Mahoney (62)/Donaldson (55)
This OL grouping ran 28 plays. We ran 4 Inside Zone (IZ) runs, 2 Outside Zone (OZ) runs, 3 Power runs, 2 Off-Tackle (OT) runs, 15 passes, 2 sacks. Here are the results:
IZ 7 yards, OZ 4 yards, Power 29 yards, OT 1 yard, 15 passes 113 yards, 1 TD pass. 2 sacks, 3 runs TFL. Total = 154 yd on 28 plays for 5.50 Yards Per Play
St. Louis/ Jahair (77)/Gauthier/Donaldson/ Scaife (51)
This OL grouping ran 13 plays. We ran 3 IZ, 2 OZ, 2 Power, 5 Passes 47 yards, 1 TD pass, 1 sack, 1 run TFL. Total = 90 yd on 13 plays for 6.92 YPP
St. Louis/Boulware/Gauthier/Mahoney/Scaife
This OL grouping ran 3 plays. We went 3-and-out. IZ for 3 yards, 0-1 for 0 yards, QB scramble for 5 yards. Total = 8 yards on 3 plays for 2.67 YPP
Scaife/Boulware/74/Mahoney/Donaldson
This OL grouping ran 3 plays. We went 3-and-out. IZ for 2 yards, 1-2 for 6 yards. Total = 8 yards on 3 plays for 2.67 YPP
78/50/74/Donaldson/Scaife
This OL grouping ran 6 plays. 3 IZ for 10 yards, 1 OZ for -3, 1-1 Passing for 14 yards, one QB scramble for 11 yards. Total = 33 yards on 6 plays for 5.50 YPP
78/Jahair/74/Mahoney/Donaldson
This OL grouping ran 8 plays. 2 IZ for -2 yards, 2-4 Passing for 19 yards, 1 sack, 1 QB scramble. We threw 2 TD Passes out of this grouping.
Total = 19 yards on 8 plays for 2.38 YPP.
78/Jahair/74/Boulware/Donaldson
This OL grouping ran 3 plays. It was the only series with Boulware at RG. We got a 1st down on the Homer hit stick run. Then Boulware got whipped on the power run and they pulled him. Then an incomplete pass. Total = 12 yards on 3 plays for 4.00 YPP.
Obviously the most successful combination was St. Louis/Jahair/Gauthier/Donaldson/Scaife. However, Jahair was whipped several times and was an obvious weak link. Mahoney had a rough game as well, but we have not seen him at LG for a single snap this year, which has been a problem spot. Boulware had a bad game in this one.
Today, you read that the 1st team OL was St. Louis/Mahoney/Gauthier/Donaldson/Scaife. For me, four of the spots on the OL are spoken for and it's just whether or not Mahoney or Boulware are going to take charge of that LG spot. I expect that Boulware eventually will win the job but it is now time for Jahair to lose his reps and be a reserve who only plays in the event of multiple injuries. Thomas Brown said it best today, "We tried out several combinations and several guys who showed us they were we thought they were and several guys showed us they weren't."
Things are trending in the right direction with the decision to start Scaife and drop Donaldson down to RG. This could solidify the right side of the OL not just for this year, but for next as well.
We played seven OL combinations this week. They are as follows:
St. Louis (78)/Boulware (50)/Gauthier (74)/Mahoney (62)/Donaldson (55)
This OL grouping ran 28 plays. We ran 4 Inside Zone (IZ) runs, 2 Outside Zone (OZ) runs, 3 Power runs, 2 Off-Tackle (OT) runs, 15 passes, 2 sacks. Here are the results:
IZ 7 yards, OZ 4 yards, Power 29 yards, OT 1 yard, 15 passes 113 yards, 1 TD pass. 2 sacks, 3 runs TFL. Total = 154 yd on 28 plays for 5.50 Yards Per Play
St. Louis/ Jahair (77)/Gauthier/Donaldson/ Scaife (51)
This OL grouping ran 13 plays. We ran 3 IZ, 2 OZ, 2 Power, 5 Passes 47 yards, 1 TD pass, 1 sack, 1 run TFL. Total = 90 yd on 13 plays for 6.92 YPP
St. Louis/Boulware/Gauthier/Mahoney/Scaife
This OL grouping ran 3 plays. We went 3-and-out. IZ for 3 yards, 0-1 for 0 yards, QB scramble for 5 yards. Total = 8 yards on 3 plays for 2.67 YPP
Scaife/Boulware/74/Mahoney/Donaldson
This OL grouping ran 3 plays. We went 3-and-out. IZ for 2 yards, 1-2 for 6 yards. Total = 8 yards on 3 plays for 2.67 YPP
78/50/74/Donaldson/Scaife
This OL grouping ran 6 plays. 3 IZ for 10 yards, 1 OZ for -3, 1-1 Passing for 14 yards, one QB scramble for 11 yards. Total = 33 yards on 6 plays for 5.50 YPP
78/Jahair/74/Mahoney/Donaldson
This OL grouping ran 8 plays. 2 IZ for -2 yards, 2-4 Passing for 19 yards, 1 sack, 1 QB scramble. We threw 2 TD Passes out of this grouping.
Total = 19 yards on 8 plays for 2.38 YPP.
78/Jahair/74/Boulware/Donaldson
This OL grouping ran 3 plays. It was the only series with Boulware at RG. We got a 1st down on the Homer hit stick run. Then Boulware got whipped on the power run and they pulled him. Then an incomplete pass. Total = 12 yards on 3 plays for 4.00 YPP.
Obviously the most successful combination was St. Louis/Jahair/Gauthier/Donaldson/Scaife. However, Jahair was whipped several times and was an obvious weak link. Mahoney had a rough game as well, but we have not seen him at LG for a single snap this year, which has been a problem spot. Boulware had a bad game in this one.
Today, you read that the 1st team OL was St. Louis/Mahoney/Gauthier/Donaldson/Scaife. For me, four of the spots on the OL are spoken for and it's just whether or not Mahoney or Boulware are going to take charge of that LG spot. I expect that Boulware eventually will win the job but it is now time for Jahair to lose his reps and be a reserve who only plays in the event of multiple injuries. Thomas Brown said it best today, "We tried out several combinations and several guys who showed us they were we thought they were and several guys showed us they weren't."
Things are trending in the right direction with the decision to start Scaife and drop Donaldson down to RG. This could solidify the right side of the OL not just for this year, but for next as well.
