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In response to "A lot of it depends on the quarterback. You can get away with having a lousy line if you have a guy like Roethlisberger who can take a beating." by David

there are the always all-world guys, but I think a great o-line can make an average QB or RB a pro bowler

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Oct 20 '09, 14:14
the problem is differentiating who makes who look good...a good example would be trying to breakdown Marino's early years in Miami. He had some pro bowlers and at least one Hall of Famer on the line, but announcers always said he took so few sacks because Marino had a phenomenally quick release (which he did). So were they both great?

I think to remove some of the QB influence on a lines stats, you'd need to get into hurries and knockdowns as well as sacks. That would account for the good QBs who can get rid of the ball, but they're still unduly penalized by coverage sacks and weak QBs holding on too long.

And that is just part of pass blocking, analysis on run blocking can get equally complicated.

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