Oakland Raiders: Examining The Offensive Line's Performance

Contrary to what people think, the offensive line's performance wasn't horrific on Sunday.

It wasn't that good, but Jason Campbell could've done much better.

How can I prove this?

Well, I devised six statistics to measure each blocker's effectiveness.

They are positive, negative, and neutral run and pass blocks for each play.

To be positive, the blocker must have either won his individual battle or successfully helped double team a defender.

To be negative, the blocker must have lost his individual battle. 

To be neutral, the block must be too inconclusive to see who won the battle, or the block didn't' have an effect on the play at all.

Note: This slideshow only shows 3 quarters of action. The 4th quarter was a bad overall indication because many of the Titan players had given up.

Note #2: If it says N/A, that means the player did not register for any of these type of blocks.

Note #3: This slideshow does not show sacks given up.

Positive Pass Blocks

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CHICAGO - AUGUST 21: Mario Henderson #75 of the Oakland Raiders watches as his teammates take on the Chicago Bears during a preseason game at Soldier Field on August 21, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Raiders defeated the Bears 32-17. (Photo by Jonathan

* 3 quarters

Mario Henderson: 18

Robert Gallery: 17

Jared Veldheer: 18

Cooper Carslisle: 14

Langston Walker: 13

Khalif Barnes: 2

Zach Miller: 2

Marcel Reece: 1

Brandon Myers: 1

Darren McFadden: 9

Negative Pass Blocks

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OAKLAND, CA - 2009: Cooper Carlisle of the Oakland Raiders poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Oakland, California. (Photo by NFL Photos)

Mario Henderson: 4

Robert Gallery: 3

Jared Veldheer: 1

Cooper Carlisle: 8

Langston Walker: 3

Marcel Reece: 1

Positive Run Blocks

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CHICAGO - AUGUST 21: Robert Gallery #76 of the Oakland Raiders watches as his teammates take on the Chicago Bears during a preseason game at Soldier Field on August 21, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Raiders defeated the Bears 32-17. (Photo by Jonathan D

Mario Henderson: 5

Robert Gallery: 11

Jared Veldheer: 5

Cooper Carlisle: 8

Langston Walker: 6

Khalif Barnes N/A

Zach Miller: 4

Marcel Reece: 1

Brandon Myers: N/A

Darren McFadden: N/A

Negative Run Blocks

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Offensive lineman Jared Veldheer of Hillsdale runs the 40 yard dash during the NFL Scouting Combine presented by Under Armour at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty I

Mario Henderson: 4

Robert Gallery: 1

Jared Veldheer: 6

Cooper Carlisle: 4

Langston Walker: 3

Khalif Barnes: N/A

Zach Miller: 2

Marcel Reece: 3

Brandon Myers: N/A

Darren McFadden: N/A

Neutral Pass Blocks

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ORCHARD PARK, NY - 2009: Langston Walker of the Buffalo Bills poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by NFL Photos)

Mario Henderson: 7

Robert Gallery: 9

Jared Veldheer: 10

Cooper Carlisle: 7

Langston Walker: 13

Khalif Barnes: N/A

Zach Miller: 1

Reece: N/A

Myers: N/A

McFadden: 3

Neutral Run Blocks

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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 01: Zach Miller #80 of the Oakland Raiders works out during the Raiders training camp at their Napa Valley Training Complex on August 1, 2010 in Napa, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Henderson: 5

Gallery: 2

Veldheer: 3

Carlisle: 2

Walker: 5

Barnes: 1

Miller: 7

Reece: 2

Myers: 1

McFadden: n/a

Final Tally

Please note that his isn't a foolproof system.

Not every play is an equal. For example, on a 2nd and 3, the right tackle had a positive block. But maybe, on a 4th and 3 with the game on the line, the right tackle makes a bad block and costs his team the victory.

There's no conclusive way to weigh importance of the play.

Every play does matter towards the outcome, and I did the best I could with my judgements..

If you have any disagreements, comments, or questions about the stats pleade put those comments respectully in the comment section.

Thanks for reading.