Today, I wanted to continue the NFL position group series with offensive guards, looking at pass blocking data from Pro Football Focus (PFF). As opposed to their grading system that many (including myself) reference, this article will dive into their pass blocking efficiency metric.
Pass blocking efficiency measures pressure allowed on a per-snap basis with weighting towards sacks allowed. While it doesn’t tell the full story, it factors very important elements to efficient pass blockers into one number.
Let’s see how the position fared in pass block efficiency, along with the same stat in true pass sets (excludes plays with less than four rushers, play action, screens, short dropbacks, and time to throw numbers under two seconds):
Encouragingly, Pittsburgh guards Isaac Seumalo and James Daniels landed on the top right of the chart, grading above-average as pass blockers out of 54 qualifiers with a minimum of 400 pass block snaps.