Many of you may remember the blog I wrote a week or two ago about the newly created "Containment percentage" which tried to evaluate pass blocking performances in a new way.  Well, I've been looking for a way to integrate a run blocking stat, and a combination stat, and I've figured it out.

Over at SI.com, they keep track of a running stat called a "stuff", which is a run for a loss.  Well, I took the number of stuffs and divided it by the number of carries, and then subtracted it by one to create the "Stuff Avoidance" stat.  And which teams were the best at preventing stuffs?  (Note: I eliminated all QB's carries from the equation, since each kneel down counted as a stuff.)

	TEAM	CAR	STUFF	%%%
1	Rams	401	25	0.937
2	Chargers	468	32	0.931
3	Texans	373	26	0.93
4	Falcons	407	29	0.928
5	Packers	403	31	0.923
6	Bears	473	37	0.921
7	Dolphins	369	30	0.918
8	Cowboys	429	36	0.916
9	Jaguars	439	37	0.915
10	Broncos	439	38	0.913
11	49ers	395	35	0.911
12	Bengals	405	36	0.911
13	Chiefs	500	45	0.91
14	Browns	321	29	0.909
15	Colts	416	39	0.906
16	Titans	386	36	0.906
17	Ravens	409	39	0.904
18	Steelers	424	41	0.903
19	Saints	430	42	0.902
20	Vikings	398	40	0.899
21	Redskins	453	46	0.898
22	Giants	429	44	0.897
23	Patriots	440	45	0.897
24	Cardinals	384	40	0.895
25	Panthers	400	42	0.895
26	Buccaneers	355	39	0.89
27	Jets	453	51	0.887
28	Bills	380	46	0.878
29	Seahawks	454	56	0.876
30	Raiders	354	44	0.875
31	Eagles	357	45	0.873
32	Lions	270	39	0.855

Interesting enough, the Rams came out number one on this list, and the Texans were #3 insanely enough.

But then I looked for a way to combine them.  I didn't do it straight up, because the average stuff avoidance % was a bit lower than the containment % average.  So I punched around in a calculator, and determined that by taking the average stuff avoidance percentage, and multiplying it by 1.025, the averages become even.  So I adjusted each of the stuff avoidances, and then put them together and divided by two, to get the "Offensive Line Efficiency Rating"  And here's what it said.

	TOTAL EFFICIENCY
Rank	TEAM	Contain	Adj Avoid	Total Efficiency %%%
1	Packers	0.961	0.946	0.953
2	Colts	0.973	0.928	0.95
3	Bears	0.951	0.944	0.947
4	Chargers	0.939	0.954	0.946
5	Ravens	0.967	0.926	0.946
6	Saints	0.96	0.924	0.942
7	Redskins	0.959	0.92	0.939
8	Rams	0.917	0.96	0.938
9	Dolphins	0.93	0.94	0.935
10	Giants	0.952	0.919	0.935
11	Jaguars	0.932	0.937	0.934
12	Broncos	0.931	0.935	0.933
13	Bengals	0.931	0.933	0.932
14	Cowboys	0.926	0.938	0.932
15	Patriots	0.944	0.919	0.931
16	Texans	0.91	0.953	0.931
17	Titans	0.935	0.928	0.931
18	Panthers	0.94	0.917	0.928
19	49ers	0.921	0.933	0.927
20	Cardinals	0.935	0.917	0.926
21	Buccaneers	0.938	0.912	0.925
22	Eagles	0.948	0.894	0.921
23	Chiefs	0.908	0.932	0.92
24	Vikings	0.92	0.921	0.92
25	Falcons	0.887	0.951	0.919
26	Jets	0.93	0.909	0.919
27	Steelers	0.906	0.925	0.915
28	Browns	0.894	0.931	0.912
29	Seahawks	0.904	0.897	0.9
30	Bills	0.89	0.899	0.894
31	Lions	0.894	0.876	0.885
Last	Raiders	0.85	0.896	0.873

Obviously a very interesting result.  The Packers were the only team that was in the top 5 in both percentages, but it didn't seem like they were that good.  Interesting how a lot of the best teams are higher, and the worst on the bottom.  Obviously, it's no shock that the Raiders ended up last, or that the Lions were 31st, but the Seahawks that low is interesting.

What are your thoughts on the "Offensive Line Efficiency Rating?"  I'll keep track of the stats and see where each team is, at the end of the season.