Mile High Report
There are three things that we can always expect: death, taxes, and Garett Bolles being the cornerstone of this offensive line. This guy is the definition of consistent, and he’s consistently great. It doesn’t matter the opponent, place, or time, Bolles always shows up to the occasion, and Sunday night was no different.
The Denver Broncos were once again pass-heavy on offense when they took on the Washington Commanders, and you can be that kind of team when you have an offensive line like they do, especially when they have an uber-reliable talent protecting the blind side. Today we get to take a look at the kind of game that Bolles had in prime time, and I think I might’ve already spoiled the general vibe of it.
But let’s take a look at the game Garett Bolles had against Washington.
Garett Bolles played all 69 of Denver’s offensive snaps. 21 of them were designed runs and 48 of them were designed passes.
Bolles had zero blown blocks and gave up zero TFLs.
He gave up two pressures in pass protection, but gave up zero QB hits and zero sacks.
He committed zero penalties.
Bolles would finish the game with two “Bad” blocks, two “Meh” blocks, six “Alright” blocks, and 59 “Good” blocks for a score of 64.5 points out of a possible 69, or 93.5%.
He was nearly perfect in run protection, scoring a 98.8% as he had one “Alright” block and 20 “Good” blocks. In pass protection he put up a 91.1%.
There wasn’t much thrown at Bolles that he couldn’t handle all night long.
His run protection mostly consisted of either a sealing of the backside B gap or the washing out of the playside DE. He was just usually building a wall as that’s what the role of the offensive tackle is on Inside Zone. He looked athletic in this part too, as throughout the run game he handles the space he has to work in well. He’s able to get to the defender efficiently, but still under balance and does a great job at closing the door when the defender attempts to make a move to the inside.
It’s typically Bolles’ athleticism that impresses me in his run game. The Broncos almost exclusively run their series of Crack Tosses or Pin-and-Pulls to the left as Bolles does a great job of getting around the block and into space on the boundary and lays a clean block. He just handles space so much better than most tackles around the league.
And when it came to his pass protection in this game, outside of those two pressures, it was almost comical watching him play. Bolles looks so nonchalant out there, like he’s not even trying that hard. The DE has almost no chance of getting to Nix on any given play. It’s almost like there’s a reason that he’s the only tackle in the league who has yet to give up a...
