Mile High Report
Sunday’s game against Dallas was an all-out domination of what used to be “America’s Team” in all parts of the game. And while you can look to Bo Nix, RJ Harvey, or JK Dobbins as who defined a beat down of this magnitude, really you should all be looking to the league’s best Right Guard, Quinn Meinerz.
There was not a part of this game that Meinerz did not dominate in. He was everywhere and he was beating up everyone. Late in the game he even started to just bully defensive tackles. This was truly a sight to behold. And while it was easy to get caught up with all the big plays and touchdowns this offense was putting up, my eyes were glued to what this guy was doing.
The Denver Broncos had 55 offensive plays on Sunday that weren’t kneel downs. Quinn Meinerz played all but the last three offensive snaps of the game as most starters were subbed out.
Out of the 52 snaps he played, they ran an even split of designed up plays/ RPOs and designed pass plays at 26 a piece.
The Broncos ran directly behind Meinerz five times for 19 yards and one touchdown (3.8 YPC).
Meinerz had zero blown blocks and gave up zero TFLs, QB Hits, or sacks. He did give up one pressure but that could be debated.
Meinerz finished with zero “Bad” blocks, one “Meh” block, six “Alright” blocks, 44 “Good” blocks, one “Great” blocks, and for the first time in RGS history, one “Perfect” block for a total of 50.75 points out of 52, or 97.6%.
In run protection he had 25.5 points or 98.1% and in pass protection he had 25.25 points or 97.1%.
There is a reason that Meinerz graded so dang well this week. He was just flat-out incredible. He was everywhere. He was dominating not just the easy blocks but he hardly missed on even the hardest of blocks (we’ll be taking a look at one of those later).
There was hardly a mistake that he made in this game. And when he did make a mistake he did a great job of recovering on the block and salvaging it. His mistakes did not lead to TFLs or QB hits due to this extreme level of relentless effort that’s become Meinerz’ brand.
His footwork is crisp. His hand-fighting is nearly unmatched. His athleticism is even underrated due to how much of a physical beast he is. Opposing defenses fear him, and this game is why. I don’t think I have enough good things to say about him, and you guys already know these things to be true, so let’s just get to the film.
Run play – Crack Toss – Perfect block
For the first time in RGS history, a player has achieved the “Perfect” block. This is something I’ve never handed out in grading before. Not for any of the Denver offensive lineman or...
