It was reported late last week that the Chiefs were in the process of interviewing Jack Bicknell Jr. for their offensive line coach position. This morning, the same source that reported Bicknell's interview has reported that Bicknell has gotten the job with the Chiefs.
In Saturday's 'Personnel Preference' post, I broke down the offensive line numbers that Giants have enjoyed since Bicknell has been the assistant offensive line coach. These were according to NFL.com, and were based on sacks allowed totals. But, since it seems that Bicknell is going to be the new offensive line coach, I decided that I should look a little more in depth at the numbers with the help of Football Outsiders, who is, in my opinion, the leading statistics based website on the internet.
2009:
- 12th in sacks allowed (32)
- 13th in run blocking
- 9th in pass protection
2010:
- 2nd in sacks allowed (16)
- 7th in run blocking
- 2nd in pass protection
2011:
- 7th in sacks allowed (28)
- 28th in run blocking
- 6th in pass protection
These numbers are very good, and Bicknell, although just an assistant under Pat Flaherty, has to take some credit for these numbers. And although Bicknell hasn't been formally announced as the Chiefs new offensive line coach, it seems that other sources reporting Chiefs actions before they do has been a trend throughout the year. Because of that, I'm going to guess this report is true.
Assuming it is, the only two positions left to be filled on the Chiefs coaching staff are assistant offensive line coach and receivers coach.
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