PFF defensive grades week 5

[America's Cowboy]

Jeff Heath played much better than a 39 for sure.

 

[Hennessy_King]

Jeff Heath played much better than a 39 for sure.

Go watch aaron jones highlights and watch 38

 

[JGRXXN]

LVE 30.9 got dang... something is going on scheme wise against the run... they can't be this bad

 

[Cowboyz88]

LVE and Jaylon are killing us right now.

They definitely ate the cheese this offseason.

 

[unionjack8]

The defense was as putrid as it looked. But here is the best and worst of it. Just FYI anything under 60 is bad.


1. Tyrone Crawford 73.8
2. Joe Thomas . 70
3. Awuzie 69.3
4. Jaylon . 67.1
5. Dorrance Armstrong 65.8

the bottom 5

Xavier Woods 53.9
Sean Lee 51.6
Robert Quinn 51
Jeff Heath 39
LVE 30.9 . (OMG!!) . This is the lowest PFF score for a starting LB I ever seen. He's gotta be injured.

Other notables

Byron Jones 54.9
DALW 56.8

It went through my mind he might be injured but if so sub him out if he's that bad.

 

[unionjack8]

I'm baffled. Too many cooks in the kitchen?

Yep. And one is still using sticks to start the fire instead of turning on the 14 burner outdoor grill......

 

[buybuydandavis]

The defense was as putrid as it looked. But here is the best and worst of it. Just FYI anything under 60 is bad.

1. Tyrone Crawford 73.8
2. Joe Thomas . 70
3. Awuzie 69.3
4. Jaylon . 67.1
5. Dorrance Armstrong 65.8

the bottom 5

Xavier Woods 53.9
Sean Lee 51.6
Robert Quinn 51
Jeff Heath 39
LVE 30.9 . (OMG!!) . This is the lowest PFF score for a starting LB I ever seen. He's gotta be injured.

Other notables

Byron Jones 54.9
DALW 56.8

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910060dal.htm
Looks like Covington had 3 tackles, 2 TFL. He was already our leading tackler from the dline. How did he grade?

Armstrong has been productive per snap before this game too.

 

[atlantacowboy]

It went through my mind he might be injured but if so sub him out if he's that bad.

Remember that tackle he made in New Orleans and he limped off the field afterward......... he had that pelvis injury in the offseason. I wonder if something isn't going on there b/c he's not right. He can't cut back and make tackles.

 

[atlantacowboy]

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910060dal.htm
Looks like Covington had 3 tackles, 2 TFL. He was already our leading tackler from the dline. How did he grade?

Armstrong has been productive per snap before this game too.

Covington came in at #8 with a 63.7.

 

[buybuydandavis]

LVE 30.9 . (OMG!!) . This is the lowest PFF score for a starting LB I ever seen. He's gotta be injured.

You could see it in the game. LVE was just missing tackles. It's not that he's getting run over, he just doesn't get himself in position. But I don't see any indication of a physical problem. Maybe they changed reads on him and he isn't picking it up.

 

[atlantacowboy]

You could see it in the game. LVE was just missing tackles. It's not that he's getting run over, he just doesn't get himself in position. But I don't see any indication of a physical problem. Maybe they changed reads on him and he isn't picking it up.

I've been reading that he's struggling with the angles on cut back runs.

 

[Tussinman]

Covington came in at #8 with a 63.7.

When he got signed people where acting like he was gonna basically be a glorified camp body but every rating had him as a top 10 DT for the free agency class. Considering what we paid for him he was a good pickup.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Jeff Heath played much better than a 39 for sure.

Fans tend to only remember really good plays are exceptionally bad ones. He tackled well but he was really bad in coverage.

 

[atlantacowboy]

When he got signed people where acting like he was gonna basically be a glorified camp body but every rating had him as a top 10 DT for the free agency class. Considering what we paid for him he was a good pickup.

I think most were just disappointed we didn't sign a big fish for the interior. Covington and Tristy Hill just didn't excite anyone.

 

[Sydla]

Fans tend to only remember really good plays are exceptionally bad ones. He tackled well but he was really bad in coverage.

He didn't tackle great. There were also times he took horrible angles on some runs by Jones and was out of position.

There were a lot of guys who stunk the joint up on Sunday.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

I’m always suspicious of coaches whose reputation rests entirely on having historically good talent, like Richard.

I don’t know at what point Jerry’s gonna figure out that rushing four and playing eight yards off just doesn’t cut it anymore.

 

[buybuydandavis]

I've been reading that he's struggling with the angles on cut back runs.

Sounds about right to what I was seeing.

 

[Tussinman]

I think most were just disappointed we didn't sign a big fish for the interior. Covington and Tristy Hill just didn't excite anyone.

Agreed. Even with extending Jaylon, Collins, and Zeke we still currently have 25 million in the bank right now. Danny Shelton, Malcom Brown, Jonathan Hankins, and Margus Hunt where significant upgrades from what we have and none where high dollar at all. Even mid-tier guys like McCoy and Henry Anderson where good values. It's hard to look at these players and 25 million in the bank and say "why the hell did we not sign some of them" ?

 

[buybuydandavis]

When he got signed people where acting like he was gonna basically be a glorified camp body but every rating had him as a top 10 DT for the free agency class. Considering what we paid for him he was a good pickup.

Yeah, I was surprised when I looked up his PFF for last year. Another value pickup in free agency.

 

[buybuydandavis]

I’m always suspicious of coaches whose reputation rests entirely on having historically good talent, like Richard.

Richard has been calling the plays for a year, and is "Passing games coordinator and defensive backs".

He gets too much of a pass on the problems on defense.