Another reminder to disregard all PFF grades

[Risen Star]

 

[Hagman]

Wow. That makes Brissett a top five quarterback in the NFL.

 

[gimmesix]

I thought you would be all for this.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He managed to do all that...........and still lost.

 

[TNCowboy]

They've graded him higher 3 of 4 games.

 

[OGSixshooter]

Hold on, it's possible though. Dak nearly threw a few picks and Brisset could have had INTs that hit the receivers in the hands and bounced into the defeneder's. Unlike fans who feel good, PFF tries to take an analytical approach. And sometimes the result obscures the performance. I actually think Dak played better vs the Ravens as far as throwing the ball...so it's possible for a guy to have a not-so-great stat sheet but grade high on PFF.

 

[Cowboys5217]

I'm a Dak critic, but this is ridiculous. Dak is clearly playing better via the eye test.

 

[gtb1943]

Hold on, it's possible though. Dak nearly threw a few picks and Brisset could have had INTs that hit the receivers in the hands and bounced into the defeneder's. Unlike fans who feel good, PFF tries to take an analytical approach. And sometimes the result obscures the performance. I actually think Dak played better vs the Ravens as far as throwing the ball...so it's possible for a guy to have a not-so-great stat sheet but grade high on PFF.

and this is the great fault with thinking analytics is everything
reality is that in those two games dak played better in every way that matters in the ACTUAL GAME.

 

[bsbellomy]

I'm a Dak critic, but this is ridiculous. Dak is clearly playing better via the eye test.

So you are new to pff grades?

 

[Hoofbite]

Hold on, it's possible though. Dak nearly threw a few picks and Brisset could have had INTs that hit the receivers in the hands and bounced into the defeneder's. Unlike fans who feel good, PFF tries to take an analytical approach. And sometimes the result obscures the performance. I actually think Dak played better vs the Ravens as far as throwing the ball...so it's possible for a guy to have a not-so-great stat sheet but grade high on PFF.

Brisett had 1 tipped pass that was picked, one where he was hit just as he was throwing into single coverage with a safety coming over, and the last play of the game where he threw it right to the defender who returned it for a score.

Yes, they try to be more “analytical” but if you can just pretend like some INTs don’t exist and others do in order to justify rankings then you’re entirely too subjective to produce any consistency.

 

[Mark]

and this is the great fault with thinking analytics is everything
reality is that in those two games dak played better in every way that matters in the ACTUAL GAME.

The same problem exists in the pre-draft combine. Many front offices think abstract "measurables" are an accurate predictor of NFL success, while often ignoring the guys with all the un-measurable intangibles who just win.

 

[JoeKing]

PFF who?

 

[Kwyn]

PFFis a joke. Collinsworth sold the systems and engineers in March to a jock-bro tech company for millions and a stake in their company.

He fired almost everyone still with PFF, only leaving enough to keep the billing and website running and a guy to keep the AI content creation server cooled and watered. Oh, there’s one last human public face he kept on to tweet stuff out and give the illusion they still create content.

Now they use the sub money to license back the data they once owned and use the above mentioned ai to generate their grades.

 

[OGSixshooter]

Brisett had 1 tipped pass that was picked, one where he was hit just as he was throwing into single coverage with a safety coming over, and the last play of the game where he threw it right to the defender who returned it for a score.

Yes, they try to be more “analytical” but if you can just pretend like some INTs don’t exist and others do in order to justify rankings then you’re entirely too subjective to produce any consistency.

Thanks for the context. Again, I hadn't watched the game you just pointed out a scenario where it wasn't his fault. A throwaway INT at the end of the half Hail Mary...I'm not counting that against the QB. Tipped passes, drops, etc...all that goes into a PFF grade, but isn't necessarily reflected with context in a stat sheet.

 

[Creeper]

Dak's first half was pretty hard to watch - which makes his second half of play that much more spectacular.

 

[LouBrown]

PFF used to be flawed because the grade was based on a sampling, not every snap. It was very imperfect, but was at least useful to contextualize player performance against their peers. And you could trust that it was honest, if not flawed.

Now, it's just an AI based on based on who knows what and has 0 credibility at all. Likely, it'll be a ratings shop for athletes, like 247 and Rivals.

 

[Angus12]

Hold on, it's possible though. Dak nearly threw a few picks and Brisset could have had INTs that hit the receivers in the hands and bounced into the defeneder's. Unlike fans who feel good, PFF tries to take an analytical approach. And sometimes the result obscures the performance. I actually think Dak played better vs the Ravens as far as throwing the ball...so it's possible for a guy to have a not-so-great stat sheet but grade high on PFF.