PFF grades for the game

[Sydla]

I don't necessarily buy what these guys sell but nevertheless, it's interesting to read.

Top five performers for us were Lawrence, Collins (DT), Crawford, Martin and.......... Charlton.

Collins (OT) was putrid according to them. Not particularly surprising. They actually believe Prescott wasn't that bad. Brown, Carroll and Lewis got panned at CB.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-refocused-denver-broncos-42-dallas-cowboys-17

 

[zeke21]

Taco Charlton? *** do they smoke?

 

[jazzcat22]

Not even going to read it...grade...POOR...with a few bright spots, very few.

Twill catches all thrown at him
Jones and Bailey as usual
La'el Collins for the most part
DLaw except a dumb penalty, though I think it was a cheap call from the refs. We always get a few of those.
Lewis, good and bad, though 1st action all year.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Ugh:

Nolan Carroll gave up a catch every time he was targeted

 

[Sydla]

Not even going to read it...grade...POOR...with a few bright spots, very few.

Twill catches all thrown at him
Jones and Bailey as usual
La'el Collins for the most part
DLaw except a dumb penalty, though I think it was a cheap call from the refs. We always get a few of those.
Lewis, good and bad, though 1st action all year.

Collins was not good. Average at best that game. But I won't go crazy over him because a lot of RTs are going to struggle with Miller.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Lael did a good job. Dak held the ball too long bc nobody got open and thats when Von Miller got 1 garbage time sack. Von was offsides all night. He had to resort to jumping the snap way early to best Lael.

 

[zeke21]

Ugg:

yeah, but we all saw that.. don't think coaches had a lot of options though... hope to never see him in a game again...

 

[jazzcat22]

Collins was not good. Average at best that game. But I won't go crazy over him because a lot of RTs are going to struggle with Miller.

That is why I listed him, I think he did well until we were in all pass mode, then just rush, rush, rush constantly, a sack will happen.

 

[Hoofbite]

Lol. Love this line at the bottom of the page:

*Grades are subject to change upon review

May as well just say, "In case anyone calls us on our evaluation, we reserve the right to change the grade so we don't look clueless"

It's PFF. Even before they hid their data behind a $200/year subscription, they were still very vague about how they actually graded the players and who was doing the grading.

 

[Sydla]

yeah, but we all saw that.. don't think coaches had a lot of options though... hope to never see him in a game again...

Is he in the concussion protocol?

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Taco Charlton? *** do they smoke?

I thought Charlton played at an acceptable level.

 

[DoctorChicken]

I thought Charlton played at an acceptable level.

I saw him pressure the QB a couple of times.

Problem is Taco meat needs to fry a little longer. Looks like he has a nice spin move and athleticism, but that's really it at this point.

 

[AbeBeta]

That is why I listed him, I think he did well until we were in all pass mode, then just rush, rush, rush constantly, a sack will happen.

In that mode he's getting no help on Von Miller - and Miller knows it. That's unfair to any RT.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I saw him pressure the QB a couple of times.

Problem is Taco meat needs to fry a little longer. Looks like he has a nice spin move and athleticism, but that's really it at this point.

I hope he keeps building because we havent gotten a ton from the DE position outside of Lawrence and some flashes from Tapper

 

[Sydla]

I hope he keeps building because we havent gotten a ton from the DE position outside of Lawrence and some flashes from Tapper

I never thought I'd say this but I am excited for the return of Moore from suspension. LOL.

 

[Doomsday]

Ugh

Nolan Carroll gave up a catch every time he was targeted

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Well at least he whiffed on the tackle almost every time too.

Hard to argue with that type of consistency.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I never thought I'd say this but I am excited for the return of Moore from suspension. LOL.

Tbh I dont think he offers anymore then Mayowa or anyone else we have. Im waiting on Irving

 

[KingintheNorth]

from the article...

CB Anthony Brown, 38.3 overall grade
As good as the Dallas defensive front was in places, the secondary was lit up, and Brown coughed up six receptions on the ten passes thrown into his coverage, but he wasn’t the only member to suffer. Nolan Carroll gave up a catch every time he was targeted, and even Jourdan Lewis, who notched a pick on a miscommunication, also gave up a touchdown and 75 percent catch rate.

I keep telling you guys that Brown is a problem. His instincts are to grab whenever he gets into any sort of trouble. My experience has been that those guys don't improve. You coach them up and work on their technique, but in the heat of the moment they will always grab.

I'd be interested in seeing grades for Byron, Carroll, and Heath.

 

[Sydla]

from the article...

CB Anthony Brown, 38.3 overall grade
As good as the Dallas defensive front was in places, the secondary was lit up, and Brown coughed up six receptions on the ten passes thrown into his coverage, but he wasn’t the only member to suffer. Nolan Carroll gave up a catch every time he was targeted, and even Jourdan Lewis, who notched a pick on a miscommunication, also gave up a touchdown and 75 percent catch rate.

I keep telling you guys that Brown is a problem. His instincts are to grab whenever he gets into any sort of trouble. My experience has been that those guys don't improve. You coach them up and work on their technique, but in the heat of the moment they will always grab.

I'd be interested in seeing grades for Byron, Carroll, and Heath.

Well if Brown got a 38 rating for giving up 6 catches on 10 passes thrown his way (60%) and Carroll gave up a catch on every pass thrown his way (100%), I would guess Carroll's grade would be negative. LOL.

In all seriousness, I wonder how PFF grades. A few of those catches on Brown were when he was 10 yards off and the Broncos caught a ball on a quick out or dig. If you give someone a 10 yard cushion, it's impossible to defend those quick hitters even if you are an elite CB.

Now is Brown the one choosing to play off or are the coaches instructing them? It wasn't just Brown either.......... Carroll was giving big cushions at times.

 

[TheCount]

Taco Charlton? *** do they smoke?

Never fails.

Every PFF post, someone quickly scans for a grade they disagree with.

from the article...

CB Anthony Brown, 38.3 overall grade
As good as the Dallas defensive front was in places, the secondary was lit up, and Brown coughed up six receptions on the ten passes thrown into his coverage, but he wasn’t the only member to suffer. Nolan Carroll gave up a catch every time he was targeted, and even Jourdan Lewis, who notched a pick on a miscommunication, also gave up a touchdown and 75 percent catch rate.

I keep telling you guys that Brown is a problem. His instincts are to grab whenever he gets into any sort of trouble. My experience has been that those guys don't improve. You coach them up and work on their technique, but in the heat of the moment they will always grab.

I'd be interested in seeing grades for Byron, Carroll, and Heath.

Before you take that 38.3 and use it as a soapbox to preach how terrible Brown is, you should know they gave him a 90.5 in Week 1.