PFF: Ranking NFL Secondaries

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1. Dallas Cowboys (Rank entering Week 7: 4)
Top overall grade: S Barry Church, 86.2 (No. 9 among safeties)

Top coverage grade: CB Morris Claiborne, 85.1 (No. 12 among CBs)

Top run-defense grade: S Barry Church, 86.0 (No. 11)

Most snaps: CB Brandon Carr, 1,013

One of the biggest reasons for the Cowboys’ success this season has been the turnaround of the secondary. After having just one defensive back with an above-average coverage grade last season, all eight players with at least 100 snaps in 2016 earned average or above-average overall and coverage grades. Although they lack an elite-caliber player, this group has played consistently well as a unit. Byron Jones, Barry Church, Morris Claiborne, and J.J. Wilcox have all earned career-high overall and coverage grades this season, while rookie Anthony Brown has played well down the stretch in Claiborne’s absence.

 

[dragon_mikal]

LOL at the comment section. The Cowboys are #1 so the whole formula must be trash.

The hate is strong in them. I love it.

 

[Scotman]

I don't put a lot of stock in PFF's grading system. That said, the fact that ANY grading system doesn't have the Cowboys' defense at or near the bottom of the league says an awful lot. We've played a lot better than I expected going into the year.

 

[Texas_Pete]

When Mo was out there I'd argue our secondary was a strength of our defense.

In comparison, our defense held Rogers to 16 points? Vs the Giants? They scored 38.

 

[xwalker]

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I think the Cowboys secondary has been better than stats might indicate because they don't have a great pass rush in front of them.

Having said the above, PFF is complete garbage. There rankings have zero meaning.

I really wish that more people would figure out the PFF is garbage. The problem is that there is just such a strong desire by football fans and media to have a grading system that people just overlook the the fact that PFF is crap.

Just think about how much man power would be required to grade football games accurately including grading each player in each game. The PFF grades are released before the All-22 is available. How are they grading Safeties without the All-22?