Where GB Ranks Statistically: Preseason

Khyri Thornton in the top 100. Awesome!!

 

If he was not thrown at the mensa's at PFF don't know how to grade him. ** edit **   And I'll add that their rankings a worthless during the PS as they can't possibly see every player on every play like their process describes.

 

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We grade. An analyst grades every single player and every single play on a scale of -2 to +2.

 

 

#justpissedididntstartasitelikethiswithsatori

 

 

I would argue that there might be some value on the extremes of the bell curve with the large middle not meaning much at all.

 

Of course some of these guys are also the victim of vanilla schemes or may be working on specific technique which the coaches are happy with, but doesn't show up on the field or in stats.

 

In general I would tend to think the positives mean more than the negatives. To have a positive score right now means you still had to execute and do something. Where there is smoke there is likely fire.

 

 

 

Reasons for guarded optimism : Pass Cover (4), Jay Elliot (6), Gunter (1), Rollins (13), Datone Jones (ranks #2) overall in Sacks,  Bruce Gaston (19)

QB rankings = #3 Aaron Rodgers, #4 Scott Tolzien,

ST Ripkowski (5),

 

My take away...this is a passing league. We are in good hands with young new talent capable of pass defensing. McCarthy's creds as a QB coach shine here. 

 

The Bad: ST (25) ,  P Mashtay (39), Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (109), BJ Raji (95)

 

Special teams might be looking bad because they are retooling. Could still gel. Mashtay's head is really up his ass, as we feared. Ha Ha, I dunno giving him benefit of doubt. Raji must just look bad due to scheme, doesn't match practice feedback. 

 

As long as we don't have QB's and most of our secondary  on the bad list...things look fine. May need to say a prayer for Zook. Worried we actually go backwards, but too early to say. It's hard to sugar coat Mashtay right now...punting is punting. WTF is his problem?