PFF Cumulative Stats for Games #1-9

I've decided to post the stats from all of our games this season to check on how our players are doing.
As always, take these stats with a grain of salt.



OFFENSE



-Although he's made some bad decisions at bad times (such as trying to extend drives inappropriately or making questionable reads), Brees is still playing very well. In fact, Brees' passing score is second only to Roethlisberger this season at this point in time. Big Ben's score is inflated due to some absolutely gaudy numbers this season.
-Let's look at Brees' passing.



-Although Brees is handling the pressure decently, it's still majorly affecting his game.
-Pass protection is probably the biggest problem on this offense (-23.5 is terrible). I don't know why we played Goodwin in our last game. He's clearly done, and Lelito is emerging as a good replacement, despite his inexperience.
-The top 4 rated players are Brees, Graham, Armstead, and Strief. That makes sense. However, Evans is so overpaid, it's absurd. Evans' pass blocking score is -15.2, which is the majority of our negative pass blocking variance.
-Cadet is just a guy. I don't know if he'll turn into a real receiving back threat.
-I never understood Payton's hard on for Lorig. The dude's never looked good to me. I think it's pretty clear that Johnson is our future at FB, if he can stay healthy.
-Both Ingram and Robinson are having solid seasons. Personally, I prefer Ingram's running.
-Our receivers are generally underperforming. Cooks has big play potential, but I think he's playing well for a rookie. The other receivers are rarely open. Colston, in particular, is letting us down. Poor receiving is our second biggest problem on offense.




DEFENSE



-Before we start, I should mention some of these scores (particularly the coverage scores) are unfairly brought down by Ryan's idiotic scheme to start the season, in which DB's played way off their man.
-Right away, the first thing I notice is that Jordan is having a bit of a slump. He's still definitely in the green, but it's not nearly as outstanding as previous seasons. Strange.
-Jordan's score is stranger considering Galette, Hicks, and Walker seem to be having their best seasons. Nice to see Hicks finally putting it together a bit, but I had hoped his pass rush would improve.
-Is Walker injured? I don't know why we don't play him more often.
-I've often thought that PFF was particularly uncharitable towards Curtis Lofton. I think Lofton is definitely solid, but not terribly athletic...and Ryan asks him to do entirely too much. He's not a great pass rusher, so that's affecting his score. I truly believe we need to pair him with an athletic ILB.
-I think Jenkins is still out of shape and possibly still injured. I believe he'll continue to improve.
-Brian Dixon has been surprisingly solid in limited play considering he's a UDFA rookie.
-Lewis' score should be considerably higher, but (as I mentioned) it's hurt by the beginning of the season.
-Robinson has made quite the turnaround. He's really come into his own as a corner covering the slot.
-He basically took White's spot, and White is not up for the CB2 role, clearly.
-But between White, Vaccaro, and Malcolm Jenkins absolutely lighting it up in Philly, I think we can say our DB coach sucks. The dropoff from year one to year two seems serious. I think we're ruining these DB's.
-SJB getting 8 total snaps is just ridiculous.
-Haralson should be kept around.



SPECIAL TEAMS



-Just thought you might like seeing these stats.