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I stumbled across this new site (Less than a month old) while doing some draft research. I've been tinkering with it the last few days to determine if I feel it is legitimate or not. My conclusion is that it is.
These guys break down every play of every game and they grade all the players in the NFL on every possible aspect. We finally have a site that provides us with a comparable grade that coaches assign players. I'm sure it is not flawless, but I've cross-checked almost every team, I've poured hours into researching and studying this thing, and I've concluded that the individual player breakdown for every team appears to be extremely accurate and gives all of us an amazing tool to help discuss our team's players more intelligently, as well as, allows all of us a quick means of determining which NFL players on all teams have been producing, could be good trade targets, need to be replaced in the draft, etc...
It's a slow time of sorts as we await the Combine and Pro Days leading up to the draft. Playing around with this site might make the time go a little quicker, I've found it kind of fascinating. It is tricky, and there is alot I still don't understand, but the individual team player breakdowns is where I think the useful data is.
Here is the link to the Broncos Defensive page:
Click on the tabs to see the other areas of the Broncos (Offense, Special Teams, etc...), and click on the "By Team" tab to get back to the 32 team page to check out other teams.
Anyway, I'd like to have some discussions on the data this site shows, and how it might impact our draft plans. For instance:
1) Ron Fields was solid as a NT against the run, but had no pass rush ability, which lowered his overall score, but also isn't important for a NT. However, he was far from dominating, just solid.
2) Ryan McBean and Kenny Peterson were horrific against the run and pass.
3) Vonnie Holliday played at a Pro Bowl level almost.
4) Our best DE against the run, after Holliday, was....LeKevin Smith.
5) Marcus Thomas wasn't that bad, he wasn't good, but he wasn't bad as a backup NT.
6) DJ Williams had a terrible year in all aspects except blitzing.
7) Mario Haggan is actually good, especially against the run.
8) Andra Davis played lights out for us, we don't need to replace him.
9) Robert Ayers had a lot of QB pressures. And graded well against the run.
10) Woodyard graded out solid as a nickel LB.
11) Andre Goodman sucks against the run.
12) Darcel McBath appears to already be better than Renaldo Hill.
13) Daniel Graham had a terrible year blocking, Richard Quinn actually graded out better on his limited snaps.
14) Casey Wiegmann wasn't nearly as horrible as I thought he was, he actually was solid, but not as dominant as last year (you can check up to three years back).
15) Chris Kuper....played decent. Excellent pass blocking grade, average in run blocking. Going by this grade, we should keep him and Wiegmann both.
16) Ben Hamilton was ungodly bad. Hochstein was decent. Polumbus was bad. Harris wasn't nearly as dominant as we thought, but he was still solid.
17) Spencer Larson is not a good run blocking FB.
18) Eddie Royal graded out as an average returner.
19) Larsen, McBath, Woodyard, and Bruton were special teams demons.
These guys break down every play of every game and they grade all the players in the NFL on every possible aspect. We finally have a site that provides us with a comparable grade that coaches assign players. I'm sure it is not flawless, but I've cross-checked almost every team, I've poured hours into researching and studying this thing, and I've concluded that the individual player breakdown for every team appears to be extremely accurate and gives all of us an amazing tool to help discuss our team's players more intelligently, as well as, allows all of us a quick means of determining which NFL players on all teams have been producing, could be good trade targets, need to be replaced in the draft, etc...
It's a slow time of sorts as we await the Combine and Pro Days leading up to the draft. Playing around with this site might make the time go a little quicker, I've found it kind of fascinating. It is tricky, and there is alot I still don't understand, but the individual team player breakdowns is where I think the useful data is.
Here is the link to the Broncos Defensive page:
Click on the tabs to see the other areas of the Broncos (Offense, Special Teams, etc...), and click on the "By Team" tab to get back to the 32 team page to check out other teams.
Anyway, I'd like to have some discussions on the data this site shows, and how it might impact our draft plans. For instance:
1) Ron Fields was solid as a NT against the run, but had no pass rush ability, which lowered his overall score, but also isn't important for a NT. However, he was far from dominating, just solid.
2) Ryan McBean and Kenny Peterson were horrific against the run and pass.
3) Vonnie Holliday played at a Pro Bowl level almost.
4) Our best DE against the run, after Holliday, was....LeKevin Smith.
5) Marcus Thomas wasn't that bad, he wasn't good, but he wasn't bad as a backup NT.
6) DJ Williams had a terrible year in all aspects except blitzing.
7) Mario Haggan is actually good, especially against the run.
8) Andra Davis played lights out for us, we don't need to replace him.
9) Robert Ayers had a lot of QB pressures. And graded well against the run.
10) Woodyard graded out solid as a nickel LB.
11) Andre Goodman sucks against the run.
12) Darcel McBath appears to already be better than Renaldo Hill.
13) Daniel Graham had a terrible year blocking, Richard Quinn actually graded out better on his limited snaps.
14) Casey Wiegmann wasn't nearly as horrible as I thought he was, he actually was solid, but not as dominant as last year (you can check up to three years back).
15) Chris Kuper....played decent. Excellent pass blocking grade, average in run blocking. Going by this grade, we should keep him and Wiegmann both.
16) Ben Hamilton was ungodly bad. Hochstein was decent. Polumbus was bad. Harris wasn't nearly as dominant as we thought, but he was still solid.
17) Spencer Larson is not a good run blocking FB.
18) Eddie Royal graded out as an average returner.
19) Larsen, McBath, Woodyard, and Bruton were special teams demons.
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