CAPJ Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 58 minutes ago, Rtnldave said: When was the last time he played 13 games AND was effective? 2019? Pretty sure he only allowed 1 sack last year, was rated as a top 10 tackle. He did have multiple penalties but pretty sure we all saw some bogus holding penalties and called them out in the GDT. @Matts4313 you seem to be the PFF ranking guru. Was he not top 10 last year? or am i mistaken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoys Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, CAPJ said: 2019? Pretty sure he only allowed 1 sack last year, was rated as a top 10 tackle. He did have multiple penalties but pretty sure we all saw some bogus holding penalties and called them out in the GDT. @Matts4313 you seem to be the PFF ranking guru. Was he not top 10 last year? or am i mistaken? Looks like he finished 14th among 64 plus OTs in the league last year in pass blocking, while La’el Collins finished 4th overall. Coming in to 2020 PFF had a preseason rank of #7 on Tyron and #19 on Collins. PFF gave the OT duo of Smith and Collins the rank of #2 in the league behind only the Saints. PFF has Tyron Smith and La’el Collins both as top 20 NFL tackles When you consider that left tackle is generally regarded as the premium of the two tackles and that each team has one, there is a thought that the 32 of them should be the best offensive linemen in the NFL. Obviously it doesn’t work that way. https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-ranking-top-25-offensive-tackles-2020-nfl-season 7. TYRON SMITH, DALLAS COWBOYS Smith is coming off a bit of a down year in 2019 after producing the second-lowest PFF grade (76.6) and the lowest run-block grade (67.0) of his career, but the former mark was still good enough to rank 14th among tackles. He got hurt at the end of Week 4, missed Weeks 5 and 6 and then had sub-60.0 grades in pass protection over the next three games. However, Smithvery much looked like the top-tier pass-blocker we all know to start and close out the year. A fully healthy Smith is one of the stingiest pass-blockers in the league. 19. LA’EL COLLINS, DALLAS COWBOYS Collins didn’t have high expectations coming into the NFL as a UDFA, and he didn’t seem like he’d ever be a top-25 tackle until his fifth-year breakout in 2019. His 89.4 run-block grade was the third-best at the position, and he posted above-average marks as a pass-blocker. If we see Collins maintain that premier play, he’ll continue to rise up this list in years to come. https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-best-offensive-tackle-duos-ahead-of-2020-season 2. DALLAS COWBOYS: LT TYRON SMITH AND RT LA’EL COLLINS Injuries have slowed Smith from the breakneck pace he was setting from 2013 to 2016, putting up overall PFF grades of 85.0 or higher in each season and trailing only Joe Thomas in overall grade over that four-year stretch (94.1). Make no mistake about it, though — Smith still stands as one of the better left tackles in the NFL. Since 2017, Smith has earned a top-10 overall grade at the left tackle position among qualifiers and has allowed just four sacks on 1,385 pass-blocking snaps. That mark of 346 pass-blocking snaps per sack allowed sits behind only Trent Williams among left tackles with 500 or more pass-blocking snaps. Taking his injuries into account, that’s not too shabby. On the other side, Collins’ 2019 campaign qualified as a breakthrough in his career. Prior to this past season, Collins had reached a career-high PFF grade of 72.5 in 2018, but that number jumped all the way up to 86.0 in 2019 — ranking fourth in the entire NFL behind Ramczyk, Lane Johnson and Ronnie Stanley. Though he did improve as a pass protector this past season, raising his pass-blocking grade to a career-high mark of 75.2, it was really in the run game where Collins had the most impact (88.6 run-blocking grade in 2019). On tape, you see more of Collins' defenders on the turf than most offensive linemen, and he does a good job of working up to the second level. It may have taken a few years, but Collins’ talent is starting to result in high-level play at right tackle. Edited October 31, 2020 by DaBoys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardHawk Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Wind appears to be a factor in many games today. I just watched LV kick one that probably hooked 20 ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardHawk Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Ronnie Stanley signed big deal couple days ago, likely out remainder of year with broken ankle today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northland Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Tua looking good. Just threw his first TD pass. Overcame an opening series fumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtnldave Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) On 10/30/2020 at 11:32 PM, CAPJ said: 2019? Pretty sure he only allowed 1 sack last year, was rated as a top 10 tackle. He did have multiple penalties but pretty sure we all saw some bogus holding penalties and called them out in the GDT. @Matts4313 you seem to be the PFF ranking guru. Was he not top 10 last year? or am i mistaken? Huh, what do you know? I guess I'm just getting frustrated always reading how this guy is held out of practice every week. It's like he is fragile or something. Bottom line, I don't like the idea of a player, any player being held out constantly for fear of aggravating an injury. It's just not something you can count on. Watch, he's out all year, guaranteed he comes back next year with the same lower back issues, neck pain, etc. After an entire year of no contact. Edited November 1, 2020 by Rtnldave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
textaz03 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Dalvin Cook with his 4th TD of the afternoon 😳😳 3 rushing and 1 receiving. Dude is on a terror today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardHawk Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, textaz03 said: Dalvin Cook with his 4th TD of the afternoon 😳😳 3 rushing and 1 receiving. Dude is on a terror today! He’s also on 2 of my fantasy teams. Edited November 1, 2020 by WizardHawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D82 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Mahomes putting up garbage time stats.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Bengals, Pats, Vikings all trying to drop down in the draft. Love it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 1 minute ago, 11sanchez11 said: cough cough @The_Slamman cough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy_z34 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 38 minutes ago, Matts4313 said: Bengals, Pats, Vikings all trying to drop down in the draft. Love it. Wanting to thank the Bengals and Vikings for winning this week. Turning out to be a good sports weekend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
textaz03 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Sure wish the Jets could manage a few victories 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextyearfordaboyz Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, textaz03 said: Sure wish the Jets could manage a few victories 🙄 Hoping for Gase to get fired and the Jets to have a little dead cat bounce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
textaz03 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Nextyearfordaboyz said: Hoping for Gase to get fired and the Jets to have a little dead cat bounce. In the words of Princess Leia “Help me, Joe Douglas, you're my only hope." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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