PFF on Saint's Bunkley (best in NFL versus run)

Danno · 03-29-2012, 03:08 PM

Completely overshadowed by the negativity of punishments handed to the New Orleans Saints, Broderick Bunkley was a superb defensive signing to fill a glaring need. With Shaun Rogers and Aubrayo Franklin both free agents, the Saints were in desperate need of a run-stuffing defensive tackle. And fortunately for the Saints, Bunkley was available to fill that void. Bunkley was PFF’s highest graded DT in the league at defending the run (+28.4) as he consistently made his way into opposing backfields in the 2011 season.

In fact, Bunkley was so effective at stopping the run that he had the highest tackle-per-play percentage of any DT. This chart of DT’s ranked top ten in tackles should explain this a bit more clearly:

% of Tackles per Play
Player Tackles Snaps Played %
Ahtyba Rubin 59 945 6.2
Sione Pouha 41 627 6.5
Domata Peko 41 660 6.2
Phil Taylor 41 742 5.5
Jurrell Casey 40 661 6.1
Brandon Mebane 39 752 5.2
Vince Wilfork 38 977 3.9
Brodrick Bunkley 37 485 7.6
Haloti Ngata 35 832 4.2
Marcus Thomas 32 546 5.9

Essentially, Bunkley recorded the 8th most tackles among all DTs, despite participating in just the 45th most snaps. Over a full percentage higher than the closest player, Bunkley is clearly an incredibly efficient run defending defensive tackle.

IDP Fantasy Football - Brodrick Bunkley Signs With Saints | ProFootballFocus.com

Some sweet news finally. And being in a division with teams that love to run, this is great.

papz · 03-29-2012, 03:12 PM

He now has a tackling machine behind him too. Our defense definitely looks to be in a upward trend.

alexonfyre · 03-29-2012, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by papz

He now has a tackling machine behind him too. Our defense definitely looks to be in a upward trend.

Imagine that, a defensive coach who signs players who are proven tacklers instead of "highly-athletic developmental players with lots of upside."
Spags is a mad-man!!

FinSaint · 03-29-2012, 04:06 PM

He was a good signing and the fact that he hadn't recorded many sacks wasn't an issue for me personally, because his presence and effort probably made multiple sacks by the other Broncos d-men possible.

He is supposedly also much more mobile than either one of Franklin and Rogers, so I think he'll work well in Spags schemes, which tend to have a lot of pre-snap movement by the front 4.

SaintsRule11 · 03-29-2012, 05:19 PM

What is PFF?

Danno · 03-29-2012, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by SaintsRule11

What is PFF?

Pro Football Focus, a PPV website that uses 76 zillion stats to grade players.

They aren't always 100% correct, but they're closer than most and their grading frequently mirrors the general consensus from most experts.

Occasionally they'll have a few articles/grades I disagree with but for the most part they're fairly solid.

03-29-2012, 03:08 PM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	PFF on Saint's Bunkley (best in NFL versus run) Completely overshadowed by the negativity of punishments handed to the New Orleans Saints, Broderick Bunkley was a superb defensive signing to fill a glaring need. With Shaun Rogers and Aubrayo Franklin both free agents, the Saints were in desperate need of a run-stuffing defensive tackle. And fortunately for the Saints, Bunkley was available to fill that void. Bunkley was PFF’s highest graded DT in the league at defending the run (+28.4) as he consistently made his way into opposing backfields in the 2011 season. In fact, Bunkley was so effective at stopping the run that he had the highest tackle-per-play percentage of any DT. This chart of DT’s ranked top ten in tackles should explain this a bit more clearly: % of Tackles per Play Player Tackles Snaps Played % Ahtyba Rubin 59 945 6.2 Sione Pouha 41 627 6.5 Domata Peko 41 660 6.2 Phil Taylor 41 742 5.5 Jurrell Casey 40 661 6.1 Brandon Mebane 39 752 5.2 Vince Wilfork 38 977 3.9 Brodrick Bunkley 37 485 7.6 Haloti Ngata 35 832 4.2 Marcus Thomas 32 546 5.9 Essentially, Bunkley recorded the 8th most tackles among all DTs, despite participating in just the 45th most snaps. Over a full percentage higher than the closest player, Bunkley is clearly an incredibly efficient run defending defensive tackle. IDP Fantasy Football - Brodrick Bunkley Signs With Saints \| ProFootballFocus.com Some sweet news finally. And being in a division with teams that love to run, this is great.

03-29-2012, 03:32 PM	#3
alexonfyre Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Black Pearl University Posts: 799	Originally Posted by papz He now has a tackling machine behind him too. Our defense definitely looks to be in a upward trend. Imagine that, a defensive coach who signs players who are proven tacklers instead of "highly-athletic developmental players with lots of upside." Spags is a mad-man!! Halo likes this.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Originally Posted by SaintsRule11 What is PFF? Pro Football Focus, a PPV website that uses 76 zillion stats to grade players. They aren't always 100% correct, but they're closer than most and their grading frequently mirrors the general consensus from most experts. Occasionally they'll have a few articles/grades I disagree with but for the most part they're fairly solid.

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papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,768	He now has a tackling machine behind him too. Our defense definitely looks to be in a upward trend.

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FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	He was a good signing and the fact that he hadn't recorded many sacks wasn't an issue for me personally, because his presence and effort probably made multiple sacks by the other Broncos d-men possible. He is supposedly also much more mobile than either one of Franklin and Rogers, so I think he'll work well in Spags schemes, which tend to have a lot of pre-snap movement by the front 4.