Graham designated TE by arbitrator

Danno · 07-08-2014, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Utah_Saint

Jimmy's played hurt two seasons in a row now, so i don't know why you'd say he has no heart.

As far as "alligator arms", he's scored more touchdowns than anyone in the league over the last 3 seasons. Is it just the style of how he catches the ball? if not how much more did you want him to do?

That Graham has "no (none) blocking skills" is an extreme exaggeration, he's not the best blocking TE but he's certainly not the worst.

So it's not a "he said, she said", PFF rates TEs on their ability to block.

Last season Jimmy Graham rated higher in run blocking than....

Jermichael Finley
Brandon Myers
Jim Dray
Coby Fleener
Dallas Clark
Charles Clay
Jordan Cameron
Timothy Wright
Jermaine Gresham
Antonio Gates
Tony Gonzalez
Julius Thomas
and
Ed Dickson.

Last season Jimmy Graham rated higher in pass blocking than...

Heath Miller
Brandon Myers
Brent Celek
Delanie Walker
Jordan Cameron
Ben Watson
Joseph Fauria
Sean McGrath
Kellen Winslow
Owen Daniels
Jermichael Finley
Tony Gonzalez
Zach Miller
Greg Olson
Scott Chandler
Logan Paulsen
Martellus Bennett
Jim Dray
and
Jeff Cumberland

And that's after the Saints faced 6 or 7 of the top front 7s in the league.

The season before, Jimmy Graham graded out positively in both run (27th of 62) and pass (25th of 62) blocking.

Yeah I saw that someone posted similar info on another site but didn't back it up with PFF stats. He's not a good blocker, but he's not terrible either.

I believe I read he finished 39th among all TE's in blocking last year, which was actually a down year for his career. Considering teams usually keep 3 or more TE's that puts him roughly in the middle of the pack.

He definitely has room to improve though.

07-08-2014, 02:31 PM	#27
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,757	Re: Graham designated TE by arbitrator Originally Posted by Utah_Saint Jimmy's played hurt two seasons in a row now, so i don't know why you'd say he has no heart. As far as "alligator arms", he's scored more touchdowns than anyone in the league over the last 3 seasons. Is it just the style of how he catches the ball? if not how much more did you want him to do? That Graham has "no (none) blocking skills" is an extreme exaggeration, he's not the best blocking TE but he's certainly not the worst. So it's not a "he said, she said", PFF rates TEs on their ability to block. Last season Jimmy Graham rated higher in run blocking than.... Jermichael Finley Brandon Myers Jim Dray Coby Fleener Dallas Clark Charles Clay Jordan Cameron Timothy Wright Jermaine Gresham Antonio Gates Tony Gonzalez Julius Thomas and Ed Dickson. Last season Jimmy Graham rated higher in pass blocking than... Heath Miller Brandon Myers Brent Celek Delanie Walker Jordan Cameron Ben Watson Joseph Fauria Sean McGrath Kellen Winslow Owen Daniels Jermichael Finley Tony Gonzalez Zach Miller Greg Olson Scott Chandler Logan Paulsen Martellus Bennett Jim Dray and Jeff Cumberland And that's after the Saints faced 6 or 7 of the top front 7s in the league. The season before, Jimmy Graham graded out positively in both run (27th of 62) and pass (25th of 62) blocking. Yeah I saw that someone posted similar info on another site but didn't back it up with PFF stats. He's not a good blocker, but he's not terrible either. I believe I read he finished 39th among all TE's in blocking last year, which was actually a down year for his career. Considering teams usually keep 3 or more TE's that puts him roughly in the middle of the pack. He definitely has room to improve though.

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