PFF Grades vs Tampa
 

Defense
Above Average Grades
Haralson 2.8
Robinson 2.2
Foster 2.2
Hicks 2.1
Bush 1.2
Dixon 1.1
Jenkins 1.1


Below Average Grades
Galette -4.2 (other than the safety, this is terrible)
Lofton -3.7
White -2.3
Hawthorne -2.1

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Offense
Above average grades
Thomas (duh!) 3.9
Armstead 3.5
Grubbs 2.5
Robinson 1.6
Hill 1.4
Watson 1.3

Below Average Grades
Evans -6.0 (that’s gawd awful)
Harris -1.9
Colston -1.9
Lelito -1.8
Stills -1.5
Goodwin -1.2

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At least it seems the defense is getting a little better

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What did Brees grade at?

Terron has been amazing for us... completely changed our running game since he has started.

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Brees was a -1.0, which is just above the line for below average.

+1.0 to -1.0 is considered average, not good, but not bad.

After 5 weeks our top rated player is Parys Haralson at +6.7
Our worst rated player is Kenny Vaccaro at -6.9

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Vaccaro played a lot better in the Bucs game, a lot better than the previous games...

It almost seems that he and Bush trust each other more

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I also read this was the first game he felt really healthy since his injury last year and that he felt like it helped him that he got to play only at SS instead of all over the field.

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I'm personally upgrading their week on week improvement thusly:

Last week: Saintfan says "poo"

This week: Saintfan says "meh"

Not the kind of improvement I know we'd all hoped for, but I haven't given them the "poo on a stick" rating yet, so that's good.

Right now I'm just hoping to upgrade them to "Hmmmm" after the bye.

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Agree with every bolded line.

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Galette: The Man in a Contract Coma.

That safety was awesome, but you gotta credit RR with that stunt call as it gave Junior a free shot. Execution on that play was on-point.

Good to see Jenkins in there. He steps up his play, and this defense will only get better. Like "Light's Out" better. It all starts in the middle.

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Also, did y'all realize we are SECOND in the NFL with 5.2 per carry rushing?

Armstead. Armstead. He's the MAN.

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Is it true that we've got a $100 million average quarterback?

You can win a SB with one of those, right?

Does $100MAQB come with a built in pick-6 generator?

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And Football Outsiders (probably the 2nd best grading site) grades our O-line #2 run blocking and #9 Pass blocking.

Not bad at all.

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I'm really starting to worry about Evans - he has looked pretty awful the past couple of games.

Jenkins, on the other hand, looked pretty good considering his situation - he was able to create some nice interior push on couple of plays, but seemed to tire quite quickly, which is to be expected.

I still don't like the contract they gave to Galette.

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Our O-Line is built to run the ball (finally) as we are 2nd in the NFL in average per rush. Freakin Armstead is a stud in the run and Grubbs, too, for that matter. Where did that last run by Robinson to seal the win go? Armstead's and Grubbs' side. It is a great sign moving forward.

I am also very impressed with our O-Line depth so far. Yeah, you read that right. Lelito coming in for Goodwin the last 2 games and it seems the pass protection is a bit better. Lelito is not spectacular, but solid.

Then, there's Bryce Harris...I love this dude. Comes in at LT last week, and he didn't play light's out but he held his own. Then, he comes in at RT this week and is solid. I love that he can step in there at either tackle position and get it done. That's what you absolutely need from a back-up O-lineman.

Call me crazy, but our O-line depth is not as bad as I thought coming into the season. Coaches know what they're doing in that regard.

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I like it. Highly objective and surprising technical sophistication with astute factual and historical comparisons. Nicely done.

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Now can our receivers please catch the ball and can the O-line remember how to give our QB time to throw the ball?

I can't believe our O-Line is #9 at pass blocking.

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You got me on that one, too. Drew has been sacked 4 times in 218 pass attempts, but that can so be misleading.

So, I reckon the #25 through #32 pass blocking lines were either:

1) using 3-4 linemen blocking for pass attempts
2) having most of the linemen fall down on half of the pass attempts

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I might be in the minority here but Kenny V has regressed in his play.

Although he was slightly better against the Bucs, his overall tackling over the last few weeks has been poor and unacceptable at the safety position.

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What's up with Evans? How can you go from being one of the best guards in the league to being bad in 2 years. And he's not old so that isn't it.

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Did he get paid? That unfortunately seems to be a predictive metric.

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I know he was fighting a back injury last year...that doesn't go away too easily.

And he got a 7 yr/$56.7 mil with $19 mil in the first year. Signed it before the 2010 season.

My guess is the back issue. It ages you quickly...trust me.

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Naw, man, you ain't the minority. A few of us have thought the same thing. Sophomore Slump, nagging injury, personal issues...who knows?

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When I saw that flag go down, I thought for sure it was offensive PI, because no way would a corner be that far behind unless he got pushed back.

Hell if I wasn't wrong. Dead wrong. How do you get that far behind, THEN pull your hand back from the ball in flight?

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I'll tell you how. Go outside. Run backwards, turn, run, turn again, spin your head around and then jump backwards while reaching in the air. How'd you do?

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Totally disagree. Previously I though KV played "average" vs Tampa but that was with his penalties. He was finally flying all over the field like last year.

Ryan put him in a single role vs TB instead of 3 or 4 responsibilities. Maybe you noticed him playing more SS??

It helped and he's admittedly moving faster since breaking his ankle.

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He said the 1st 4 weeks his ankle was a little sore. He said now he is finally 100%. That might have a little to do with what was going on.

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Colston and Galette are my two biggest surprises.

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I love the run blocking. We should take advantage of it more often.

Lelito has been a pleasant surprise at center considering how bad he was at guard last year.

But I've got to disagree about Harris. He played terrible. He got pushed around almost every play in Dallas. And in my opinion, he was the biggest single reason why our offense couldn't get anything going against da boys.