Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

Lofton is playing at a Vilma-in-his-prime level. Controlling the middle of the field. He deserves a ton of credit for his play. Might very well be the most important player on the defense right now.

Anyone disagree?

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

I don't. He is pretty much in on every play, he tackles anything and everything he sees, and I don't think he's as bad in coverage as some people around here say he is.

One common thing you will see with great defenses is that all 11 players run towards the ball, no matter what. If we had 11 players that give the same effort as Lofton does on every play, our defense would be sooo much better.

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

Better than average player, but limited in coverage and can get caught in traffic.

B-player, very good against the run, below average against the pass.

BTW: PFF has him rated our 2nd worst defender so far this season.

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

I can appreciate Lofton, but I'm sure he would give his due credit to Cam Jordan (who has been double & triple teamed at times) and those guys in the middle of the D-Line like Hicks.

Just wish he was a step faster, but he is who he is. You have to credit him with helping us be the 10th best rush defense in the NFL.

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

Just out of curiosity, who does PFF have rated as our best defender?

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

I have seen flashes of beast mode this season. Only wish he was faster.

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

The last report I saw was a few games ago, but it had Parys Haralson 1st, Cam Jordan 2nd and Galette 3rd. Vaccaro was the worst, in fact he was the worst safety in the NFL.

Haralson had a ouple of sub-par games since so he may have slipped. Vaccaro's had a couple of OK games so he may have risen from last.

I'd like to see rankings now after 8 games.

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

Couldn't care less about PFF. After posting some of their stuff I realized that it's not that simple to evaluate a player based only on PFF stats.

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

How could our best tackler be our worst defender?

Re: Curtis Lofton appreciation thread
 

Most tackles does not mean best tackler