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Old 01-21-2019, 11:31 PM   #773
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You can google a player's name followed by pff and get pff scores. Here's how my team fared. The number to their right is their pff rank among their position group.

Overall, I think my offense was pretty potent. My WRs were weak, but having Kamara and Kelce would still give me a good passing game, and I was strong at QB, RB, TE, T, and C. Guard is a notable weakness, but I'm developing those guys. I'd give my offense a pretty good grade.

Defense is a somewhat different story. My DL was above average, so along with Zach Brown I had decent run defense. However, I have nothing remotely resembling a pass rush. My top pass rusher was Maurice Hurst with 4.0 sacks. My corners were very solid, but my safeties were below average. I think I would've gotten chewed up in the passing game with no pressure and weaknesses at some of my linebacker positions.

I think my offense would have carried me to a 10-6 season, plus or minus a game.



Russell Wilson (Seahawks) 6
Nathan Peterman (Bills) Unrated
Chase Litton Unrated

Average rank is 16, so I was well above average at this position. No depth, but I didn't need it.

RB
Alvin Kamara (Saints) 4
Damien Williams 14
Justin Jackson (Chargers) Unrated
Samaje Perine (Redskins) Unrated
Rashaad Penny (Seahawks) Unrated

Average rank is 16, so I was well above average at this position with a great 1-2 punch. Interestingly, Jackson also had a good score though he didn't get a lot of carries. I was stacked at RB this year.

WR
Sammy Watkins 48
Donte Moncrief (Jaguars) 88
Marcus Kemp Unrated
James Washington (Steelers) 122
Byron Pringle Unrated

If you have two average WRs in the NFL, their ranks would be 16 and 48 (average 1st tier and average 2nd tier) for a total of 64. I was really weak here as my high draft pick James Washington could even come close to getting the starting job. I basically ran with no #1 receiver.

TE
Travis Kelce (Chiefs) 3
Ben Koyack (Jaguars) Unrated
Alex Ellis Unrated

Average rank is 16, so I was well above average at this position. No depth, though. Kelce in essence was my #1 WR.

OT

Mitchell Schwartz (Browns/Chiefs) 5
Tyrell Crosby (Lions) Unrated
Morgan Moses (Redskins) 53
Corey Robinson (Panthers) Unrated

If you have two average OTs in the NFL, their ranks would be 16 and 48 (average 1st tier and average 2nd tier) for a total of 64. So while Schwartz is playing out of position at LT, I was still above average. Crosby had good enough scores to potentially take Moses' starting job.

G
Christian Westerman (Bengals) Unrated
Andrew Wylie 28
Wyatt Teller (Bills) 56

If you have two average OGs in the NFL, their ranks would be 16 and 48 (average 1st tier and average 2nd tier) for a total of 64. I therefore had one of the worst starting guard tandems in the league. However, all three players are young and ascending, and Westerman had great grades from PFF. He just didn't get the starting job.

C
Cody Whitehair (Bears ) 10

Average rank is 16, so I was above average at this position. No depth, but I didn't need it.

K

Harrison Butker

P
Dustin Colquitt

LS
James Winchester

No PFF ranks for these guys, but they were all really good.

FS
Jordan Poyer (Bills) 44
Ron Parker 76
Miles Killebrew (Lions) Unrated

SS
Reshad Jones (Dolphins) 33

If you have two average Safeties in the NFL, their ranks would be 16 and 48 (average 1st tier and average 2nd tier) for a total of 64. With a total of 77, I was below average here.

CB
Desmond King (Chargers) 2
Steve Nelson (Chiefs) 33
Kendall Fuller (Redskins) 40
Marcus Peters (Rams) 100

If you have two average Safeties in the NFL, their ranks would be 16 and 48 (average 1st tier and average 2nd tier) for a total of 64. Add in a nickel would rank 80 on average, and you get 144. At collective ranks of 75 for my top three combined, and I had really good CB play, with Marcus Peters to add in the dime. This group is strong.


OLB/Edge
AJ Klein (Saints) 28
Jack Cichy (Buccaneers) Unrated
Taco Charlton (Cowboys) 62
Dorance Armstrong 97
Ade Aruna Unrated

If you have two average OLB/Edges in the NFL, their ranks would be 16 and 48 (average 1st tier and average 2nd tier) for a total of 64. I was well below average here with my top two starters at 90. Cichy played well enough to take the starting spot on one side, but didn't play enough due to injury.

ILB
Zach Brown (Titans) 3
Derrick Johnson (Chiefs) Unrated
Ben Niemann Unrated
Reggie Ragland (Chiefs) 73
Anthony Hitchens 92

If you average 1.5 ILBs per team, and average rank would be 16 and 32 for a total score of 48. Zach Brown was awesome, but the other position in my 3-4 defense would have been a big hole. Ragland was the top-rated regular starter, though DJ and Niemann both deserved the starting nod over him based on grading.

DE
Maurice Hurst 49
Star Lotulelei (Bills) 105
Ifeadi Odenigbo (Vikings) Unrated
Michael Bennett (Jaguars) Unrated
Hercules Mata'afa Unrated

NT
Brandon Williams (Ravens) 36
Andrew Billings (Bengals) 41
Xavier Williams 60

With a 3-4 I'd line up three of these guys. If you average 3.5 starting DL on a team, then average would be ranks of 18, 50, and 83. Putting Brandon Williams, Andrew Billings, and Maurice Hurst on the line would give me an above-average group.
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