Pff is terrible but our DEs haven't been good. Our defense is all about the DTs and the back seven playing great. It's why we have to blitz so much and our leading sacker is Sneed. DEs are the only weak point in our defense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JudasRising20:
Yikes. Karlaftis is a rookie but so are other players in that list of 109. Shows you how the preseason means nothing.
Karlaftis had 9 pressures in the first couple games, and had a top 10 pas rush win rate in week 4.
It doesn't make any sense that his grade is that low.
But feel free to judge based entirely on a meaningless PFF grade. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Pff is terrible but our DEs haven't been good. Our defense is all about the DTs and the back seven playing great. It's why we have to blitz so much and our leading sacker is Sneed. DEs are the only weak point in our defense.
They haven't been good, but I don't believe they've been as bad as those grades would indicate either.
Danna and Karlaftis have been very similar in terms of getting pressure, yet those grades don't reflect that at all. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
They haven't been good, but I don't believe they've been as bad as those grades would indicate either.
Danna and Karlaftis have been very similar in terms of getting pressure, yet those grades don't reflect that at all.
I mean which parts do you disagree with? Presumably the Karlaftis grade. Clark has been atrocious, Danna has been surprisingly good, Dunlap has been middle-of-the-pack. Sounds pretty much what we've all seen and said. I've tried to focus on Karlaftis and to be honest, I don't think they're right, but equally I don't think he's been that great against the run, which it looks like is where they're graded him poorly.
Our DEs might not be the worst, and I'm confident Karlaftis improves a LOT. But there are also a LOT of teams with better DEs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JPH83:
I mean which parts do you disagree with? Presumably the Karlaftis grade. Clark has been atrocious, Danna has been surprisingly good, Dunlap has been middle-of-the-pack. Sounds pretty much what we've all seen and said. I've tried to focus on Karlaftis and to be honest, I don't think they're right, but equally I don't think he's been that great against the run, which it looks like is where they're graded him poorly.
Our DEs might not be the worst, and I'm confident Karlaftis improves a LOT. But there are also a LOT of teams with better DEs.
Yes.
I specifically pointed out the gap between Danna and Karlaftis. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Karlaftis had 9 pressures in the first couple games, and had a top 10 pas rush win rate in week 4.
It doesn't make any sense that his grade is that low.
But feel free to judge based entirely on a meaningless PFF grade.
I think pressures are more important than sacks. Take mobile QBs like Lamar, Allen, Hurts, Mahomes etc. Once you get to him, you can't just dive blindly. Your goal is to contain so he cant make a miraculous play. Once you get your pressure you play these QBs differently than the statues like Joe Burrow and Tom Brady. With that said would be nice to see Karlaftis get some sakkkks [Reply]
