Well, that initial assessment of 73 turned into a 58 upon review. Film don’t lie. While the kid’s tackle rating and rush defense went up, his pass coverage dropped precipitously. He was targeted 11 times in his first game of the season. That’s a lot of work. He allowed 5 completions for a total of 47 yards and a 45% completion rate. Add a penalty to the action and it was not a great day at the office for #3. On the bright side, he recorded 1 defensive stop (tackle that constitutes a failure for the offense) and one PBU. Like I said, not a great day at the office. Still, it represents the floor. In fact, the coverage grade of 55.7 is just off his 56.8 for all of last season–a season in which he gave up 307 yards (11.8 per catch), 112 yards of YAC and 1 TD. That TD is the only one he is credited for giving up this season, which means they saw something on the film that didn’t put the one I thought he gave up on him.
One week at a time. I am looking forward to the next one. He’ll find himself up against a WR with an 81.9 grade, which is 24th out of nearly 900 Wrs. Should be a good matchup and a good prep for week 3.
Some Thoughts:
- Good to be home… if only for the bed itself.