Post by Danchat on Nov 2, 2021 17:06:27 GMT -6
Week 8 vs Dallas
GA Skol said it best, Kirk was flat-out bad.
Cook had 130+ yards receiving in his last two games against Dallas, yet had 0. This was the rare game where he needed more carries/catches, though ramming him up the middle was not working with how bad the IOL was.
Mattison should get more touches, but not catches behind the line of scrimmage.
Chisena somehow still has a roster spot, and has gotten 3 NFL snaps despite not catching a single NFL pass or even a preseason pass. And he caught 3 in his entire college career. He is not a NFL WR.
Herndon seems to be improving, but he's not getting more snaps with Osborn's play. Stocker has disappointed in his 2 games so far.
OL
LT Darrisaw - 2 pressures, 1 sack
LG Cleveland - 4 pressures
C Bradbury - 4 pressures
RG Udoh - 3 pressures
RT O'Neill - 2 pressures
Darrisaw had a shaky game, but he did have some highlight blocks where he set up the run well. Unlike him, Cleveland and Bradbury (PFF pass blocking grades below 32!) were simply awful and got pushed around by Dallas' below-average front. Udoh graded out a bit better than them, but he also wasn't good. O'Neill is the only good OL on this line right now.
DE
Danielle Hunter - 27 plays (37%) 1 pressure
Everson Griffen - 60 plays (82%) 4 pressures
D.J. Wonnum - 36 plays (73%) 1 pressure
Kenny Willekes - 16 plays (22%) 1 pressure
With Hunter on IR, we're basically back to our 2020 defense. Sure, we have better DTs and Barr, but the dynamo for the pass rush is gone. Griffen had another strong outing as a pass rusher, but Wonnum is not an NFL starter, and Willekes is a 7th rounder. When Patrick Jones II is healthy, he will be playing a considerable amount of snaps whether he's ready or not.
DT
PFF gave Watts a bad grade, but I thought he was fine enough in the ground game. Tomlinson had a nice outing, but he's being paid to be more than a "nice" player. Richardson flat-out sucks. He has fallen off a cliff compared to his impact with the Browns the past two years. Lynch hasn't moved the needle much, but he's not a total liability.
If Eric ever gets hurt, the defense will revert back to its worst form last seen in 2020. He and Hunter are the foundations of this defense.
I agree. Barr was good against the run, covered well, and batted a pass down at the LOS. He usually makes that tackle at the end. I have no idea what happened on that play.
Woods has been a great compliment to Smith and I'd consider extending him, as he's still only 26 years old. Smith's play has dropped off, but he's still above average. His extension may not age well.
CBs
The CBs were bad, but Mack was a whole other level of terrible. Breeland stunk, but he had to cover Lamb/Cooper, which is hard to do for a CB who is cooked. Mack, meanwhile, got his butt kicked by Cedrick FREAKING Wilson. Dantzler wasn't good, but he at least broke up a couple passes... but he did give up the winning TD. Peterson is sorely missed here.
Bynum played some snaps in the slot, and it's possible he could take some snaps away from Mack. It may make sense to get him and Harrison Hand some snaps, since they have a chance to be players for this team in the future while Breeland and Mack probably won't be back.
Ugh.
Kirk Cousins - 66 plays (100%) 23 for 35, 184 yards, 1 TD, 36.5 QBR, 88.3 Passer Rating, 3 runs for 18 yards. The first drive was good from Kirk. The next 3 1⁄2 quarters was the definition of why the fanbase doesn’t fully support him. He was bad and should feel bad. Somehow Kirk is the highest PFF rated player on offense with a grade of 78.6. PFF is wrong and ESPN’s QBR metric of 36.5 is correct. He was worse than Cooper Rush and Kirk was playing against one of the worst pass defenses in the league.
GA Skol said it best, Kirk was flat-out bad.
Dalvin Cook - 47 plays (71%) 18 runs for 78 yards, 0 catches (2 targets). Not the best game from Cook. He never got into a rhythm. Dallas’ defense is pretty good against the run and poor against the pass so it should’ve been a pass heavy game plan. I was disappointed Cook wasn’t more involved in the pass game. I remember one of his screens he seemed to make a poor effort and the ball dropped. Just mediocre overall from Cook.
Cook had 130+ yards receiving in his last two games against Dallas, yet had 0. This was the rare game where he needed more carries/catches, though ramming him up the middle was not working with how bad the IOL was.
Alexander Mattison - 8 plays (12%) 2 runs for 5 yards, 2 catches for -5 yards (2 targets). Not much action for the RB2.
Mattison should get more touches, but not catches behind the line of scrimmage.
Ihmir Smith-Marsette - 11 plays (17%) 1 catch for 6 yards (1 target) He got the worst two minute drill ever seen in the world started just before half. ISM did his part by getting out of bounds after a short gain.
Dan Chisena - 2 plays (3%) Doubled up his snap count from the previous game! Maybe 4 snaps against Baltimore?
Dan Chisena - 2 plays (3%) Doubled up his snap count from the previous game! Maybe 4 snaps against Baltimore?
Chisena somehow still has a roster spot, and has gotten 3 NFL snaps despite not catching a single NFL pass or even a preseason pass. And he caught 3 in his entire college career. He is not a NFL WR.
Chris Herndon - 15 plays (23%) 1 catch for 7 yards (1 target) PFF 70.4. He was held in a lot to help block the failing OL.
Luke Stocker - 17 plays (26%) 0 targets for Luke this week. PFF 54.4 shows how poor he was blocking as well. He was picked up off the scrap heap and the Vikes just don’t have another option at this point so they can’t throw him back to the scrap heap.
Luke Stocker - 17 plays (26%) 0 targets for Luke this week. PFF 54.4 shows how poor he was blocking as well. He was picked up off the scrap heap and the Vikes just don’t have another option at this point so they can’t throw him back to the scrap heap.
Herndon seems to be improving, but he's not getting more snaps with Osborn's play. Stocker has disappointed in his 2 games so far.
OL
LT Darrisaw - 2 pressures, 1 sack
LG Cleveland - 4 pressures
C Bradbury - 4 pressures
RG Udoh - 3 pressures
RT O'Neill - 2 pressures
Darrisaw had a shaky game, but he did have some highlight blocks where he set up the run well. Unlike him, Cleveland and Bradbury (PFF pass blocking grades below 32!) were simply awful and got pushed around by Dallas' below-average front. Udoh graded out a bit better than them, but he also wasn't good. O'Neill is the only good OL on this line right now.
DE
Danielle Hunter - 27 plays (37%) 1 pressure
Everson Griffen - 60 plays (82%) 4 pressures
D.J. Wonnum - 36 plays (73%) 1 pressure
Kenny Willekes - 16 plays (22%) 1 pressure
With Hunter on IR, we're basically back to our 2020 defense. Sure, we have better DTs and Barr, but the dynamo for the pass rush is gone. Griffen had another strong outing as a pass rusher, but Wonnum is not an NFL starter, and Willekes is a 7th rounder. When Patrick Jones II is healthy, he will be playing a considerable amount of snaps whether he's ready or not.
DT
Armon Watts - 36 plays (64%) 1 pressure
Dalvin Tomlinson - 43 plays (79% 1 pressure
Sheldon Richardson - 30 plays (41%) 1 pressure
James Lynch - 16 plays (22%)
Dalvin Tomlinson - 43 plays (79% 1 pressure
Sheldon Richardson - 30 plays (41%) 1 pressure
James Lynch - 16 plays (22%)
PFF gave Watts a bad grade, but I thought he was fine enough in the ground game. Tomlinson had a nice outing, but he's being paid to be more than a "nice" player. Richardson flat-out sucks. He has fallen off a cliff compared to his impact with the Browns the past two years. Lynch hasn't moved the needle much, but he's not a total liability.
Eric Kendricks - 73 plays (100%) PFF 82.2 Hunter may be the most important player on defense, but Kendricks might be the best. Eric got a nice sack on 3rd down to hold the Cowboys to a missed field goal attempt. Kendricks seems to always be in the right position to make a play.
If Eric ever gets hurt, the defense will revert back to its worst form last seen in 2020. He and Hunter are the foundations of this defense.
Anthony Barr - 73 plays (100%) Probably Barr’s best game of the year, but also probably Barr’s worst play of the year allowing the Cowboys to get a first down after missing a tackle on Zeke. If he makes that tackle, the game is likely tied and likely goes to OT.
I agree. Barr was good against the run, covered well, and batted a pass down at the LOS. He usually makes that tackle at the end. I have no idea what happened on that play.
Xavier Woods - 73 plays (100%) PFF 81.3 is 2nd only behind Kendricks for the week. Woods had a great game on Sunday. His INT was a gift from Harrison Smith, but his sack/fumble combo was nice. He also had a lot of tackles this week and was strong in run support. This is the Xavier Woods we’ll need with Hunter going out.
Harrison Smith - 73 plays (100%) PFF 64.1 Smith had that very nice pass defense to gift Woods the INT. Harrison was also in on a lot of tackles, which would be a good thing if they weren’t all 20+ yards down the field. Harry helped keep the score down in game where the defense gave up a lot of yards. He kept those big plays out of the end zone and kept the team in it.
Harrison Smith - 73 plays (100%) PFF 64.1 Smith had that very nice pass defense to gift Woods the INT. Harrison was also in on a lot of tackles, which would be a good thing if they weren’t all 20+ yards down the field. Harry helped keep the score down in game where the defense gave up a lot of yards. He kept those big plays out of the end zone and kept the team in it.
Woods has been a great compliment to Smith and I'd consider extending him, as he's still only 26 years old. Smith's play has dropped off, but he's still above average. His extension may not age well.
CBs
Cameron Dantzler - 73 plays (100%) 6/10 passes completed for 60 yards
Bashaud Breeland - 73 plays (100%) 7/9 passes completed for 139 yards
Mackenzie Alexander - 39 plays (53%) PFF 29.3 and by far the worst player on the field. He was terrible and should feel terrible. Mack had been playing well, but he got schooled on Sunday. He got beat like a drum at a Braves World Series game. He got smoked like a pork butt at a BBQ contest. He got burned worse than an extra-well done steak. He was simply terrible. The seemingly only play he didn’t give up a reception on, he was called for DPI. (7/6 passes completed for 87 yards)
The CBs were bad, but Mack was a whole other level of terrible. Breeland stunk, but he had to cover Lamb/Cooper, which is hard to do for a CB who is cooked. Mack, meanwhile, got his butt kicked by Cedrick FREAKING Wilson. Dantzler wasn't good, but he at least broke up a couple passes... but he did give up the winning TD. Peterson is sorely missed here.
Camryn Bynum - 4 plays (5%) He had a nice tackle on 3rd and long to force a punt. Not much action other than that.
Bynum played some snaps in the slot, and it's possible he could take some snaps away from Mack. It may make sense to get him and Harrison Hand some snaps, since they have a chance to be players for this team in the future while Breeland and Mack probably won't be back.
Ugh.