Lou speaks on the state of the defense

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(12-28-2023, 06:38 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: That’s pretty good. So how has Dax done? How does our safety play compare to last year grading wise? Since our pass defense is worse where’s the blame? I’m seriously all ears? What’s your opinion?

Dax is really interesting and a cautionary tale on trusting grades from PFF. His overall grade is really bad and puts him around 60th for guys who have played 50% or more of max snaps. 

But if you look at his raw numbers, he's top 15 in pressures, tackles and missed tackle % (only 7.4%). His pass rating against in coverage is a bit below average 102.2 and he's given up a lot of yards and ypc. He's tied for 2nd in pbu and his td/int is on par with the top 10 guys so his really bad coverage grade of 46.4 is really confusing because guys below him, in pass rating against, have grades in the 60s. Nothing really stands out, numbers wise, that should make anyone believe that his grade should be so much lower than the other guys.

Tackling has been a big issue for the team this year (other than Dax). That's what i see as the biggest prob with the D this year.

Last year, Bates was graded 10th and Bell was 37th. Bates had a pass rating against of 86.1 and Bell's was 65.1
Their coverage grades were, Bates 72.9, Bell 65.5.