07-27-2018, 03:52 PM
(07-27-2018, 02:49 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: What exactly goes into these rankings and what does it mean to "cover a tight end"?
Total yards receiving by tight ends against us for the year?
It is a complex formula called "Defense Adjusted Value Over Average". It grades each play based on down and distance and location on the field. For example giving up 3 yards on first-and-ten is a good play while giving up 3 yards on 3rd-and-2 is a bad play. There is a lot more to it than that, but it is all objective statistics. There is no subjective "grading" based just on how well one person feels a player performed like PFF uses.
You can read the full explanation at FootballOutsiders web site.
