03-26-2020, 08:15 AM
(03-25-2020, 08:49 PM)Whatever Wrote: These are PFF ratings, so take them with a grain of salt, but by comparison...
Dennard 72.2 vs Alexander 65.7= -6.5
WJIII 53.6 vs Waynes 65.1= +11.5
Williams 54.4 vs Bell 64.8= +10.4
Vigil 54.4 vs Bynes 76.2= +21.8
Billings 69.3 vs Reader 86.7= +17.4
Miller 58.6 vs XSF 60.1 = +1.5
The only real lateral move that was made was at RG. While most are assuming Waynes is Dre's replacement, WJIII is in a contract year and has basically been a one year wonder. He is not good. He hasn't been good for years.
Dennard v Alexander seems to be a lateral move as well. Dennard's rating is higher but we maybe gain some availability - remember Dennard missed the first half of the season and the D improved after he returned.
Waynes isn't so much an immediate improvement as tying down a position long term and freeing up the draft.
We get the most out of the Bell signing if he doesn't replace Williams but supplements him. We should maybe think of this as more Bell v Fejedelem and giving Lou another piece.
Vigil and Bynes shouldn't be directly comparable. Bynes is more of a (good) rotational piece playing 1st and 2nd down compared to Vigil who was playing all 3 downs. If we use Bynes for all 3 downs his PFF score will drop. Where this upgrades us is if Bell/Williams comes in on 3rd downs letting them play more to their strengths.
Billings v Reader - this is the big upgrade.
The real benefit of the Free Agency spending is to free up the draft but even when players are laterals, we may see an improvement if they are a better scheme fit for what Anarumo is trying to do on D.
