The Ja'Marr Chase Thread

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(10-13-2021, 11:29 AM)Whatever Wrote: There is nothing data wise to suggest Sewell would play better under Pollack.

There are 3 guys who are starting in the same postions they were in on opening day 2020.  None of them has shown improvement, at least from a PFF grade standpoint.  Jonah is .1 lower than last year, so basically a push.  XSF has slid from 54 to 50 and Hopkins had plummeted from 63 to 45(though he is bouncing back from a serious knee injury if we're being fair).  Reiff's grade is also down, but he's switched to RT from his natural LT position.  The big upgrade was moving Spain back to his natural LG position.  Which emphasizes the point that was made in the off-season that you can't just play musical chairs with the OL.

Not to mention Pollack's evaluation played a part in the decision to take Chase over Sewell.  Furthermore, Pollack being oversold by some really has no bearing on whether Chase was a great pick or whether Sewell would have been a bad pick.  The OL needing further upgrades this year is irrelevant because Sewell is a downgrade at this point in time, not an upgrade.  Slater would be a point of reasonable discussion, but that's another reason why Sewell would have been a bad pick.  Slater was also highly touted, some had him higher than Sewell, and represents a much bigger immediate upgrade (if we're arguing we didn't do enough to improve the OL). 

This is interesting because there was a chart that was provided to us as proof of how he's upgraded lines and players play at every stop and how those who played under him dropped in ratings (Price) after they or he left them. But it is interesting that celebrating Sewell's struggles has forced folks to take shots at Pollack.