PFF CB Rankings

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(06-02-2021, 08:12 AM)Au165 Wrote: I was having a discussion with someone else yesterday about PFF's lists. While I like what they do overall, these lists are odd as they don't actually value their actual scores from last year all that much. They are more projections, not based on any real analytical tools, but rather the writer's opinions which is a bit off for a site built around stats. They are sitting in this weird middle ground of statistics and commentary and I am not really a fan of it.

I get it, but it is still the only thing remotely close to a measuring stick out there.  The list had its question marks for sure.  How does Ward finish 9th when they say he is 98th percentile in man coverage?  That dude is downright lethal.  Having Richard Sherman even on the list is laughable, let alone at #11.

That is the one big thing about PFF that I criticize.  They don't take in to account the quality of the competition.  You think a CB doesn't have an easier job in last year's NFC LEAST going against Wentz/Hurts, Haskins/Smith, Dalton, or Daniel Jones in comparison to playing in the AFC North and facing Piggy, Jackson, Baker, and Burrow?