PFF Grades

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(09-12-2018, 08:09 AM)Bengalboy Wrote: I understand this point to a degree. But a few things to consider.

(a) PFF have former players / coaches & scouts working for them, So its no just armchair fans and scouts making stuff up.
(b) PFF Supply and work with all 32 NFL teams in some form or another. So the teams obviously deem the work valuable to a point to be paying them for the services. And don't forget each team runs its own Analytics team or sub contract alongside PFF also ... its just we dont get to pay for a snippet of their information.

I dont think its the be all and end all, i also agree its subjective to a point. But my argument is that even if you are 100% on the subjective side. At least in a comparison in the PFF world vs other teams its subjective across the board and you can get a rough idea of where players are vs others, even if you do not agree with the overall grade.

The other thing i hear a lot also is that they will side with guys they have hyped in the draft process from their college scouting. Well i would have thought week 1 this year would at least show that not to be true. As they loved Ragnow a lot compared to price coming out of college. And Ragnow got a very very bad grade and was one of the worse rated guards starting this week.

No they don't.

They have regular schmoes that have a background in analytics, stats, etc., but they do NOT hire former pros.

But the second point, THEY say that all 32 teams use them, but who know for sure? Maybe the NFL forced the franchises to sign a nominal contract with them or something, who knows?

The fact remains that the data they used to supply and their old grading system, was MUCH more objective and clear and they didn't try to rape you in cost either, like they do now.

They'r eonly useful for stats that other sites don't have, such as Stops, oline/dline pressure numbers and that's about it.

Even other sites are doing the, "YPC behind RE," analysis now.