PFF Ratings through 12 Weeks for Defense

[THE PISTONS]

Our defense is in need of a total rebuild and coaching changes. The poor coaches have destroyed promising players like Bates and Jackson. Tupou is surprising in a good way.

Judging by these ratings, we need 6 new starters.

The good defensive play as of late has nothing to do with Pratt starting for Brown. It's Dennard. Dennard has played really well and is good against the run.

Pratt and Vigil are TERRIBLE.

Defensive Line
Tupou 76.5
Andrew Brown 63
Wren 56.4 - Disappointing Draft Pick so far
Atkins 79.8 (He's definitely declined from past years.)
Billings 75.6
Glasgow 58.9 (Disappointing as he was really good last year before injury.)

Hubbard 67.4 (He's declined as of late.)
Lawson 61.2 (One-dimensional pass rusher)
Dunlap 82.7 (He's REALLY STEPPED UP as of late.)

LB
Nickerson 76.0 on limited snaps
Vigil 56.0 - Needs replaced as starter (He racks up tackles but largely down field.)
Pratt 40.0 - Terrible. He looked lost out there at times. Hopefully it starts to click for him.
Evans 62.0 - Doesn't play much. 1 Solo Tackle
Reynolds 37.8 - Terrible on limited snaps

DBs
Webb 57.1 - Our big free agent splash
Jackson 58.6 - Biggest travesty as our coaches seem to have ruined this guy. Has star potential.
Kirkpatrick 61.7
Dennard 75.3 - He's played well since coming off of IR. Helps our run defense too.

Bates 55.9 - Coaches appear to have ruined this guy too.
Wilson 47.6 - Great returner. Terrible Safety.
Williams 54.1