10-01-2020, 05:46 PM
(10-01-2020, 05:18 PM)ochocincos Wrote: They didn't really "change" their system.
A solid starter is considered 70-80. 80-90 is considered upper-tier. 90+ is considered elite.
Below 70 is considered room for improvement, but still a starter.
Below 60 is considered bad.
The player ratings are deceiving. You need to look at the run and pass protection breakdown, as they combine those into a single rating.
Bobby Hart is the NFL's 42nd rated OT.
Jonah is 38th.
With that said, only 32 have a rating of 70+, which means only half of the NFL's starting OTs are doing what's considered to be solid or better.
When looking closer at the breakdown....
Hart - 57.0 pass blocking (which is bad), 75.3 run blocking (which is good)
A big problem the Bengals have is only two OL (Williams, Hopkins) have a pass blocking grade above 60. They both have 70+ actually.
And only one OL (Hart) has a run blocking grade above 60.
So it's not that the ratings are changed necessarily, it's that performance is down across the league.
Which is alarming, actually. What the hell has happened? You read things about the college offenses not preparing these guys, but then see elements of the spread in the pro game. I know pass rushers are much better these days, but that must mean ours suck! LoL. It's crazy to see just how bad blocking has gotten.
