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Brian talked with 9 Seahawks on Wednesday and Thursday. Tap a player to listen.
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Grade is yards per route he takes away on a typical rep, against the receivers he covered. Every grade is adjusted for the opponent, and small samples are pulled toward average. Data: Sumer Sports player-by-player charting.
Grade is yards per route he adds on a typical route, against the defenders who covered him. Every grade is adjusted for the opponent, and small samples are pulled toward average. Data: Sumer Sports player-by-player charting.
Grade is how much he raises the pressure rate on a typical rep, in percentage points, against the blockers he faced. Every grade is adjusted for the opponent, and small samples are pulled toward average. Data: Sumer Sports player-by-player charting.
Grade is how much he cuts the pressure rate on a typical rep, in percentage points, against the rushers he faced. Every grade is adjusted for the opponent, and small samples are pulled toward average. Data: Sumer Sports player-by-player charting.
Grade is how much he raises the disruption rate on a typical run, in percentage points, against the blockers he faced. Every grade is adjusted for the opponent, and small samples are pulled toward average. Data: Sumer Sports player-by-player charting.
Grade is how much he cuts the disruption rate on a typical run, in percentage points, against the defenders he faced. Every grade is adjusted for the opponent, and small samples are pulled toward average. Data: Sumer Sports player-by-player charting.
VOR is value over replacement, from the Player Evaluator. 100 is replacement level, and every 30 points is a full step up. See every player →
Strong starter. Up 36.7 VOR after the Commanders game, from 99.1 to 135.8.
Best at run stuff rate (ftn) % (95th percentile) and quick pressures per 100 rushes (ftn) (81st percentile). Weakest at sack rate % (18th percentile).
Full profile in the Player Evaluator →Strong starter. The Chargers' best player by VOR.
Best at coverage net positive plays % (92nd percentile) and run stuff rate (ftn) % (91st percentile). Weakest at yards allowed per coverage snap (ftn) (40th percentile).
Full profile in the Player Evaluator →Below replacement. The lowest-rated regular in the Chargers' lineup.
Best at sacks + hits allowed % (50th percentile) and run disruption allowed vs defenders faced (pts) (41st percentile). Weakest at run block net positive plays % (1st percentile).
Full profile in the Player Evaluator →Each spoke is one input to his VOR, scored against his position. The number in each dot is his percentile. The dashed ring is replacement level.
The HB matchup model: each player's opponent-adjusted grade over the reps he's projected to see against the other. Data: HB matchup model on Sumer Sports charting.
Thursday's practice reports are in for the three games with the most NFC playoff-race stakes this week, and Philadelphia's is still the longest: DeVonta Smith and Zack Baun, who have each played more than 94% of the Eagles' snaps this season, missed practice Wednesday and Thursday.
Seven teams make the NFC playoffs, four division winners and three wild cards. Seattle is 2-1, and six other teams in the conference are 2-1 or better: San Francisco and Minnesota at 3-0, Chicago, Detroit, the Giants and Philadelphia at 2-1. That group is the race, and Sunday is a chance to thin it out.
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