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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.This is also a good point. Joyner is focusing on POA plays and ignoring the plays where he may be coming from the backside of a play and saving a long gainer.I remember watching Mayo make a few tackles on the opposite sideline from where he was lining up at...throw out plays like that and the numbers would probably drop. Not too mention a play here and there where he runs the back down from BEHIND to save a huge play...yup, overrated.
P.S. I have a lot of respect for KC Joyner's analysis in general; He was hired by ESPN well into his career as the Bill James of football so he's not just some talking head. His books (very much like Baseball Abstract for football) are highly praised.
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ESPN - Joyner: Mistakes stunting Jay Cutler's growth
He's accusing Jerod of being an overrated linebacker/player because his tackles are on average 7.2 yards up the field. He doesn't take into account that the D-line and OLBs are supposed to have the first shot at the RB, generally speaking.
His run-stuffing prowess is probably even worse than that if the 7.2 yards per attempt on the POA runs is added to the analysis.
If Mayo started pressuring and sacking the QB he would be a complete athlete on this team - For now he is a tackling machine and as a rokie you can't expect it all
In 2009,I do expect him to have 7-10 sacks in his second campaign and a year in the system
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ESPN - Joyner: Mistakes stunting Jay Cutler's growth
He's accusing Jerod of being an overrated linebacker/player because his tackles are on average 7.2 yards up the field. He doesn't take into account that the D-line and OLBs are supposed to have the first shot at the RB, generally speaking.
Quote about Brandon Marshall:
"Marshall also is averaging only 7.0 YPA when facing someone in coverage"
As opposed to what? The times when they just let him run down the field with no one on him?
This is an incomplete quote. The quote continues, "whether it be a CB, LB or safety. Last year he averaged 7.4 YPA against CBs."Quote about Brandon Marshall:
"Marshall also is averaging only 7.0 YPA when facing someone in coverage"
As opposed to what? The times when they just let him run down the field with no one on him?
Ok so far.Jerod Mayo, LB, Patriots
Mayo is a perfect example of a player whose tackles total raises his perceived performance level well above what it truly is. Mayo won the rookie defensive player of the month award in October largely because of his 24 tackles in that period.
Mayo's point-of-attack (POA) run metrics for the season show that he actually is struggling quite badly in one of the primary functions for his position. I have broken down six of the Patriots' eight games, and in that sample, Mayo has been at the run POA 34 times.
What is the criteria for "defeating" a block? Also, where does he stand now (Instead of 'at seasons end')? What are the "historical trends"?He has defeated only six of those blocks, which equates to a POA win percentage of 17.7. If historical trends are a good indicator, that would place him in the bottom quarter of the league at season's end.
I'm not even sure about this one. It doesn't make sense to me.His run-stuffing prowess is probably even worse than that if the 7.2 yards per attempt on the POA runs is added to the analysis.
Quote about Brandon Marshall:
"Marshall also is averaging only 7.0 YPA when facing someone in coverage"
As opposed to what? The times when they just let him run down the field with no one on him?
First you say a player is great. Then you say he isn't as great as you thought he was, and therefore he was over-rated. When they think they were right the first time, he will then become under-rated because even though they are going back to their original assessment, they are judging from when they have puka-ed him right at the moment.How can Mayo be overated. Has he made the Pro Bowl or something?
Who cares what the analysts think