Originally posted by Waterbear:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by dj43:
There is a reason the Eagles are 12-1, and it goes deeper than Jalen Hurts.
Here is a position-by-position comparison in the overall PFF ranking between Philly and the 49ers' OL.
SF--------------------Philly
LT - #1 ------------18 - of 79
RT - 34 ------------- 6 - of 79 (Arrow has been up for McGlinchey the past three games.)
LG - 38 ------------- 5 - of 87 (After a good start, Banks has been sliding down the list in recent games.)
RG - 28 ------------ 27 - of 87 (SF ranking is for Brunskill. Burford is #76.)
C - 20 -------------- 1 - 38 (Brendel has moved up from #26 about week 4.)
Though the play of the OL has been gradually on the upswing all season long, there is still room to improve. It will have to improve if we are to play in February.
Nice breakdown, DJ.
There's not 17 LTs better than Jordan Mailata... he's a beast.
PFF grades get real weird with lineman IMO.
First of all, there are only 4 points separating #18 and #10. That is hardly enough for the eye to separate in terms of overall efficiency. Where Mailata drops in the ratings is his pass blocking where he ranks in the high 40s. His run blocking is top 7.
All this is aside from my main point, which is, the 49ers' OL has been improving but there is still room for more. If McG continues as he has the past three games along with Brendel, and Banks can pick it up back to his earlier form, I think we will be just fine.