As you know sickeningly well by now I'm a big fan of Pro Football Focus and the grading that they do. It offers a unique look into how the players stack up against each other across the league. In this first segment of two we'll look at how the offense did this year. In case you are curious about my same write up last season, since I do this every year, you can check it out here.
Here's how the Saints' offensive players fared in 2012:
QB - Drew Brees finished the year rated the 4th best quarterback in the league, despite what most of us would deem a down year. That's not quite 1st place, which is what he had last year, but still a very solid showing. Only Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady graded higher. I'm sure you've heard of those guys before.
WR - The best graded receiver was Lance Moore with a 12.8 rating, good for 17th best overall. Devery Henderson rated a woeful 104th out of 105 graded receivers. Joe Morgan rated 43rd and ...
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PLAYERS:
Drew Brees,
Peyton Manning,
Aaron Rodgers,
Tom Brady,
Lance Moore,
Devery Henderson,
Marques Colston,
Vincent Jackson,
Pierre Thomas,
Adrian Peterson,
Marshawn Lynch,
Darren Sproles,
Mark Ingram,
Chris Ivory,
Jed Collins,
Jimmy Graham,
David Thomas,
Jermon Bushrod,
Zach Strief,
Ben Grubbs,
Jahri Evans,
John Sullivan,
Jonathan Goodwin,
Jeff Faine,
Sean Payton
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers
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