The guys over at Bleacher Report have been running all season with their NFL1000 player evaluations. Now the 2016 Regular Season is done here are their rankings for the top players overall and position by position. I'll list the overall top 50 player and then the top 10 for each position and highlight any Dolphins players who are close to the top. "After 17 weeks of grading, noting injury replacements and position switches, and arguing among ourselves as to which particular attributes are most important at every position, the NFL1000 team has come to the end of its first regular season in this particular iteration. It's been an amazing journey—the ability to assemble a team of 17 scouts to analyze and grade every player in every game has given us (and hopefully you, dear reader) unique insight into how football is played, coached and schemed. Throughout the year, we've done comprehensive write-ups every week with our player grades and explanations of those grades. But for the regular-season finale, and in the work-up to the postseason (because we're not nearly done yet), it's time to hand out the awards for the best players overall. We have come up with cumulative grades, and you can now see which players we deemed to be the best at their positions and the best overall... ...We had specific criteria for entry into the year-end NFL1000 lists: Players had to play at least five games. There are instances in which players switched positions throughout the year (Green Bay receiver/running back Ty Montgomery is a prime example), and for the most part, we graded those players at all of the positions they played and kept them there for the review. We saw scheme changes with the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets defense over the season and switched them from their original 3-4/4-3 designations, so you'll see examples of Jets and Raiders players in our grades for both kinds of ends and linebackers. As it has been through the season, there is no predetermined narrative with these grades. No mysterious "clutch factor." No tweaked-out quarterback ratings that defy explanation. Our grades are based on pure scouting, and lots of it. We grade the key criteria for each position based on a series of attributes and add in a score for positional importance. In the case of a tie, our scouts ask, "Which player would I want on my team?" and adjust accordingly. Is it a subjective process? Of course—that's what scouting is, and as we like to say, ties are no fun." NFL1000 End-of-Season Top 50 Overall Rank PlayerPos. Team End-of-Season Avg. 1 Trent Williams LT WAS 83.1 2 Tyron Smith LT DAL 83.0 3 Aaron Rodgers QB GB 81.5 4 Lane Johnson RT PHI 81.0 5 Aaron Donald DT LA80.9 6 Jason Peters LT PHI 80.6 7 Reshad Jones SS MIA 80.5 8 Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 80.3 9 David Bakhtiari LT GB 79.9 10 Joe Thomas LT CLE 79.7 11 Luke Kuechly ILB CAR 79.5 12 David Johnson RB ARI 79.2 13 Cordy Glenn LT BUF 78.9 14 Jadeveon Clowney 3-4 OLB HOU 78.9 15 Bryan Bulaga RT GB 78.7 16 Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 78.5 17 Jamie Collins ILB NE/CLE 78.3 18 Marcus Gilbert RT PIT 78.1 19 Jerrell Freeman ILB CHI 77.9 20 Von Miller 3-4 OLB DEN 77.9 21 Donald Penn LT OAK 77.3 22 Chris Harris Jr. CB DEN 77.3 23 Devin McCourty FS NE 77.1 24 Marshal Yanda OG BAL 77.0 25 Geno Atkins DT CIN 77.0 26 Tom Brady QB NE 76.9 27 Mitchell Schwartz RT KC 76.9 28 LeSean McCoy RB BUF 76.7 29 Harrison Smith FS MIN 76.6 30 Kam Chancellor SS SEA 76.5 31 Zach Strief RT NO 76.3 32 Fletcher Cox DT PHI 76.3 33 Ty Nsekhe LT WAS 76.2 34 Ndamukong Suh DT MIA 76.2 35 Andrew Luck QB IND 76.1 36 Kyle Juszczyk FB BAL 76.1 37 Taylor Lewan LT TEN 76.1 38 Joe Staley LT SF 76.0 39 Josh Sitton OG CHI 76.0 40 DeMarco Murray RB TEN 75.9 41 Andrew Whitworth LT CIN 75.9 42 Sam Bradford QB MIN 75.8 43 A.J. Green WR CIN 75.8 44 Ryan Schraeder RT ATL 75.6 45 Cam Newton QB CAR 75.6 46 Riley Reiff RT DET 75.5 47 Eric Berry SS KC 75.5 48 Earl Thomas FS SEA 75.5 49 Jake Matthews LT ATL 75.4 50 Melvin Ingram 3-4 OLB SD 75.4
QBs Top Scorers Top Quarterback: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers Worst Quarterback: Blaine Gabbert, San Francisco 49ers Most Accurate: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers Least Accurate: Blaine Gabbert, San Francisco 49ers Best Arm: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers Worst Arm: Ryan Fitzpatrick, New York Jets Best Under Pressure/Run Threat: Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers Worst Under Pressure/Run Threat: Gabbert Best Decision-Maker: Tom Brady, New England Patriots Worst Decision-Maker: Blaine Gabbert, San Francisco 49ers NFL1000 End-of-Season Quarterback Rankings Rank Player Team Acc Arm Press Dec Pos Ovr 1 Aaron Rodgers GB 20.0 22.6 14.4 14.6 10 81.5 2 Tom Brady NE 18.6 19.5 14.2 14.7 10 76.9 3 Andrew Luck IND 17.7 21.5 13.9 13.0 10 76.1 4 Sam Bradford MIN 17.9 20.7 13.5 13.7 10 75.8 5 Cam Newton CAR 16.1 22.1 14.3 13.0 10 75.6 6 Drew Brees NO 17.6 19.7 14.3 13.8 10 75.3 7 Philip Rivers SD 17.1 19.1 14.9 14.1 10 75.1 8 Ryan Tannehill MIA 17.5 20.5 13.4 13.1 10 74.5 9 Carson Palmer AZ 16.9 20.9 13.7 12.9 10 74.3 10 Matt Ryan ATL 16.9 19.0 14.1 14.2 10 74.1
RBs Top Scorers Top Running Back: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers Worst Running Back: Bobby Rainey, New York Giants Best Inside Runner: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers Worst Inside Runner: Bobby Rainey, New York Giants Best Outside Runner: Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys Worst Outside Runner: Andre Ellington, Arizona Cardinals Best Receiver: David Johnson, Arizona Cardinals Worst Receiver: Kenyan Drake, Miami Dolphins Best Blocker: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers Worst Blocker: Bobby Rainey, New York Giants NFL1000 End-of-Season Running Back Rankings Rank Player Team In Out Rec Blk Pos Ovr 1 Le'Veon Bell PIT 20.2 18.8 17.8 17.4 6 80.3 2 David A. Johnson ARI 19.6 18.7 17.9 17.1 6 79.2 3 Ezekiel Elliott DAL 20.1 18.9 16.3 17.2 6 78.5 4 LeSean McCoy BUF 19.2 18.3 16.7 16.5 6 76.7 5 DeMarco Murray TEN 18.9 17.3 16.6 17.2 6 75.9 6 Devonta Freeman ATL 18.8 17.4 16.6 16.3 6 75.0 7 Spencer Ware KC 18.9 16.9 16.4 16.5 6 74.6 8 Melvin Gordon SD 18.6 17.0 16.8 16.1 6 74.4 9 C.J. Anderson DEN 18.3 16.3 16.6 16.7 6 73.9 10 Eddie Lacy GB 20.0 16.2 15.4 16.2 6 73.8 17 Jay Ajayi MIA 18.2 16.9 15.8 15.6 6 72.5
WRs "Down in Miami, Jarvis Landry, DeVante Parker and Kenny Stills formed a formidable trio for the Dolphins, helping Miami get back to the playoffs. The three players worked well in concert and provided Miami with a number of options in the passing game." Top Scorers Top Wide Receiver: A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals Worst Wide Receiver: Bradley Marquez, Los Angeles Rams Best Route-Runner: A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals Worst Route-Runner: Lucky Whitehead, Dallas Cowboys Best Hands: A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals Worst Hands: Bradley Marquez, Los Angeles Rams Best After the Catch: Ty Montgomery Worst After the Catch: Bradley Marquez, Los Angeles Rams Best Blocker: Seth Roberts, Oakland Raiders Worst Blocker: Tavon Austin, Los Angeles Rams NFL1000 End-of-Season Wide Receiver Rankings Rank Player Team Route Hands YAC Blk Pos Ovr 1 A.J. Green CIN 21.2 20.4 13.8 11.6 9 75.8 2 Julio Jones ATL 19.9 19.4 14.4 12.6 9 75.1 3 Odell Beckham Jr. NYG 19.7 18.6 14.5 11.8 9 73.4 4 Julian Edelman NE 19.3 18.8 14.0 12.1 9 73.1 5 Antonio Brown PIT 19.7 19.5 13.5 11.1 9 72.7 6 T.Y. Hilton IND 19.7 18.9 13.2 11.3 9 72.0 7 Mike Evans TB 18.9 18.8 13.5 11.8 9 71.9 8 Dez Bryant DAL 18.9 18.6 13.4 11.9 9 71.7 9 Demaryius Thomas DEN 18.8 19.1 12.3 12.6 9 71.6 10 Jarvis Landry MIA 18.4 18.1 13.4 12.9 9 71.6 57 DeVante Parker MIA 16.7 17.7 11.8 11.4 9 66.5 66 Kenny Stills MIA 17.2 16.8 11.7 11.3 9 65.8
TEs Top Scorers Top Tight End: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs Worst Tight End: Gavin Escobar, Dallas Cowboys Best Route-Runner: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs Worst Route-Runner: Khari Lee, Detroit Lions Best Hands: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs Worst Hands: Niles Paul, Washington Redskins Best After the Catch: Jordan Reed, Washington Redskins Worst After the Catch: Gavin Escobar, Dallas Cowboys Best Blocker: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings Worst Blocker: Clay Harbor, New England Patriots NFL1000 End-of-Season Tight End Rankings Rank Player Team Route Hands YAC Blk Pos Ovr 1 Travis Kelce KC 16.1 19.0 13.6 17.8 6 72.5 2 Rob Gronkowski NE 15.6 18.8 13.6 18.4 6 72.4 3 Jordan Reed WAS 15.7 18.3 15.0 17.0 6 72.1 4 Jimmy Graham SEA 15.6 18.2 13.9 17.3 6 70.9 5 Greg Olsen CAR 15.4 18.4 13.4 17.4 6 70.7 6 Kyle Rudolph MIN 14.9 17.2 12.9 18.7 6 69.7 7 Martellus Bennett NE 14.2 17.5 13.1 18.2 6 68.9 8 Eric Ebron DET 15.3 17.2 14.0 16.3 6 68.8 9 Jason Witten DAL 14.7 17.3 12.6 17.9 6 68.5 10 Tyler Eifert CIN 14.0 18.1 12.3 18.1 6 68.5
LTs Top Scorers Top Left Tackle: Trent Williams, Washington Redskins Worst Left Tackle: Bradley Sowell, Seattle Seahawks Best Pass-Blocker: David Bakhtiari, Green Bay Packers Worst Pass-Blocker: Bradley Sowell, Seattle Seahawks Best Run-Blocker: Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys Worst Run-Blocker: Bradley Sowell, Seattle Seahawks Most Powerful: Trent Williams, Washington Redskins Least Powerful: George Fant, Seattle Seahawks Most Agile: Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns Least Agile: Chris Hairston, San Diego Chargers NFL1000 End-of-Season Left Tackle Rankings Rank Player Team Pass Run Power Agl Pos Ovr 1 Trent Williams WAS 19.7 19.8 17.8 17.8 8 83.1 2 Tyron Smith DAL 19.7 20.4 17.6 17.3 8 83.0 3 Jason Peters PHI 19.4 19.3 17.2 16.8 8 80.6 4 David Bakhtiari GB 20.4 18.9 15.6 16.9 8 79.9 5 Joe Thomas CLE 19.9 18.4 15.1 18.4 8 79.7 6 Cordy Glenn BUF 19.4 19.5 16.6 15.5 8 78.9 7 Donald Penn OAK 19.0 19.4 16.2 14.6 8 77.3 8 Ty Nsekhe WAS 19.4 19.0 14.8 15.0 8 76.2 9 Taylor Lewan TEN 18.5 18.8 15.3 15.4 8 76.1 10 Joe Staley SF 18.2 19.1 15.5 15.2 8 76.0 25 Branden Albert MIA 17.8 17.0 14.1 15.0 8 71.9
IMO.. these QB rankings completely destroy any credibility to their entire ranking "methodology". Just look at where they placed Matt Ryan after an unbelievable season (MVP-level). You could justifiably place Ryan at #1 this year. Unbelievable.. just a joke IMO.
RTs Top Scorers Top Right Tackle: Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles Worst Right Tackle: Ty Sambrailo, Denver Broncos Best Pass-Blocker: Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles Worst Pass-Blocker: Ty Sambrailo, Denver Broncos Best Run-Blocker: Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles Worst Run-Blocker: Ty Sambrailo, Denver Broncos Most Powerful: Trenton Brown, San Francisco 49ers Least Powerful: Ty Sambrailo, Denver Broncos Most Agile: Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles Least Agile: Ty Sambrailo, Denver Bronco NFL1000 End-of-Season Right Tackle Rankings Rank Player Team Pass Run Power Agl Pos Ovr 1 Lane Johnson PHI 20.3 20.7 16.0 17.0 7 81.0 2 Bryan Bulaga GB 20.1 19.8 16.3 15.6 7 78.7 3 Marcus Gilbert PIT 19.8 19.6 16.0 15.7 7 78.1 4 Mitchell Schwartz KC 19.5 19.5 15.3 15.7 7 76.9 5 Zach Strief NO 18.7 20.4 16.1 14.1 7 76.3 6 Ryan Schraeder ATL 18.4 19.3 15.9 15.0 7 75.6 7 Riley Reiff DET 17.9 19.8 16.0 14.9 7 75.5 8 Morgan Moses WAS 18.5 18.9 15.6 15.1 7 75.1 9 Demar Dotson TB 18.5 17.8 14.8 16.0 7 74.1 10 Derek Newton HOU 17.4 18.8 15.2 15.2 7 73.6 18 Ja'Wuan James MIA 17.1 18.0 14.8 13.9 7 70.8
OG's Top Scorers Top Offensive Guard: Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens Worst Offensive Guard: Alvin Bailey, Cleveland Browns Best Pass-Blocker: Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens Worst Pass-Blocker: Germain Ifedi, Seattle Seahawks Best Run-Blocker: Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens Worst Run-Blocker: Alvin Bailey, Cleveland Browns Most Powerful: Trai Turner, Carolina Panthers Least Powerful: Joe Thuney, New England Patriots Most Agile: Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Browns Least Agile: Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints NFL1000 End-of-Season Offensive Guard Rankings Rank Player Team Pass Run Power Agl Pos Ovr 1 Marshal Yanda BAL 18.7 18.4 17.6 15.0 7 77.0 2 Josh Sitton CHI 18.0 18.0 17.5 15.5 7 76.0 3 Zack Martin DAL 17.6 18.3 17.3 15.2 7 75.4 4 Joel Bitonio CLE 17.8 16.6 16.2 17.2 7 75.0 5 Kyle Long CHI 17.6 17.3 16.0 16.9 7 74.7 6 Richie Incognito BUF 17.7 18.1 17.7 14.3 7 74.7 7 Kelechi Osemele OAK 17.1 18.1 17.8 14.2 7 74.2 8 T.J. Lang GB 17.8 17.0 16.7 15.3 7 74.0 9 Andrew Norwell CAR 17.0 17.5 17.1 14.8 7 73.0 10 Brandon Brooks PHI 17.2 16.5 16.3 16.4 7 73.0 26 Laremy Tunsil MIA 16.5 16.2 15.3 16.1 7 71.1
Cs Top Scorers Top Center: Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys Worst Center: Anthony Steen, Miami Dolphins Best Pass-Blocker: Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys Worst Pass-Blocker: Cameron Erving, Cleveland Browns Best Run-Blocker: Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys Worst Run-Blocker: Anthony Steen, Miami Dolphins Most Powerful: Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys Least Powerful: Anthony Steen, Miami Dolphins Most Agile: Mitch Morse, Kansas City Chiefs Least Agile: Nick Mangold, New York Jets NFL1000 End-of-Season Center Rankings Rank Player Team Pass Run Power Agl Pos Ovr 1 Travis Frederick DAL 18.3 18.5 17.6 14.9 6 75.2 2 Ryan Kalil CAR 17.8 17.6 16.3 15.8 6 73.4 3 Ryan Kelly IND 17.3 17.1 16.4 16.5 6 73.0 4 Alex Mack ATL 17.0 17.6 16.7 15.4 6 72.6 5 Rodney Hudson OAK 17.3 17.1 17.3 14.8 6 72.4 6 Maurkice Pouncey PIT 17.1 16.7 16.4 15.8 6 71.9 7 Eric Wood BUF 16.6 17.6 16.8 15.0 6 71.9 8 Travis Swanson DET 17.3 16.8 16.6 15.2 6 71.8 9 Joe Berger MIN 16.9 17.4 16.7 14.6 6 71.6 10 Matt Paradis DEN 17.1 17.3 16.4 14.7 6 71.6
4-3 DEs Top Scorers Top 4-3 Defensive End: Khalil Mack, Oakland Raiders Worst 4-3 Defensive End: Wallace Gilberry, Detroit Lions Best Pass-Rusher: Everson Griffen, Minnesota Vikings Worst Pass-Rusher: Jared Odrick, Jacksonville Jaguars Best Run Defender: Michael Bennett, Seattle Seahawks Worst Run Defender: Anthony Zettel, Detroit Lions Best Snap Explosion: Robert Quinn, Los Angeles Rams Worst Snap Explosion: Jared Odrick, Jacksonville Jaguars Best Tackler: Michael Bennett, Seattle Seahawks Worst Tackler: Margus Hunt, Cincinnati Bengals NFL1000 End-of-Season 4-3 Defensive End Rankings Rank Player Team Rush Run Snap Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Khalil Mack OAK 20.1 15.0 15.6 14.2 8 72.5 2 Everson Griffen MIN 20.2 14.3 16.1 14.0 8 72.4 3 Brandon Graham PHI 19.8 15.0 15.3 14.3 8 72.2 4 Cliff Avril SEA 20.1 14.0 15.9 14.2 8 72.0 5 Michael Bennett SEA 18.8 16.5 14.8 14.5 8 72.0 6 Frank Clark SEA 19.5 14.1 15.7 13.7 8 71.0 7 Robert Quinn LA 19.4 13.7 16.2 14.2 8 71.0 8 Danielle Hunter MIN 19.6 13.8 15.5 13.9 8 70.6 9 Cameron Jordan NO 19.4 14.5 14.3 13.9 8 69.9 10 Jason Pierre-Paul NYG 19.1 14.7 14.7 14.0 8 69.8 14 Olivier Vernon NYG 18.9 14.8 14.3 13.4 8 69.1 15 Cameron Wake MIA 19.7 12.6 15.6 13.2 8 68.8 32 Andre Branch MIA 17.3 14.1 13.4 13.4 8 65.8
DT's Top Scorers Top Defensive Tackle: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams Worst Defensive Tackle: David Parry, Indianapolis Colts Best Snap Explosion: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams Worst Snap Explosion: David Parry, Indianapolis Colts Best Pass-Rusher: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams Worst Pass-Rusher: Mike Purcell, San Francisco 49ers Best Run Defender: Roy Miller, Jacksonville Jaguars Worst Run Defender: David Parry, Indianapolis Colts Best Tackler: Roy Miller, Jacksonville Jaguars Worst Tackler: Mike Purcell, San Francisco 49ers NFL1000 End-of-Season Defensive Tackle Rankings Rank Player Team Snap Rush Run Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Aaron Donald LA 20.8 19.6 20.2 13.8 7 80.9 2 Geno Atkins CIN 19.6 19.0 18.8 13.1 7 77.0 3 Fletcher Cox PHI 19.1 18.6 18.9 13.1 7 76.3 4 Ndamukong Suh MIA 19.1 18.1 19.3 13.2 7 76.2 5 Kawann Short CAR 18.1 16.9 19.1 13.1 7 73.9 6 Gerald McCoy TB 18.2 17.2 18.9 12.9 7 73.9 7 Kyle D. Williams BUF 17.9 16.9 18.7 12.9 7 72.9 8 Malcom Brown NE 17.4 16.8 18.8 13.1 7 72.6 9 Leonard Williams NYJ 17.7 16.5 18.6 13.0 7 72.4 10 Nick Fairley NO 18.3 16.8 17.8 12.7 7 72.3 42 Jordan Phillips MIA 15.8 15.2 15.8 11.0 7 64.6 46 Earl Mitchell MIA 15.2 15.0 15.6 10.9 7 63.6
4-3 OLBs Top Scorers Top 4-3 Outside Linebacker: Bruce Irvin, Oakland Raiders Worst 4-3 Outside Linebacker: Jelani Jenkins, Miami Dolphins Best in Coverage: Nigel Bradham, Philadelphia Eagles Worst in Coverage: Dan Skuta, Jacksonville Jaguars Best Run Defender: Bruce Irvin, Oakland Raiders Worst Run Defender: Jelani Jenkins, Miami Dolphins Best Pass-Rusher: Bruce Irvin, Oakland Raiders Worst Pass-Rusher: Donald Butler, Miami Dolphins Best Tackler: K.J. Wright, Seattle Seahawks Worst Tackler: Jelani Jenkins, Miami Dolphins NFL1000 End-of-Season 4-3 Outside Linebacker Rankings Rank Player Team Cvg Run Rush Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Bruce Irvin OAK 17.3 19.9 10.8 19.4 6 73.4 2 Nigel Bradham PHI 19.4 19.5 8.1 19.8 6 72.8 3 Thomas Davis CAR 18.6 19.1 8.6 20.0 6 72.3 4 Sean Lee DAL 18.9 19.5 7.9 19.5 6 71.9 5 Telvin Smith JAX 17.9 19.8 7.8 20.0 6 71.5 6 K.J. Wright SEA 17.8 19.6 7.9 20.1 6 71.3 7 Lavonte David TB 17.3 18.4 8.8 19.4 6 69.9 8 DeAndre Levy DET 18.8 17.6 7.4 18.8 6 68.6 9 Anthony Barr MIN 17.2 17.6 9.4 18.3 6 68.4 10 Vontaze Burfict CIN 18.2 18.2 7.6 17.6 6 67.6
ILBs Top Scorers Top Inside Linebacker: Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers Worst Inside Linebacker: Nick Bellore, San Francisco 49ers Best in Coverage: Jamie Collins, Cleveland Browns Worst in Coverage: Nick Bellore, San Francisco 49ers Best Run Defender: Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers Worst Run Defender: Nick Bellore, San Francisco 49ers Best Pass-Rusher: Jamie Collins, Cleveland Browns Worst Pass-Rusher: Josh McNary, Indianapolis Colts Best Tackler: Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers Worst Tackler: Nick Bellore, San Francisco 49ers NFL1000 End-of-Season Inside Linebacker Rankings Rank Player Team Pass Run Rush Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Luke Kuechly CAR 20.2 30.0 10.9 12.4 6 79.5 2 Jamie Collins NE/CLE 20.6 28.7 11.1 11.9 6 78.3 3 Jerrell Freeman CHI 20.0 29.3 10.7 12.0 6 77.9 4 Bobby Wagner SEA 18.7 28.5 10.6 11.4 6 75.2 5 Danny Trevathan CHI 18.4 28.4 9.6 11.7 6 74.1 6 Jordan A. Hicks PHI 19.2 27.5 9.9 11.1 6 73.8 7 Eric Kendricks MIN 19.1 27.4 9.9 11.3 6 73.7 8 Deion Jones ATL 19.9 27.2 9.3 11.3 6 73.7 9 Benardrick McKinney HOU 18.1 27.6 10.6 11.1 6 73.3 10 Brandon M. Marshall DEN 18.9 27.3 9.6 11.5 6 73.3 60 Kiko Alonso MIA 17.1 23.3 8.8 9.9 6 65.1
CBs Top Scorers Top Cornerback: Chris Harris Jr., Denver Broncos Worst Cornerback: Johnson Bademosi, Detroit Lions Best in Coverage: Chris Harris Jr., Denver Broncos Worst in Coverage: Brandon Williams, Arizona Cardinals Best Reaction: Chris Harris Jr., Denver Broncos Worst Reaction: Brandon Williams, Arizona Cardinals Best in the Slot: Chris Harris Jr., Denver Broncos Worst in the Slot: Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins Best Tackler: Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins Worst Tackler: Ken Crawley, New Orleans Saints NFL1000 End-of-Season Cornerback Rankings Rank Player Team Cvg React Slot Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Chris Harris Jr. DEN 22.4 22.8 17.1 5.9 9 77.3 2 Janoris Jenkins NYG 21.3 21.8 16.7 5.7 9 74.5 3 Marcus Peters KC 21.5 22.1 16.1 5.6 9 74.3 4 Patrick Peterson ARI 20.8 21.3 16.4 5.5 9 73.0 5 Desmond Trufant ATL 21.3 20.8 16.0 5.9 9 73.0 6 Richard Sherman SEA 20.5 20.5 16.6 6.3 9 72.9 7 Jimmy Smith BAL 21.4 20.7 16.1 5.6 9 72.8 8 Casey Hayward SD 21.3 20.9 16.1 5.3 9 72.7 9 Aqib Talib DEN 21.5 20.9 15.8 5.4 9 72.5 10 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie NYG 20.5 20.1 16.9 5.5 9 72.0 42 Byron Maxwell MIA 18.7 17.9 14.3 5.0 9 64.8 79 Tony Lippett MIA 16.3 16.4 14.5 5.3 9 61 98 Bobby McCain MIA 15.4 15.6 14.6 5.1 9 59.6 110 Xavien Howard MIA 15.9 14.3 12.7 6.4 9 58.3
FSs Top Scorers Top Free Safety: Devin McCourty, New England Patriots Worst Free Safety: Nat Berhe, New York Giants Best in Coverage: Devin McCourty, New England Patriots Worst in Coverage: Nat Berhe, New York Giants Best Recovery: Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks Worst Recovery: Nat Berhe, New York Giants Best in the Slot: Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings Worst in the Slot: Jeff Heath, Dallas Cowboys Best Tackler: Devin McCourty, New England Patriots Worst Tackler: Ed Reynolds, Cleveland Browns NFL1000 End-of-Season Free Safety Rankings Rank Player Team Cvg Rec Slot Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Devin McCourty NE 23.4 23.6 5.9 16.2 8 77.1 2 Harrison Smith MIN 22.9 23.8 6.3 15.6 8 76.6 3 Earl Thomas SEA 22.5 24.2 5.6 15.1 8 75.5 4 Byron Jones DAL 22.6 23.0 6.3 15.4 8 75.3 5 Darian Stewart DEN 22.8 22.9 5.8 15.3 8 74.7 6 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix GB 23.1 22.3 5.6 15.4 8 74.4 7 Clayton Geathers IND 21.9 22.4 6.3 15.8 8 74.3 8 Rodney McLeod PHI 21.9 23.6 5.4 15.3 8 74.1 9 Glover Quin DET 22.6 22.2 5.4 15.6 8 73.8 10 Lardarius Webb BAL 22.4 22.5 5.3 15.4 8 73.7 17 Isa Abdul-Quddus MIA 21.3 21.7 5.4 15.7 8 72.1 46 Michael Thomas MIA 19.6 19.4 5.4 15.3 8 67.6
SSs Top Scorers Top Strong Safety: Reshad Jones, Miami Dolphins Worst Strong Safety: Jonathan Meeks, Buffalo Bills Best in Coverage: Reshad Jones, Miami Dolphins Worst in Coverage: Miles Killebrew, Detroit Lions Best Recovery: Reshad Jones, Miami Dolphins Worst Recovery: Jonathan Meeks, Buffalo Bills Best in the Slot: Reshad Jones, Miami Dolphins Worst in the Slot: Adrian Phillips, San Diego Chargers Best Tackler: Reshad Jones, Miami Dolphins Worst Tackler: Daimion Stafford, Tennessee Titans NFL1000 End-of-Season Strong Safety Rankings Rank Player Team Cvg Rec Slot Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Reshad Jones MIA 20.2 21.2 16.7 16.5 6 80.5 2 Kam Chancellor SEA 18.8 19.2 16.2 16.3 6 76.5 3 Eric Berry KC 19.3 19.5 15.2 15.6 6 75.5 4 Keanu Neal ATL 19.3 19.1 15.3 15.6 6 75.3 5 Shawn Williams CIN 18.9 19.2 15.3 15.5 6 74.9 6 Eric Weddle BAL 19.5 18.3 15.3 15.8 6 74.9 7 Keith Tandy TB 19.3 18.8 15.2 15.5 6 74.8 8 Tony Jefferson ARI 18.1 18.9 15.6 16.0 6 74.6 9 Landon Collins NYG 18.5 18.7 15.6 15.4 6 74.3 10 Barry Church DAL 18.6 18.6 15.8 15.3 6 74.3 33 Bacarri Rambo MIA 17.7 17.2 14.6 15.2 6 70.7
Ks Top Scorers Top Kicker: Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens Worst Kicker: Mike Nugent, Cincinnati Bengals Best Leg: Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens Worst Leg: Nick Novak, Houston Texans Most Accurate: Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens Least Accurate: Blair Walsh, Free Agent Best Tackler: Mike Nugent, Cincinnati Bengals Worst Tackler: Robbie Gould, New York Giants NFL1000 End-of-Season Kicker Rankings Rank Player Team Pwr Acc Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Justin Tucker BAL 33.1 34.5 4.0 3 74.6 2 Matt Bryant ATL 30.9 33.1 4.0 3 71.1 3 Dan Bailey DAL 31.8 31.2 4.1 3 70.1 4 Josh Brown NYG 30.6 32.0 4.2 3 69.8 5 Ryan Succop TEN 31.4 31.2 4.1 3 69.8 6 Adam Vinatieri IND 30.7 31.8 4.1 3 69.6 7 Wil Lutz NO 31.4 30.9 4.2 3 69.4 8 Brandon McManus DEN 31.5 30.4 4.0 3 68.9 9 Jason Myers JAX 32.8 28.9 4.1 3 68.8 10 Matt Prater DET 30.9 30.8 4.1 3 68.8 11 Caleb Sturgis PHI 30.7 30.6 4.0 3 68.3 22 Andrew Franks MIA 30.8 28.6 4.0 3 66.4
Ps Top Scorers Top Punter: Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams Worst Punter: Drew Butler, Arizona Cardinals Best Leg: Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams Worst Leg: Drew Butler, Arizona Cardinals Most Hang Time: Bryan Anger, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Least Hang Time: Kevin Huber, Cincinnati Bengals Most Accurate: Sam Koch, Baltimore Ravens Least Accurate: Ryan Quigley, Arizona Cardinals Best Tackler: Chris Jones, Dallas Cowboys Worst Tackler: Brett Kern, Tennessee Titans NFL1000 End-of-Season Punter Rankings Rank Player Team Dist Hang Acc Tkl Pos Ovr 1 Johnny Hekker LA 17.0 15.6 35.9 3.0 3 74.5 2 Marquette King OAK 16.4 15.3 33.4 3.1 3 71.1 3 Sam Koch BAL 15.0 13.9 36.1 3.0 3 70.9 4 Thomas Morstead NO 15.0 15.9 33.4 3.1 3 70.4 5 Chris Jones DAL 14.9 16.5 32.4 3.3 3 70.1 6 Pat McAfee IND 15.9 15.3 32.9 3.0 3 70.1 7 Bryan Anger TB 15.3 17.2 31.1 3.0 3 69.6 8 Shane Lechler HOU 16.3 14.1 32.4 3.1 3 68.8 9 Sam Martin DET 15.6 15.6 31.3 3.0 3 68.4 10 Matt Bosher ATL 15.1 15.8 31.0 3.0 3 67.9 17 Matt Darr MIA 14.0 12.9 33.7 3.0 3 66.6
"The likely MVP winner at this point appears to be Atlanta's Matt Ryan, whose numbers have been inflated by an outstanding supporting cast. Julio Jones has been brilliant when available, but more importantly, coordinator Kyle Shanahan's play-calling—combined with an impressive offensive line and pair of great running backs—has put Ryan in position to throw from wide-open pockets of space into wide-open pockets of space. Ryan was also lucky with bad throws that could (or should) have been interceptions." Full QB breakdown here
Yeah you don't put up numbers like Ryan did this season solely/primarily because of a great surrounding cast. His 9.3 Y/A for a single season is 6th all-time in the SB era.. his 117.1 passer rating is 5th all-time in a single season (granted.. there's inflation with passer rating so it's not as impressive as when you adjust, but that's still amazing). And let's keep in mind Ryan had a great surrounding cast in previous years too, like 2010-2012, and came nowhere close to what he did this year: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RyanMa00.htm I just simply don't see how you can reasonably put QB's like Luck, Palmer, Tannehill, Newton etc.. all above Ryan this year. btw.. Cam Newton has an average passer rating of 75.8 this year!! Sorry.. there's no credibility with that ranking IMO.
They grade out bad throws that were caught, great throws that were dropped, dropped INT so on. Your argument is "I DIDNT WATCH THE FILM BUT OMG THE NUMBERS DONT MAKE SENSE" Sorry if i trust people that actually watch.
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No I don't, and that's actually exactly why I think their ranking (say of Matt Ryan) is far more trustworthy than these guys at BR who are trying to analyze every single play. I think the MVP voters have seen enough game tape of the QB's so that they have a holistic view of how well QB's perform, but they almost certainly haven't gone through things with a scalpel. So.. why is going through things with a scalpel bad? Precisely because the more components to a model you include the more sources of uncertainty you are introducing, and you have to be VERY careful that the extra sources of uncertainty do NOT swamp the marginal increase in predictive power you'd gain by looking at things in greater detail. You see this phenomenon everywhere in scientific modeling. Up to a point, adding more mechanisms increases accuracy, but start adding more and you get worse predictions. So what's the specific problem with the BR methodology? I think it's really simple. Just look at what they consider, say for QB's: 1) Accuracy (graded out of 25 points) 2) Arm strength (graded out of 25 points) 3) Pressure/Run Threat (graded out of 20, with pressure weighted at 15 and run threat at 5) 4) Decision-Making (graded out of 20) 5) Positional Value (graded out of 10) OK.. forget about the actual rankings and just THINK about what they're doing here. First of all, why in the world would you grade arm strength when deciding which QB performed the best in a given season?? You want to look at performance, not some physical attribute of the QB! And why is positional value a 10 out of 100 instead of more or less? Why are the other weights what they are? All those weights are just made up and aren't derived from any empirical study or some underlying principle. Guess what? Change those weights with the same grading method (and keep arm strength if you will) and you get different rankings. Also, say what you will about stats but when you have a distribution of stats over many many players, seasons and years, you can really start to see how unlikely some events are. 9.3 Y/A is not something you get in almost any condition, and their vague explanation of Ryan's stats being due to some awesome surrounding cast doesn't hold water when you look at Ryan's performance with his 2010-2012 teams where he also had awesome surrounding cast. So yeah I'd trust the guys who watch the games and just form a holistic opinion over guys who try and break down all kinds of tiny details but don't know how to combine their "grades" in any principled way. And yes, Matt Ryan coming out at #10 really destroys credibility in their (IMO) obviously flawed methodology.
