Bleacher Report has a feature this year that will rank the top players at their position on a weekly basis. The evaluators are given positional assignments.
They are:
Doug Farrar: Lead scout/centers
Cian Fahey: Quarterbacks
John Middlekauff: Running backs/fullbacks
Alex Kirby: Wide receivers/tight ends
Mark Schofield: Wide receivers/tight ends
Duke Manyweather: Offensive tackles
Ethan Young: Offensive guards
Joe Goodberry: Defensive ends
Charles McDonald: Defensive tackles
Zach Kruse: 3-4 outside linebackers
Derrik Klassen: 4-3 outside linebackers
Jerod Brown: Inside linebackers
Kyle Posey: Cornerbacks
Ian Wharton: Cornerbacks
Mark Bullock: Safeties
Chuck Zodda: Special teams
Here is a list of all Dolphin players that made the grade.
QB - 7 of 32 - Ryan Tannehill
RB - 29 of 62 – Arian Foster
FB – N/A
WR – 26 of 115 - Jarvis Landry
WR – 103 of 115 – Kenny Stills
WR – 106 of 115 – Leonte Carroo
TE – 58 of 62 – Jordon Cameron
LT – 27 of 33 – Brandon Albert
RT – 11 of 34 – Ja’Wuan James
G - 39 of 68 - Leremy Tunsil
G – 40 of 68 – Jermon Bushrod
C – 24 of 32 – Anthony Steen
DE – 11 of 48 – Mario Williams
DE – 19 of 48 – Cameron Wake
DE – 23 of 48 - Andre Branch
DE – 36 of 48 - Jason Jones
DT – 4 of 73 - Ndamukong Suh
DT – 52 of 73 - Earl Mitchell
DT – 66 of 73 - Jordan Philips
OLB – 17 of 34 - Koa Misi
OLB – 34 of 34 - Jelani Jenkins
ILB – 31 of 55 - Kiko Alonso
CB – 75 of 108 - Xavien Howard
CB – 76 of 108 – Bobby McCain
CB – 80 of 108 - Byron Maxwell
FS – 3 of 36 - Isa Abdul-Quddus
SS – 1 of 45 - Reshad Jones
K – 27 of 31 – Andrew Franks
P – 16 of 32 – Matt Darr
Note – Only 4-3 DE and OLB were included.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2663202-nfl1000-ranking-the-top-1000-players-from-week-1/page/1
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http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/09/nfl-quarterbacking-power-rankings-week-1-drew-brees
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Both of those are interesting in relation to Tannehill. Both spoke highly of his performance despite the lack of points and bemoan his receivers not giving him much help. I don't believe many here agree with that.
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I find it pretty hard to believe that 10 DE's had a better game than Mario Williams, or that Jones was the best safety in football based on 6 tackles, 6 assists and one tipped ball. I'm calling BS to this entire list....it's likely not based on statistics.
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
It would help if the OP posted the methodology of how they tanked every position.... There's quite a bit that goes into this....
Every NFL player with snaps in offensive and defensive roles is observed and graded, based on a multi-tiered process that marks specific attributes per position. As we're combing through All-22 footage to assess each performance, there are additional factors to consider.
We'll adjust for opponent, based on the obvious notion that the cornerback we're grading is doing a better job if he's shutting down Antonio Brown than if he's negating the efforts of a seventh-round rookie receiver.
Was Brown's performance against the Redskins in Week 1 mitigated by the fact that defensive coordinator Joe Barry didn't put Josh Norman on Brown for most of the game, and safety help seemed to be missing on several of Brown's receptions?
Was A.J. Green's amazing game against Darrelle Revis rendered a bit less so because Revis may be losing a step?
Were the efforts of Miami's defensive line reduced in an evaluative sense because Seattle's offensive line was a disaster?
Should Newton's allegedly "losing" performance against the Broncos be seen in the context of the defense he was facing, and the help he had around him? You bet.
We take these types of things into consideration every week.
We'll also adjust for players with multiple responsibilities in the course of a game and over the course of time. Think of J.J. Watt or Michael Bennett on the defensive line and how they seamlessly switch from gap to gap. Or how cornerbacks such as Chris Harris and Tyrann Mathieu dominate outside and in the slot. Or how receivers such as Doug Baldwin and Larry Fitzgerald bedevil those cornerbacks from multiple field positions.
That's more important than ever in today's NFL, and we pay attention to it.
We will not adjust for injuries. If a player is underperforming because of an injury, that's part of his performance, fair or unfair, and it needs to be graded accordingly.
Grading any player is a subjective process, but with a series of attributes per position and a specific direction as to what to grade and how, we'll work to make it as definitive as possible.
Here's the QB Grading Scale...
Grading Scale
Acc: Accuracy (Graded out of 25)
Arm: Arm Strength (Graded out of 25)
Press: Pressure/run threat (Graded out of 20) (Pressure weighted at 15, run threat at 5)
Dec: Decision-making (Graded out of 20)
Pos: Positional value (Graded out of 10)
Ovr: Top possible score of 100
The QBs are graded by Cian Fahey who is very respected in the scouting community...smahtaz likes this. -
vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
So looking at Tannehill...
They accounted for his opponent.. Seattle.
Maybe the most surprising performance of Week 1 was that of Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill lost a huge touchdown throw to a Kenny Stills drop early in the game but later ran for a touchdown. His offense didn't score many points. That wasn't Tannehill's fault, though. What made Tannehill's performance so impressive was his consistency throwing with accuracy against impending hits while making good decisions. He felt pressure well, recognizing when the Seahawks blitzed and when they rushed three. Against the toughest defense in the league, Tannehill might have had the best performance of his career.
In the same game, Wilson struggled massively. He was responsible for two turnovers, both awful decisions on his part. The first was a wildly overthrown interception when Mario Williams wouldn't let him escape the pocket, the second a fumble on a running play where he pitched the ball to his running back while being tackled. Wilson got it to his running back, but the RB was expecting the ball to be placed in his chest, so he never grasped it. Those two rash decisions, combined with being limited with an ankle injury, meant Wilson was the biggest faller from our preseason rankings last week. -
vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
So looking at Tannehill...
They accounted for his opponent.. Seattle.
Maybe the most surprising performance of Week 1 was that of Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill lost a huge touchdown throw to a Kenny Stills drop early in the game but later ran for a touchdown. His offense didn't score many points. That wasn't Tannehill's fault, though. What made Tannehill's performance so impressive was his consistency throwing with accuracy against impending hits while making good decisions. He felt pressure well, recognizing when the Seahawks blitzed and when they rushed three. Against the toughest defense in the league, Tannehill might have had the best performance of his career.
In the same game, Wilson struggled massively. He was responsible for two turnovers, both awful decisions on his part. The first was a wildly overthrown interception when Mario Williams wouldn't let him escape the pocket, the second a fumble on a running play where he pitched the ball to his running back while being tackled. Wilson got it to his running back, but the RB was expecting the ball to be placed in his chest, so he never grasped it. Those two rash decisions, combined with being limited with an ankle injury, meant Wilson was the biggest faller from our preseason rankings last week.
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
They also broke out 4/3 defensive ends vs 3/4
Grading Scale
Rush: Pass rush (Graded out of 25)
Run: Run defense (Graded out of 25)
Snap: Snap explosion (Graded out of 20)
Tkl: Tackling (Graded out of 20)
Pos: Positional value (Graded out of 10)
Ovr: Top possible score of 100
Mario was ranked 11th...
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