Grading the Pack - Week 14 - Falcons vs. Packers
Here are your grades for the matchup with the Atlanta Falcons:
By AndyHerman
For those who weren’t aware, during the season I was out for a few weeks on the injured list. Recently I was able to catchup on my grades for the three games I missed against the Falcons, Cardinals, and Bears. Today I’m going to be releasing the raw grades for all three but will not have the usual videos or analysis. In the next couple weeks I’ll be providing additional analysis on how the Packers graded as a whole throughout the season. I hope you’ve enjoyed this series throughout the course of the year!
Here are your grades for the matchup with the Atlanta Falcons:
Top 3 Offensive Players
Aaron Jones +1.25
David Bakhtiari +0.90
Corey Linsley +0.80
Top 3 Defensive Players
Bashaud Breeland +1.15
Kenny Clark +0.40
Blake Martinez +0.35
Bottom 3 Offensive Players
Jimmy Graham -1.55
Lucas Patrick -1.20
Lance Kendricks -0.25
Bottom 3 Defensive Players
Kentrell Brice -0.80
Dean Lowry -0.55
Reggie Gilbert -0.40
Quarterback
Aaron Rodgers +0.05
DeShone Kizer +0.00
Running Back
Aaron Jones +1.25
Jamaal Williams +0.20
Dan Vitale +0.00
Wide Receiver
Randall Cobb +0.70
Equanimeous St. Brown +0.40
Davante Adams +0.25
Jake Kumerow +0.05
Marquez Valdes-Scantling -0.10
Tight End
Robert Tonyan +0.00
Marcedes Lewis -0.20
Lance Kendricks -0.25
Jimmy Graham -1.55
Offensive Line
David Bakhtiari +0.90
Corey Linsley +0.80
Justin McCray +0.60
Alex Light +0.00
Adam Pankey +0.00
Jason Spriggs -0.15
Lucas Patrick -1.20
Defensive Line
Kenny Clark +0.40
Tyler Lancaster +0.10
Fadol Brown +0.00
Montravius Adams -0.15
Dean Lowry -0.55
Edge
Clay Matthews +0.15
Kyler Fackrell -0.20
Reggie Gilbert -0.40
Linebacker
Blake Martinez +0.35
Antonio Morrison +0.15
Cornerback
Bashaud Breeland +1.15
Jaire Alexander +0.25
Will Redmond +0.05
Josh Jackson -0.15
Tony Brown -0.25
Safety
Tramon Williams +0.20
Josh Jones +0.15
Eddie Pleasant +0.10
Kentrell Brice -0.80
You can find the full list of completed grades here:
2018 Grades: https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/grading-the-pack-2018-regular-season-totals-547
How I Grade
- Each player starts by getting a zero or neutral grade on a play. If they performed as expected on a play, their grade stays at zero.
- For a slightly above or below average play, the player gets graded -0.1 or +0.1. The vast majority of grades on the vast majority of plays are graded -0.1, 0, or +0.1.
- The highest and lowest grades on an individual play are +2.0 and -2.0 respectively. These would be large, game-changing plays.
- I won’t grade a play negatively if I cannot tell which player was at fault.
- Most of the time it’s difficult to tell the play, so I’m not grading on the execution of the play call as an NFL coach would.
- The goal of this exercise is to grade every snap over the course of the season to get a long-term view of which performers are performing well and which are not meeting expectations. This is very similar to what Pro Football Focus tries to achieve. Is it perfect? No. But what you are getting is a consistent grader who is watching specifically Packer games and putting multiple hours into every week to breakdown film and assign grades.
- Grades are for offense and defense only (including two point conversions). Special teams does not factor in.
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Andy is a graduate of UW-Oshkosh and owns & operates the Pack-A-Day Podcast. Andy has taken multiple courses in NFL scouting and is an Editor for Packer Report. Andy grew up in Green Bay and is a lifelong season ticket holder - follow him on Twitter @AndyHermanNFL!
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Comments (1)
Coldworld
January 06, 2019 at 10:14 am
Thank you for this feature. I look forward to it, as I will to the season analysis pieces to come.