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Friday the 13th: stats that should strike fear in any opposing coaching staff
BY MARK CHICHESTER • APR 13, 2018
Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Friday the 13th is upon us in the middle of April and with that, there is no better time to look at scary stats that opposing NFL coordinators and coaching staffs will definitely lose sleep over later this fall. Be it a pair of edge rushers or a passing attack down the field, the following stats put fear in their opponents on paper, let alone when it’s actually time to don the pads.
Aaron Donald & Ndamakung Suh vs. all interior offensive linemen
Firmly atop this list is the freshly inked partnership of Donald and Suh, whose presence on the same defensive line will make even the most competent interior offensive linemen second-guess themselves. As two of the most well-rounded interior defensive linemen in football, the pair have both graded within the top six among players at the position in every season since 2014, and in that span, Donald has racked up a staggering 496 impact plays (total number of quarterback pressures and defensive stops), while Suh has accounted for 333 impact plays, which rank first and fourth among all interior linemen in that span, respectively.
Aqib Talib, Marcus Peters, Lamarcus Joyner & Nickell Robey-Coleman vs. passing attacks
In addition to the aforementioned acquisitions of Suh and Cooks, the Rams also traded for veteran cornerbacks Talib and Peters to add to an already talented defensive backfield that contains slot cornerback Robey-Coleman and corner-turned-safety Joyner. Talib is playing the best football of his career right now, coming off a 90.6 overall grade in 2016 and an 86.2 grade last season, where he allowed just 0.57 yards per coverage snap – the third-best mark among players at the position.
The acquisition of Peters also gives the Rams one of the best playmakers at the cornerback position, a player who has racked up a whopping 50 combined pass breakups and interceptions since 2015, the most among cornerbacks in that span. With those two on the perimeter, the Rams were wise to lock up Robey-Coleman to an extension this offseason, and his signature gives the team one of the stingiest slot corners in the game, evidenced by the 0.80 yards per coverage snap he allowed throughout the 2017 season, which was the 10th-best mark among slot corners.
Add in Joyner at safety, who ended the 2017 campaign with the highest coverage grade among safeties (92.2) and the Rams will enter the 2018 season with one of the most formidable pass defenses in the NFL, which is enough to scare any opposing offense.
Jared Goff & Brandin Cooks vs. opposing defenses
Something that PFF’s own Gordon McGuinness explained in great detail last week; the Los Angeles Rams are all-in for the 2018 season, which is evidenced by the most aggressive offseason in the NFL this year. In addition to signing Suh, the Rams also sent a first-round pick to the New England Patriots in return for fifth-year wide receiver Cooks, which adds a dynamic, vertical threat to Sean McVay’s offense.
Since entering the league in 2014, Cooks has amassed 1,794 yards from passes that traveled at least 20 yards in the air, which is second only to Julio Jones in that span, and he’s generated a catch rate of 44.9 percent and a passer rating of 101.4 on such throws – which rank second and eighth among receivers with at least 75 deep targets in that span, respectively. Given that Goff ended the 2017 campaign as the league’s sixth-most accurate quarterback on deep passes, the Goff-to-Cooks combination could prove lethal to opponents in 2018.
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https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-scary-nfl-stats-for-friday-the-13th
Friday the 13th: stats that should strike fear in any opposing coaching staff
BY MARK CHICHESTER • APR 13, 2018
Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Friday the 13th is upon us in the middle of April and with that, there is no better time to look at scary stats that opposing NFL coordinators and coaching staffs will definitely lose sleep over later this fall. Be it a pair of edge rushers or a passing attack down the field, the following stats put fear in their opponents on paper, let alone when it’s actually time to don the pads.
Aaron Donald & Ndamakung Suh vs. all interior offensive linemen
Firmly atop this list is the freshly inked partnership of Donald and Suh, whose presence on the same defensive line will make even the most competent interior offensive linemen second-guess themselves. As two of the most well-rounded interior defensive linemen in football, the pair have both graded within the top six among players at the position in every season since 2014, and in that span, Donald has racked up a staggering 496 impact plays (total number of quarterback pressures and defensive stops), while Suh has accounted for 333 impact plays, which rank first and fourth among all interior linemen in that span, respectively.
Aqib Talib, Marcus Peters, Lamarcus Joyner & Nickell Robey-Coleman vs. passing attacks
In addition to the aforementioned acquisitions of Suh and Cooks, the Rams also traded for veteran cornerbacks Talib and Peters to add to an already talented defensive backfield that contains slot cornerback Robey-Coleman and corner-turned-safety Joyner. Talib is playing the best football of his career right now, coming off a 90.6 overall grade in 2016 and an 86.2 grade last season, where he allowed just 0.57 yards per coverage snap – the third-best mark among players at the position.
The acquisition of Peters also gives the Rams one of the best playmakers at the cornerback position, a player who has racked up a whopping 50 combined pass breakups and interceptions since 2015, the most among cornerbacks in that span. With those two on the perimeter, the Rams were wise to lock up Robey-Coleman to an extension this offseason, and his signature gives the team one of the stingiest slot corners in the game, evidenced by the 0.80 yards per coverage snap he allowed throughout the 2017 season, which was the 10th-best mark among slot corners.
Add in Joyner at safety, who ended the 2017 campaign with the highest coverage grade among safeties (92.2) and the Rams will enter the 2018 season with one of the most formidable pass defenses in the NFL, which is enough to scare any opposing offense.
Jared Goff & Brandin Cooks vs. opposing defenses
Something that PFF’s own Gordon McGuinness explained in great detail last week; the Los Angeles Rams are all-in for the 2018 season, which is evidenced by the most aggressive offseason in the NFL this year. In addition to signing Suh, the Rams also sent a first-round pick to the New England Patriots in return for fifth-year wide receiver Cooks, which adds a dynamic, vertical threat to Sean McVay’s offense.
Since entering the league in 2014, Cooks has amassed 1,794 yards from passes that traveled at least 20 yards in the air, which is second only to Julio Jones in that span, and he’s generated a catch rate of 44.9 percent and a passer rating of 101.4 on such throws – which rank second and eighth among receivers with at least 75 deep targets in that span, respectively. Given that Goff ended the 2017 campaign as the league’s sixth-most accurate quarterback on deep passes, the Goff-to-Cooks combination could prove lethal to opponents in 2018.
