PFF Best and Worst vs Bears

[tynimiller]

10 snap minimum as always to make it here:

Best Offense
Christian Watson - 93.0
Zach Tom - 73.8
Jordan Love - 73.7
Jayden Reed - 73.6
Josh Jacobs - 71.5

Worst Offense
Elgton Jenkins - 48.4 (struggled in run blocking assignments this week)
Ben Sims - 50.3
Dontayvion Wicks - 53.1
Tucker Kraft - 54.4 (he was not moving normal...I suspect he wasn't 100%)
Romeo Doubs - 56.5

Best Defense
Rashan Gary - 79.0
Eric Wilson - 69.5
Jaire Alexander - 65.9 (10 snaps)
Quay Walker - 62.6 (yuck....I'm shocked he is here...)
Isaiah McDuffie - 61.0
Brenton Cox - 58.9 (included 6th with Jaire only have 10 snaps)

Worst Defense
Lukas Van Ness - 33.1
Keisean Nixon - 45.8 *Everyone knows I haven't wanted him on the field for defensive snaps since last year....this is just getting ridiculous....
Kingsley Enagbare - 49.4
Devonte Wyatt - 49.6
Kenny Clark - 50.3




Honestly at this rate I think Nixon has something on MLF or Gute and it is the only reason he is still playing so many defensive snaps....Valentine, Ballentine, King or Rochelle...just put them in. The fact Stokes got four snaps when Nixon is playing that bad of outside corner sadly tells me Stokes just isn't ever going to be remotely the same as a healthy first year rookie Stokes. Love that kid, but it sucks to see.

 

[Magooch]

Honestly at this rate I think Nixon has something on MLF or Gute and it is the only reason he is still playing so many defensive snaps....Valentine, Ballentine, King or Rochelle...just put them in.

I have to wonder if there's not a little bit of sunk cost fallacy there with Nixon. Like, we gave him a big contract so now there's almost more pressure to play him and hope that he comes good on it, if that makes sense. Feel like we also got a little hard done by with the kickoff rule changes, IIRC he got his extension and it felt like a big part of that was for his return abilities...then they changed kickoffs and basically removed that part of the equation for us. So it's like we paid him a big contract not just as a DB but also as a returner, and now with returner basically off the table it's like they feel like they have to "get their money's worth" on defense exclusively, lol.

But yeah, he bites. If not for his return skills influencing that contract IMO he's JAG at corner.

 

[tynimiller]

I have to wonder if there's not a little bit of sunk cost fallacy there with Nixon. Like, we gave him a big contract so now there's almost more pressure to play him and hope that he comes good on it, if that makes sense. Feel like we also got a little hard done by with the kickoff rule changes, IIRC he got his extension and it felt like a big part of that was for his return abilities...then they changed kickoffs and basically removed that part of the equation for us. So it's like we paid him a big contract not just as a DB but also as a returner, and now with returner basically off the table it's like they feel like they have to "get their money's worth" on defense exclusively, lol.

But yeah, he bites. If not for his return skills influencing that contract IMO he's JAG at corner.

Nixon was paid like he could play defense sure and more than we should have but 3 years 18M a year is piddly honestly. Sure it isn't fiscally wise to cut him but he needs to be a depth option on defense and only focus on returning.

 

[El Guapo]

I hate to break the news to you, but Hafley is the one giving Nixon defensive snaps.

 

[PikeBadger]

Well in Nixon's defense, he's physical, durable and available which is way more than you can say about Alexander and Stokes. I'm glad we have him.

 

[Schultz]

I am kinda glad we have him too, but I would be even gladder if we had someone better.