PFF ranks teams by number of "missing pieces" from being a super bowl contending team

[t96]

Ahh but those missing pieces don't include the coaching staff/GM. We have our GM and I hope we have our HC, but we don't have our OC or ST coach.

[t96]

Jimmy Graham is elite. Olsen has great hands, but Jimmy Graham, he is not.

 

So, I guess for TEs, there's "elite" (aka, NORMAL limitations), and then there's super-elite Jimmy Graham.

 

I wouldn't consider Graham a TE. He lines up outside/in the slot more than on the line. And IF we're considering him a TE, he can't block at all so that instantly drops him down to less than elite (as a TE). If you consider him a WR he'd be "good" compared to the other WRs. At no position is Graham elite.

[Panther53521]

LMAO!!!! look at the Falcons ... they have Stephen Jackson as good

[AU-panther]

Jimmy Graham is elite. Olsen has great hands, but Jimmy Graham, he is not.

So, I guess for TEs, there's "elite" (aka, NORMAL limitations), and then there's super-elite Jimmy Graham.

I'm sure their use of "elite" is to designate players that graded out higher in production then other players at the same positions. I doubt they factored in their potential or combine stats in any way. They could have as easily sorted the players as A,B,C,D

[TheSpecial1]

It's a very fair assessment of our roster. A fair assessment of other rosters? I'm not so sure.

[Semaj]

Lol at the Jags and Skins needing an entire team. Also what's up with the disrespect of Arizona? They don't seem that far off to me. If they get their QB back healthy I expect them to have another great year.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

I don't think we are that far off, seeing teams like Cleveland ahead of us is laughable.

 

We could skip the draft and not sign a single big free agent and still win the NFC South. We have very few free agents and our D would be top 5 with just the roster as it is now. Our really only big glaring holes are LT and adding one more top end receiving threat, granted those are pretty important.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

I don't think we are that far off, seeing teams like Cleveland ahead of us is laughable.

We could skip the draft and not sign a single big free agent and still win the NFC South. We have very few free agents and our D would be top 5 with just the roster as it is now. Our really only big glaring holes are LT and adding one more top end receiving threat, granted those are pretty important.

Browns would be 12-4 with a competent qb.

[Mr. Scot]

Browns would be 12-4 with a competent qb.

A sober receiver would probably help too.

[Mr. Scot]

How else are we going to grade offensive lineman? Madden?

I like using my eyes.

[PantherFanOne]

Oh it does. 

 

It's name is Bell. 

 

 

Now that name has a certain "RING" to it.

[PantherFanOne]

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12179331/how-many-players-away-super-bowl-team

 

very in depth poo. i know some people are going to flip poo on the rankings, but it is very interesting.

 

panthers need 6 upgrades. tied with steelers, giants, and 49ers. way ahead of bucs, falcons, and saints. lol

 

 

The article was interesting and made some good points but i don't see how they can rate Saftey Thomas DeCoud average and meanwhile, rate defensive end Kony Ealy bad.

[JARROD]

Jimmy Graham is elite. Olsen has great hands, but Jimmy Graham, he is not.

So, I guess for TEs, there's "elite" (aka, NORMAL limitations), and then there's super-elite Jimmy Graham.

I would truly love to read a well supported argument that Jimmy Graham is a better tightend and football player for that matter than Greg Olsen.

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/playerstats?playerId=10475

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/playerstats?playerId=13232

Jimmy has more touchdowns and higher stats, but one could argue he was played in a 5000 yard a year offense by a top 10 quarterback since he started.

Olsen was strapped to Rex Grossman, Jay Cutler in Chicago-- Mike Martz was there and he doesnt pass to tightends, likes the blockers better, a big reason why we got him.

2011 Chud is a double tightend guy, 4000 yards but Steve Smith, Shockey, Stewart and then the mix of Naanaa Lafell etc, still did well. Afterwards his stats are where they should be.

Just another metric article to disagree as well:

https://m.numberfire.com/nfl/news/3965/why-greg-olsen-is-the-best-non-rob-gronkowski-tight-end-in-fantasy-football

Why? Because Greg doesnt dunk? Well hes faster, tougher and is a better route runner.

Ive got to hear this one.

[CPF4LIFE]

All in for superb Owl next season.