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PFF Top 101 Players for 2015

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https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2016/05/09/pro-top-101-nfl-players-from-2015-nos-76-101/

67. Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers (62)

There wasn’t a more one-dimensional player in the league last season than Greg Olsen. With all of the receiver issues in Carolina, Olsen was incredible as a pass-catcher, making big plays with little help, grading behind only Rob Gronkowski in that facet. The only thing that keeps him as low as No. 67 on this list is his blocking grade, a mark that was lower than we have ever measured from a TE over the course of a season. He was significantly worse than any other TE in this regard, and the next worst figure came from Ed Dickson, his teammate.

Best performance: Greg Olsen posted the second-highest receiving grade among TEs in 2015, but the worst run-blocking grade.

Key stat: Divisional Playoffs versus Seattle: +4.1

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30. Kawann Short, DT, Carolina Panthers (unranked)

The lower pick in the Carolina double-dip draft strategy of 2013 that saw them grab both Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short, it is the latter that has developed into the better player, and this season he was dominant against both the run and pass. Short notched multiple sacks in five games over the season and finished the year with 81 total pressures, including the playoff run. Even in the Super Bowl, he was one of the better performers for the Panthers, coming in on the losing side but acquitting himself well on the biggest stage.

Best performance: Week 7 versus Philadelphia: +6.9

Key stat: Short’s pass-rushing productivity of 11.2 was the third-highest among NFL DTs.

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17 hours ago, GoobyPls said:

One year they had Casey Haywars (a rookie at the time) as the highest rated corner. 

 

You have to take PFF grades with a grain of salt.

Their best rated slot corner. And most agreed he was really good.

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11. Josh Norman, CB, Carolina Panthers (unranked)

The raw statistics were there for Josh Norman in 2014, but his grade never quite matched the numbers. In 2015, the two met in spectacular fashion, as for most of the season, opposing quarterbacks were better off statistically just throwing the ball into the turf every play than challenging Norman and throwing it in his direction. He finished the season having allowed just 51 percent of passes thrown his way to be caught, for a passer rating of only 54.0, picking four passes off in the process and scoring twice himself on those returns. There were a couple of hiccups to his season, most notably against Odell Beckham Jr. and the Giants before that encounter descended into farce; but at his best, Norman was truly a shutdown corner in an era where that term has practically lost all relevance.

Best performance: Week 4 at Tampa Bay: +4.4

Key stat: Norman allowed the fewest yards per coverage snap among corners, at 0.63.

 

8. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers (unranked)

Had this list been for the regular season only, we would have seen Cam Newton rank lower, and likely not as the first quarterback. His postseason performance, however, was excellent even if it will only be remembered for an ugly defeat, the failure to fall on a football, and a petulant press conference display. Newton became a true MVP over the final weeks of the season, leading the Panthers to the Super Bowl and actually playing reasonably well in that game in the face of overwhelming pressure and a questionable game plan. Newton threw some of the most impressive passes of the season, and unlike any other passer, is an integral part of the team’s rushing attack, not simply as a threat to keep the ball on the occasional option play, but as a viable threat to carry the ball at any time on genuine scripted running plays.

Best performance: Week 13 at New Orleans: +6.7

Key stat: Rushing scores included, Newton posted 45 touchdowns over the regular season and added another five in the postseason.

 

3. Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina Panthers (9)

Luke Kuechly won PFF’s inaugural Dick “Night Train” Lane Award for the best coverage defender in football this past season. That’s not to say that you would choose him over any cornerback in the league to split out wide and cover Antonio Brown, but rather an indication of just how superior he was compared to the peers at his position group when it came to coverage. At middle linebacker for the Panthers, Kuechly makes plays no other LB in the NFL makes, including a pass breakup in the divisional round of the playoffs against Seattle—breaking towards the sideline and getting fingertips to a pass intended for Doug Baldwin to prevent a reception on a coverage bust he had no part in. In fact, Kuechly only enhanced his season in the playoffs, earning three straight positive grades. But for missing time early in the year with a concussion, he could very easily have found himself atop this list.

Best performance: Week 8 versus Indianapolis: +5.0

Key stat: Kuechly allowed a passer rating of just 48.7 into his coverage (playoffs included), 50 points lower than the LB position average.

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Wow.  Didn't remember that Cam wasn't in the top 100 last year.  Incredible.   Those are pretty good write ups for each of Josh, Cam & Luke.  I'd argue that Cam deserves a spot a few slots higher as league MVP...

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22 hours ago, GoobyPls said:

Best rated Corner period. When he's wasn't even the second best corner on his team.

Sigh. Top cumulative rating as a CB. He played in the slot only, so that doesn't actually make him their best CB.

 

And again, it was fully deserved. 

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1 hour ago, Ken said:

Sigh. Top cumulative rating as a CB. He played in the slot only, so that doesn't actually make him their best CB.

 

And again, it was fully deserved. 

Then why didn't they separate him from the rest?

And the packers barely play man and are constantly blitzing so it's almost impossible to rate a nickle  corner in their scheme.

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14 hours ago, GoobyPls said:

Then why didn't they separate him from the rest?

And the packers barely play man and are constantly blitzing so it's almost impossible to rate a nickle  corner in their scheme.

because he's still a CB?

 

What are you talking about? Blitizing has nothing to do with his covering?

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