ZOMG! CMC iz uh BUZT!!

[JawnyBlaze]

6 hours ago, MasterAwesome said:

Yeah I was using more the literal definition of professional, not as a testament to their skill or expertise. They still technically are paid to do this which automatically, like it or not, makes their opinion more credible than the average fan sitting on their couch at home.

You seem to be making a few assumptions; I’m not sure what you are basing them off of. Sure I think it’s probable that we pay more attention to our team, generally speaking...but I would think it’s pretty safe to say that whoever is tasked with grading the o-line at PFF is at the very least keying in on the o-line on every single snap when they review the game footage. Does the average fan on the couch go back and rewatch the o-line on every offensive snap? No, because fans have a more broad scope of the game. They’re also more equipped to make a comparative assessment of our o-line since they’re doing the same thing for all other NFL teams.

Their opinion is more credible than the average fan also because they at least have some established metrics/analytics that they’re using in their evaluation which ensures at least a certain degree of standardization and consistency applied to their scoring system. Fans are basing their evaluation strictly on their own observations, which opens the door to a lot of subjectivity and inconsistencies.

Admittedly I’m making some assumptions myself in their procedure, but I gave the rationale behind it which I don’t think is far fetched by any means.

Eh, I see your point. I just disagree with you   Their analysis has been way too far off in way too many cases for me to give them any credibility.