stillers4me
10-13-2014, 04:16 PM
These words, minus the one in brackets, came from the mouth of Mike Mitchell: “When we did what we were supposed to do, we kicked their . They got us on a couple trick plays that really hurt us and got their momentum going.”
Which begs the obvious question. And no, not the one that asks who Mitchell is.
I’m talking about this one: Is there anyone on these Steelers that doesn’t subscribe to the theory that flying the plane successfully comes with the same value as [B]landing it successfully (http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2014/10/12/column-will-take-ben-pipe/)?
My goodness.
Let’s get past the rhetoric — or whatever derisive term you’d attach to Mitchell’s remark — and look at actual performance:
Mitchell actually did have a decent showing, making three tackles but all with impact. One was a dynamic pass breakup over the middle that he made sure everyone in the stadium noticed afterward. Two others were tighter to the line. His overall grade from Pro Football Focus was 2.2, trailing only Lawrence Timmons among all defenders.
So wonderful. Huzzah. Welcome to the franchise, right?
For the season, Mitchell’s PFF rating is 1.5, which places him 27th among all NFL safeties — Troy Polamalu’s 0.9 has him 32nd — and makes him basically average at his job. And upon a deeper look, his ranking drops to 38th when evaluated solely on pass coverage rather than, you know, making the plays right in front o him. That’s because he has zero interceptions and zero passes defensed.
I’ll repeat that: Zero, zero.
And if memory serves, the primary reason the Steelers targeted Mitchell with that five-year, $25 million contract out of free agency was that he’d restore a playmaking dimension to their secondary. Still waiting, obviously.
• No such muddy water when it comes to judging another five-year, $25 million contract Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin doled out this summer: Cortez Allen is beginning to look like the worst corner in the NFL.
Wait, this just in: He is the worst corner in the NFL.
After a minus-3.7 rating Sunday that was among the worst for any player in the league, Allen’s overall PFF ranking among corners fell to No. 103 in the league. Out of 103. He does have two picks and five passes defensed, but all that’s done is mask some of the softest coverage seen in these parts since … ah, I’m not even going to impugn those guys by citing them in this context. Suffice it to say that by game’s end Sunday, Allen actually looked completely satisfied to allow receivers to catch the ball, so long as they wouldn’t run past him.........
READ MORE @ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2014/10/13/steelers-pats-burned-secondary-burned-cash/
Which begs the obvious question. And no, not the one that asks who Mitchell is.
I’m talking about this one: Is there anyone on these Steelers that doesn’t subscribe to the theory that flying the plane successfully comes with the same value as [B]landing it successfully (http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2014/10/12/column-will-take-ben-pipe/)?
My goodness.
Let’s get past the rhetoric — or whatever derisive term you’d attach to Mitchell’s remark — and look at actual performance:
Mitchell actually did have a decent showing, making three tackles but all with impact. One was a dynamic pass breakup over the middle that he made sure everyone in the stadium noticed afterward. Two others were tighter to the line. His overall grade from Pro Football Focus was 2.2, trailing only Lawrence Timmons among all defenders.
So wonderful. Huzzah. Welcome to the franchise, right?
For the season, Mitchell’s PFF rating is 1.5, which places him 27th among all NFL safeties — Troy Polamalu’s 0.9 has him 32nd — and makes him basically average at his job. And upon a deeper look, his ranking drops to 38th when evaluated solely on pass coverage rather than, you know, making the plays right in front o him. That’s because he has zero interceptions and zero passes defensed.
I’ll repeat that: Zero, zero.
And if memory serves, the primary reason the Steelers targeted Mitchell with that five-year, $25 million contract out of free agency was that he’d restore a playmaking dimension to their secondary. Still waiting, obviously.
• No such muddy water when it comes to judging another five-year, $25 million contract Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin doled out this summer: Cortez Allen is beginning to look like the worst corner in the NFL.
Wait, this just in: He is the worst corner in the NFL.
After a minus-3.7 rating Sunday that was among the worst for any player in the league, Allen’s overall PFF ranking among corners fell to No. 103 in the league. Out of 103. He does have two picks and five passes defensed, but all that’s done is mask some of the softest coverage seen in these parts since … ah, I’m not even going to impugn those guys by citing them in this context. Suffice it to say that by game’s end Sunday, Allen actually looked completely satisfied to allow receivers to catch the ball, so long as they wouldn’t run past him.........
READ MORE @ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2014/10/13/steelers-pats-burned-secondary-burned-cash/