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Tony Romo ranks second-to-last among NFL QBs; DeMarco Murray, Rolando McClain top 5 at their positions
By Jon Machota
jmachota@dallasnews.com
11:51 am on September 16, 2014 | Permalink
Now that two games are in the books, I figured it would be a good time to see how the folks at Pro Football Focus have graded the Cowboys players during their 1-1 start.
Here are some of the most interesting stats, grades and rankings I found.
OFFENSE
– Tony Romo ranks 38th among all quarterbacks who have taken a snap this season. Philadelphia’s Nick Foles is the only QB ranked below Romo. Yes, even Johnny Manziel, who has only taken three snaps, is 18th.
– Through two games, Romo is the lowest-graded player on the Cowboys offense.
– The top five: DeMarco Murray, Dwayne Harris, Dez Bryant, Tyron Smith and Terrance Williams.
– Dez Bryant, the Cowboys’ highest-graded offensive player for Week 2, is 10th among all wide receivers who have played at least 25 percent of their team’s snaps.
– Bryant is eighth among wide receivers in targets. He has caught 14 of the 19 passes thrown in his direction. The five passes he didn’t haul in were not considered catchable.
– DeMarco Murray is second to only Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell among running backs who have played at least 75 percent of their team’s snaps
– Murray leads all running backs with 153 of his 285 rushing yards having come after contact.
– Tyron Smith ranks 21st among tackles and Zack Martin ranks 21st among guards who have played 75 percent of their team’s snaps.
– Doug Free had the biggest Week 1 to Week 2 swing, going from a +2.4 grade against San Francisco to a -3.0 grade against Tennessee.
DEFENSE
– Jeremy Mincey ranks eighth among 4-3 defensive ends who have played at least half of their team’s snaps.
– Tyrone Crawford was the Cowboys’ highest-graded player for Week 2. He played 28 snaps and was extremely effective as a pass rusher. He finished with one quarterback hit and a team-high five hurries.
– Among all 4-3 defensive ends, Tyrone Crawford ranks eighth, while Mincey is 10th. Former Cowboy DeMarcus Ware is 18th.
– Among all defensive tackles, Henry Melton ranks ninth. Former Cowboy Jeremiah Ratliff is fourth.
– Rolando McClain ranks fifth among all inside linebackers. Ahead of him are Carolina’s Luke Kuechly, Philadelphia’s DeMeco Ryans, San Francisco’s Patrick Willis and Detroit’s Stephen Tulloch.
– Sterling Moore ranks 12th among all cornerbacks.
– Morris Claiborne is the Cowboys’ lowest-graded defensive player through two games.
– The top five: Henry Melton, Rolando McClain, Tyrone Crawford, Jeremy Mincey and Sterling Moore.
SPECIAL TEAMS
– Surprisingly, Dan Bailey ranks 20th among kickers. But if you don’t count kickoffs and just focus on field goal and extra point efficiency, he ranks third.
By Jon Machota
jmachota@dallasnews.com
11:51 am on September 16, 2014 | Permalink
Now that two games are in the books, I figured it would be a good time to see how the folks at Pro Football Focus have graded the Cowboys players during their 1-1 start.
Here are some of the most interesting stats, grades and rankings I found.
OFFENSE
– Tony Romo ranks 38th among all quarterbacks who have taken a snap this season. Philadelphia’s Nick Foles is the only QB ranked below Romo. Yes, even Johnny Manziel, who has only taken three snaps, is 18th.
– Through two games, Romo is the lowest-graded player on the Cowboys offense.
– The top five: DeMarco Murray, Dwayne Harris, Dez Bryant, Tyron Smith and Terrance Williams.
– Dez Bryant, the Cowboys’ highest-graded offensive player for Week 2, is 10th among all wide receivers who have played at least 25 percent of their team’s snaps.
– Bryant is eighth among wide receivers in targets. He has caught 14 of the 19 passes thrown in his direction. The five passes he didn’t haul in were not considered catchable.
– DeMarco Murray is second to only Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell among running backs who have played at least 75 percent of their team’s snaps
– Murray leads all running backs with 153 of his 285 rushing yards having come after contact.
– Tyron Smith ranks 21st among tackles and Zack Martin ranks 21st among guards who have played 75 percent of their team’s snaps.
– Doug Free had the biggest Week 1 to Week 2 swing, going from a +2.4 grade against San Francisco to a -3.0 grade against Tennessee.
DEFENSE
– Jeremy Mincey ranks eighth among 4-3 defensive ends who have played at least half of their team’s snaps.
– Tyrone Crawford was the Cowboys’ highest-graded player for Week 2. He played 28 snaps and was extremely effective as a pass rusher. He finished with one quarterback hit and a team-high five hurries.
– Among all 4-3 defensive ends, Tyrone Crawford ranks eighth, while Mincey is 10th. Former Cowboy DeMarcus Ware is 18th.
– Among all defensive tackles, Henry Melton ranks ninth. Former Cowboy Jeremiah Ratliff is fourth.
– Rolando McClain ranks fifth among all inside linebackers. Ahead of him are Carolina’s Luke Kuechly, Philadelphia’s DeMeco Ryans, San Francisco’s Patrick Willis and Detroit’s Stephen Tulloch.
– Sterling Moore ranks 12th among all cornerbacks.
– Morris Claiborne is the Cowboys’ lowest-graded defensive player through two games.
– The top five: Henry Melton, Rolando McClain, Tyrone Crawford, Jeremy Mincey and Sterling Moore.
SPECIAL TEAMS
– Surprisingly, Dan Bailey ranks 20th among kickers. But if you don’t count kickoffs and just focus on field goal and extra point efficiency, he ranks third.
