2026 Cowboys Free Agency Thread…

[Cowboysrock55]

No, because pressure stats unlike those associated with other positions tend to be subjective and often flat out stupid.

Most of what they do is subjective. Sort of like pass rush win rate which is different than pressures. Guy beats his man cleanly but the QB gets the ball off before it's physically possible to get to him, is that the rushers fault? Or is that the coverage? But I do know EZ had a good amount of splash plays. The sack numbers weren't there but our secondary was utter shit which didn't help. But oddly enough I think he graded really well against the run where more of his splash plays came from. Kind of funny considering that was the real concern with EZ.

But that same subjectivity is a flaw in almost everything PFF does. They don't really evaluate the coverages. They just see a ball caught or not caught and assign responsibility to the closest guy. There was so much confusion in our secondary that often times I think guys were getting blamed for trying to cover things that other players blew.

Anyway, was just curious your thoughts. Sometimes I'm interested what PFF has to say. But I've always thought their grades come out very wonky at times.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Just not concluding he was the worst CB in the NFL last year.

I don't believe that either, I definitely don't trust these subjective rankings. He wasn't even the worst CB on the team (Diggs).

But if he wasn't the worst he wasn't far off.

Now, could he improve? Sure.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Luckily now with Durant we hopefully won't have to count on Revel.

We don't have to, but obviously in an ideal world Durant gets to be the third corner. It's nice to have an option in a guy who can also be a #2 corner though. Especially when you keep in mind that Bland had foot surgery again. It also helps that I think Thompson can play the slot and so if we had to shift Thompson to the slot in the nickel and play Durant outside we are still good.

I'd still draft a corner in the first if the right value is there. But it's nice to be in a position where we don't have to. And maybe you don't even have to worry about Thompson playing the slot and he can line up more as a traditional safety.

 

[Cotton]

Most of what they do is subjective. Sort of like pass rush win rate which is different than pressures. Guy beats his man cleanly but the QB gets the ball off before it's physically possible to get to him, is that the rushers fault? Or is that the coverage? But I do know EZ had a good amount of splash plays. The sack numbers weren't there but our secondary was utter shit which didn't help. But oddly enough I think he graded really well against the run where more of his splash plays came from. Kind of funny considering that was the real concern with EZ.

But that same subjectivity is a flaw in almost everything PFF does. They don't really evaluate the coverages. They just see a ball caught or not caught and assign responsibility to the closest guy. There was so much confusion in our secondary that often times I think guys were getting blamed for trying to cover things that other players blew.

Anyway, was just curious your thoughts. Sometimes I'm interested what PFF has to say. But I've always thought their grades come out very wonky at times.

I like that word... wonky. We need to make a concentrated effort to bring it into normal daily use.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I don't believe that either, I definitely don't trust these subjective rankings. He wasn't even the worst CB on the team (Diggs).

But if he wasn't the worst he wasn't far off.

Now, could he improve? Sure.

Diggs had like a perfect passer rating against him last year. It was ugly for basically all our corners. And it was weird too. They would have a good game or two and then be pathetic the next game. I feel like Carson even looked good for a couple of games and then absolute garbage. Bland definitely had some ups and downs like that as well.

Diggs is the only guy that I'm not sure he ever looked good. I can't recall ever thinking after a game last year, well Diggs looked like his old self. It was all just bad.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I wouldn't judge any player on defense who had to play on that Eberflus disaster squad.