Category: 2011 Best Performances
2011′s Best Performances: 4-3 Outside Linebackers
Two weeks of work (check out the entire 2011′s Best Performances series) has led us to this final installment of our series looking at the top one-off performances in 2011, the 4-3 outside linebackers. In order to contend with the different types of players lining up in these spots, we’ve created two categories. We’ll be [...]
2011′s Best Performance’s: Inside Linebackers
Just two pieces left in our series looking at the best one-off performances from 2011. That means we’ve got linebackers to look at and up first are the inside guys. That involves looking at middle linebackers in 4-3 defenses and both inside linebackers in the 3-4 versions. We’ve put together a Top 5 at both [...]
2011′s Best Performances: Safeties
In case you haven’t kept up, we’ve been running a regular feature looking at the best individual one-off performances from 2011. We covered the offensive standouts last week and we’re now over halfway through the defense. Next up are the safeties, those backfield defenders who so often turn in game-changing plays (for better or worse). [...]
2011′s Best Performances: Cornerbacks
We’re nearing the end of our series highlighting the best performances from the 2011 season and we’ve arrived at the defensive backfield, so up next are the Top 10 cornerback displays that caught the eye of the PFF grading system. The grades see us go beyond just looking at their work in coverage, also factoring [...]
2011′s Best Performances: 3-4 Defensive Ends
Yesterday we looked at the top performances by 3-4 outside linebackers, so sticking with the 3-4 theme we’re going to look at those players lined up at defensive end. Naturally there’s one player who features more prominently than any other, but there’s still a healthy selection of players from other teams. As ever, the grades [...]
2011′s Best Performances: 3-4 Outside Linebackers
Day 3 in our look at the highest-graded defensive performances over the year sees us focusing on the 3-4 outside linebackers who are so often tasked with getting to the quarterback. Keep in mind, these grades look beyond just the raw pass-rushing numbers, and break down all aspects of a 3-4 OLBs’ play. That means [...]
2011′s Best Performances: Defensive Tackles
We began focusing on the defensive players yesterday in our continuing look at the best individual performances from the 2011 season. Today we stay on that track, shifting to the inside guys as we turn our attention to those players who spend their life at either defensive tackle or nose tackle. As is the norm, [...]
2011′s Best Performances: 4-3 Defensive Ends
Yesterday was our final look at 2011′s best individual performances from offensive players so today we’re starting our look at the top defensive displays from last season. Where better to start than the 4-3 defensive ends that are so important when it comes to getting pressure on the quarterbacks. Keep in mind, our grading isn’t [...]
2011′s Best Performances: Centers
It’s the last day for our look at the best performances by offensive players in the 2011 season, and that means it’s the centers’ turn to take a bow as we recognize some fantastic outings. If you’ve missed any of the look at our best graded performances from 2011 you can find the quarterbacks, running [...]
2011′s Best Performances: Guards
Yesterday was all about the offensive tackles and today we’re looking at our list of top offensive guard performances from the 2011 season. These are the defenders of the A-gaps and the ones who put the power into physical run games. As we did with tackles, we’re going to be listing the five best performances from [...]
