J.J. Watt has had a Pro Football Focus grade of 87.7, 98.5, 98.8, 97.2 and 93.8 in his first five NFL seasons, while his number this season is just 46.9.
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J.J. Watt's PFF Grade Down Dramatically In 2016
Rob Gronkowski Earning Praise For Mental Part Of Playing Tight End
Rob Gronkowski is known as one of the NFL's most physically dominant offensive weapons and for being a partier off the field but he also plays the tight end position at a high level intellectually.
Sean Payton Comfortable Delegating Play-Calling To Pete Carmichael Jr.
Sean Payton is prepared to quit calling offensive plays if it helps him manage his entire team better.
Patriots Didn't Adjust Offense At All For Jimmy Garoppolo
Jimmy Garoppolo showcased his quick release, pocket management and ability to run the Patriots' offense with efficiency similar to Tom Brady.
Bruce Arians: Our Job Is To Make The Game Better, Not Just Win Games
Bruce Arians wants his players to have smaller classrooms to learn the game better.
Coaches, Execs Concerned By Increase Of Younger Players In NFL
Despite medical and nutritional advancements, NFL careers are ending earlier for anyone who isn't a quarterback or a special teams cog.
Y-Iso Formation Has Become One Of NFL's Biggest Trends, Gives TEs Edge
The formation consists of three wide receivers on one side of the formation and a tight end on the other side.
Seahawks To Use Brandon Browner As Hybrid Safety
Brandon Browner will aid in slowing down those bigger pass catchers.
Bob Quinn: Frequently Drafting QB Is Good Football Business
Bob Quinn believes drafting a quarterback is a wise calculated risk.
2015 Championship Game Matchups (DVOA Infographics)
The Panthers, Cardinals and Patriots are much more well-rounded teams than the Broncos, who rely heavily on their defense.
2015 Divisional Round Playoff Matchups (DVOA Infographics)
The infographics show the strengths and weaknesses of every team as the second round begins.
Wild Card Playoff Matchups (DVOA Infographics)
The infographics show the percentile rankings for all 12 2015 NFL playoff teams in the categories of DVOA for offense, defense, pass offense, rush offense, pass defense and rush defense.
Cardinals Given Best Super Bowl Chance At 29 Percent
The Panthers rank second at 20 percent with the Patriots third at 18 percent.
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Seven Teams In Top-10 In DVOA On Off., Def. Through Week 15
The Seahawks rank first in both Total DVOA and Weighted DVOA.
Cardinals, Bengals, Chiefs, Seahawks In Top-10 In DVOA On Off., Def.
The Cardinals, Chiefs, Bengals and Seahawks rank in the top-10 in both Offense and Defense DVOA.
Chiefs Now Rank No. 1 In Weighted DVOA
The Weighted DVOA lower the strength of early-season games and the Chiefs also benefitted from the horrible performance several weeks ago by Peyton Manning.
Kubiak: Brock Osweiler Can Do Everything
Brock Osweiler finished 20-for-27 and had a passer rating of 127.1.
Aaron Rodgers Seeing Substantially More Blitzes This Season
Aaron Rodgers has seen a blitz in 32.5 percent of his dropbacks this season, which is the 12th highest rate in the NFL.
Palmer, Norman, Donald Headline PFF's Midseason All-Pro Team
PFF chose Carson Palmer over Tom Brady largely due to his intermediate and downfield aerial assault.
49ers See Similarities To Alex Smith In Blaine Gabbert
Blaine Gabbert needed to adapt from a spread run system into a pocket passer like Alex Smith.
Josh Norman On Pace For All-Time Great Season At CB
Josh Norman was a fifth round pick in 2012 out of Coastal Carolina.
Evolution Of Cam Newton Triggered Evolution Of Panthers' Offense
Ron Rivera estimated that Cam Newton is charged with making a call about what play to run about 70 percent of the time.
Seahawks Rank 5th In Elo But Have 53 Percent Shot At Playoffs
The Seahawks are chasing the Cardinals in the NFC West and have a tougher schedule than some of their NFC rivals for the Wild Card.
Jeremy Hill To Be 'Huge Part Down Stretch Run'
Jeremy Hill has 232 rushing yards on 74 carries. He also has six combined rushing and receiving touchdowns.
Saints On Pace For Fewest Points, Deep Passes In Payton-Brees Era
The Saints' offense looks entirely different this year, focused on ball-control.
Luck, Pagano 19-2 Against AFC South, 20-19 Against Rest Of NFL
Chuck Pagano and Andrew Luck came to the Colts in 2012 and have reached the playoffs in all three of their seasons together.
Jay Gruden Continuing 'Investment' In Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins has a passer rating of 77.4 and a 2-4 record this season.
Russell Wilson Losing Weight To Offset Seattle's Struggling O-Line
Russell Wilson has focused on cutting weight and speed training due to the issues with the Seahawks' offensive line.
C.J. Anderson: Frustrations Impacting Production
C.J. Anderson has said his frustration is impacting his performance, rushing for 2.7 yards per carry on 43 attempts.
PFF Gives Aaron Rodgers Negative Grade For Week 3
Aaron Rodgers had 333 passing yards, five touchdowns, no interceptions and a 138.5 passer rating, which are simply video game numbers.
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