PFF is at it again, this time disrespecting Pat Surtain
PFF is at it again, this time disrespecting Pat Surtain
Does Pro Football Focus have something against the Denver Broncos?
Nik Bonitto is coming off a second-team All-Pro nod in 2024. PFF has him ranked as the 23rd-best pass rusher in the NFL (below Bradley Chubb). Zach Allen also received second-team All-Pro recognition last fall. PFF has him ranked as the league's 20th-best interior defensive lineman (below John Franklin-Myers).
Meanwhile, Pat Surtain just won Defensive Player of the Year in 2024. He was recognized as the best overall defender -- regardless of position -- last season. Yet PFF's cornerback rankings have PS2 ranked No. 2 behind Sauce Gardner.
"The reigning Defensive Player of the Year has recorded an 89.5 PFF coverage grade over the past three seasons, ranking second among cornerbacks, and his PFF advanced coverage grade places third," John Kosko wrote of Surtain on PFF's website.
Allen has received little national recognition, while Bonitto became more of a household name last season. Surtain is an established star, widely considered the best cornerback in the NFL. PFF disrespecting all three is strange, but it has to be a coincidence. The site gave the Broncos an "A" grade for their offseason, so the rankings don't feel like a conscious decision to disrespect the club, but a reflection of a flawed grading system.
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