06-08-2015, 10:05 PM
I haven't followed sports press until the last year or so. I've got a couple of people in my life who are growing into football fans and I wanna know more and understand when they're enthusiastic talking about local teams and such.
So, today I'm reading at ESPN and wondering if this "grading system" and the predictions stemming from it are generally bullshit or if they bear true more often than not.
The reality is the current 49ers championship run is over. Pro Football Focus recently published 32 depth charts with ratings for each player. The 49ers lost one elite player (Willis), three high-quality players (Lee, Chris Borland and Chris Culliver), three good players (Mike Iupati, Anthony Davis and Justin Smith) and four players with average ratings (Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, Dan Skuta and Perrish Cox).
If you give an elite player five points, a high-quality one three, a good player two and an average player one, the 49ers' roster lost 24 points. The 49ers added wide receiver Torrey Smith (good grade) and Reggie Bush (average grade). That takes the net loss to 21.
Using the same grading system, the 49ers have 43 points returning, 16th in the league. Instead of expecting 11 to 13 wins each season, the 49ers look more likely to repeat last year's 8-8 campaign.
^ That was in an article regarding the possibility that Kaepernick could be traded. Would the 49ers really trade him now for a couple of other "good" players to fill in our weakened line-up, and then pray to pick up a winning QB in draft?
So, today I'm reading at ESPN and wondering if this "grading system" and the predictions stemming from it are generally bullshit or if they bear true more often than not.
The reality is the current 49ers championship run is over. Pro Football Focus recently published 32 depth charts with ratings for each player. The 49ers lost one elite player (Willis), three high-quality players (Lee, Chris Borland and Chris Culliver), three good players (Mike Iupati, Anthony Davis and Justin Smith) and four players with average ratings (Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, Dan Skuta and Perrish Cox).
If you give an elite player five points, a high-quality one three, a good player two and an average player one, the 49ers' roster lost 24 points. The 49ers added wide receiver Torrey Smith (good grade) and Reggie Bush (average grade). That takes the net loss to 21.
Using the same grading system, the 49ers have 43 points returning, 16th in the league. Instead of expecting 11 to 13 wins each season, the 49ers look more likely to repeat last year's 8-8 campaign.
^ That was in an article regarding the possibility that Kaepernick could be traded. Would the 49ers really trade him now for a couple of other "good" players to fill in our weakened line-up, and then pray to pick up a winning QB in draft?