DeCastro, Gay receive top PFF marks

[SteelCrazy]

Pro Football Focus, a popular football evaluation web site, gave Steelers right guard David DeCastro and cornerback William Gay its highest marks on offense and defense for the Steelers in their 19-16 win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 7.

DeCastro earned a +3.6 grade, all in run blocking, as the second-year guard steamrolled Ravens defenders all game long. It was only his ninth career start, but clearly, the best one he's had in that time. It's by far his top grade received from PFF.

Right tackle Guy Whimper silenced any and all critics he had with a newsworthy performance against Baltimore as well. He received a +2.6 grade - the highest of any Steelers tackle this season. He replaced Marcus Gilbert after seven plays, and performed very well, especially considering the level of competition he was facing.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger earned a +2.0 grade.

Tight end Heath Miller received a -4.1, the lowest among offensive players. It was the second-lowest grade they've given Miller since the site began in 2008 (Week 14 in 2008 against Dallas was the lowest at -4.4).

Gay was given a +2.1 overall score, boosting him to +5.6 on the season - 14th highest among cornerbacks in the NFL. He was one of the few positive grades the Steelers defense received, with Shamarko Thomas receiving a +1.4 and Lawrence Timmons receiving a +1.3, respectively.

Outside linebacker Jason Worilds received a -2.6.

[url]http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2013/10/22/4865514/steelers-pro-football-focus-week-7-rankings-evaluation[/url]

[SidSmythe]

Hope this is a sign that DeCastro is getting to full strength and it's signs of good things to come. As for Worilds, it wasn't like he was even in the game most of the time

[NorthCoast]

Gay, Timmons, and Taylor are all knotted up at 4 passes defended for the season. And where does the lamented K Lewis fall???

he has 5 for the season....

[papillon]

How do you make 17 tackles and only get a 1.3 rating? Were all the tackles 10 yards downfield?

Pappy

[Slapstick]

How do you make 17 tackles and only get a 1.3 rating? Were all the tackles 10 yards downfield?

Pappy

The same way you prevent two TDs and earn a +2.1...

Rarely is any player given a score greater than 3 or less than -3...supposedly, most grade out at zero....

[phillyesq]

I noticed DD a few times making positive plays in the run game. I also noticed him finishing plays and helping running backs fight for extra yards. In addition to PFF, I saw some nice buzz for DD from Wexell and Lance Zeirlien (sp?) - the son of the old offensive line coach.

Hopefully DD builds on this game.

[birtikidis]

Gay, Timmons, and Taylor are all knotted up at 4 passes defended for the season. And where does the lamented K Lewis fall???

he has 5 for the season....

so each player has 4 for the season? In one less game? Not bad.

[Shoe]

Oh, I think it is

Hope this is a sign that DeCastro is getting to full strength and it's signs of good things to come. As for Worilds, it wasn't like he was even in the game most of the time

I was mad at him when he took Pouncey out. And at other times, he has looked almost equally hapless as that play. But unlike Adams, I think those are "growing pains", and he's proving what people thought of him coming out. At worst, the guy has at least proven to be a force run-blocking, particularly pulling.

[steelblood]

Hope this is a sign that DeCastro is getting to full strength and it's signs of good things to come. As for Worilds, it wasn't like he was even in the game most of the time

worilds played most of the game with jones dinged up

[Jigawatts]

I was mad at him when he took Pouncey out.

I think that actually helped us. Could it be DD knew what he was doing when he dove at Pouncey?

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

I wonder how big a swing you would have in these ranking if not for the other team's failures. For example, if Flacco (best deep ball in the game, $100M QB Joe Flacco) doesn't underthrow that ball into the EZ, Gay gives up a TD instead of breaking up the pass. What does his 2.1 become? I'm not asking to complain about Gay, it is just really curiosity.

[SteelCrazy]

I wonder how big a swing you would have in these ranking if not for the other team's failures. For example, if Flacco (best deep ball in the game, $100M QB Joe Flacco) doesn't underthrow that ball into the EZ, Gay gives up a TD instead of breaking up the pass. What does his 2.1 become? I'm not asking to complain about Gay, it is just really curiosity.

I'd like to know that too.......Like u said, it was under-thrown and if not it was 6.

[Ernie]

I'd like to know that too.......Like u said, it was under-thrown and if not it was 6.

would've had about the same affect as the play the week before where the kid from the jets blew past Ike and Troy on the deep ball...
if only he had caught it lol.

[Slapstick]

If Moye had caught the TD, he would have been given a +15.0...

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

If Moye had caught the TD, he would have been given a +15.0...

How about Ben? He threw a perfect pass into tight coverage in the EZ, and the receiver dropped it. We all know that in fantasy land his numbers suffered. We also know that his passer rating, that every outlet and analyst uses to measures a QB's effectiveness did not give him credit, but PFF is supposed to measure individual accomplishment. In reality, he should have measured the same as if Moye had caught it. On the flip side, the previous catch by Moye was not a good throw by Ben, and would have been incomplete 90% of the time. Does he get the same credit as if he threw it perfectly?

Way too many variables with the PFF rankings for skill players. I like it better for positions of one-on-one battles like linemen.