Since I'm still paying for premium access to PFF, I thought it would be interesting to share with you guys how they ranked various aspects of our 2023 team, where our strengths and weaknesses lay. Here's how we ranked against the other 31 teams in the league:
Offense: Passing: 11th. Pass blocking: 28th. Receiving: 7th. Running: 11th. Run blocking: 15th. Overall offense: 12th.
Defense: Run Defense: 23rd. Tackling: 31st. Pass rush: 9th. Coverage: 10th. Overall defense: 15th.
Special teams: 3rd.
Team overall: 10th.
If anything sticks out like a sore thumb, it's our tackling, and at least in my opinion, that sure meets with my eye test. The other weakness is our pass blocking, and injuries to our tackles and lack of depth all across the OL is something that a lot of us complained about.
This likely isn't that applicable to our future as we're going to have a new coaching philosophy on both offense as well as defense, and there's already been some roster churning. Plus, as we've discussed, PFF is by no means the ultimate authority, but they are the best at what they do. In any event, I thought it interesting for us to see where Mac and his staff are starting out with.