Tag: All-Pro Team

Bucs shut out of NFLPA’s inaugural All-Pro team

The NFLPA released their first-ever All-Pro team Wednesday, and not a single Tampa Bay Buccaneer made the cut

The NFLPA unveiled its first-ever All-Pro team Wednesday, and not a single member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made the cut.

This might not be a huge surprise, considering how far the Bucs fell short of their lofty preseason expectations this season. That said, despite the team’s overall struggles for much of the year, they still had some individual performers that could have merited consideration here.

Either way, this might give Tampa Bay even more fuel and motivation as they head into Monday night’s wild-card playoff matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.

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Which Commanders player made PFF’s 3rd quarter All-Pro team?

It’s not who you think.

The Washington Commanders have multiple players worthy of a Pro Bowl nod this season. Not only do the Commanders have players worthy of a Pro Bowl nomination, defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne should be seriously mentioned as All-Pro candidates.

Pro Football Focus named its third-quarter All-Pro team this week, and there was no mention of Allen, Payne, wide receiver Terry McLaurin, or punter Tress Way.

There were four interior defensive linemen ahead of Payne and Allen: Dexter Lawrence, Aaron Donald, Quinnen Williams and Chris Jones. All four are great players. Donald is already one of the greatest defensive linemen of all time.

But how did Allen and Payne fail to make the list? McLaurin and Way are understandable. There are so many wide receivers putting up bigger numbers. That’s not because of McLaurin’s inability but more of a function of Washington’s offense. Allen and Payne have combined for 16 sacks and are tied for second in the NFL with 15 tackles for loss apiece.

Good thing PFF isn’t the real thing, right?

There was some good news for the Commanders. Someone did make PFF’s All-Pro team, and it’s not who you think.

Washington safety Jeremy Reaves made the cut as PFF’s special-teams pick.

Reaves has more special teams snaps than any other player in the NFL and also has the best PFF grade. That’s difficult to achieve. He has 15 special teams tackles.

Good for Reaves. It’s nice to see him receive some national recognition. While Darrick Forrest and Kam Curl have the safety spots locked down for the foreseeable future, the always-reliable Reaves never fails to impress when called into duty on defense. Reaves has earned himself a comfortable spot on Washington’s roster for his role on special teams.

As for Payne and Allen, don’t be surprised if one of the two earns All-Pro honors from the NFL after the season.

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Friday recap: Lindstrom was NFL’s only guard to not allow a sack

In today’s recap, we look at the path to cap flexibility, 2021 All-Pro results, and Chris Lindstrom finishes as only guard to allow 0 sacks.

It was a slow week for the Atlanta Falcons after wrapping their 2021 season with a forgettable loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Head coach Arthur Smith clarified his postgame comments on quarterback Matt Ryan, Chris Lindstrom accomplished something that no other guard in the NFL did in 2021, and two Falcons earned second-team All-Pro selections.

In today’s recap, we look at Atlanta’s path to cap flexibility, examine our new mock draft and end the week with some Kyle Pitts highlights.

2 Saints players land on PFF’s first-quarter All-Pro team

2 Saints players land on PFF’s first-quarter All-Pro team

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Which New Orleans Saints players deserve All-Pro honors after the first four games? With a frustrating 2-2 record, there are probably a lot of fans who aren’t eager to nominate anyone.

But two Saints players placed on the first-quarter All-Pro first team from Pro Football Focus, with a few others receiving recognition on the second team. And some were snubbed despite the team’s mediocre record. Here’s what PFF’s Sam Monson said of the selections, and some thoughts on those left out in the cold:

Saints snubbed on Pro Football Focus first-quarter All-Pro team

Pro Football Focus snubbed Saints RB Alvin Kamara in favor of his Vikings counterpart Dalvin Cook on their 2020 first-quarter All-Pro team.

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The analysts at Pro Football Focus have taken the measure of the New Orleans Saints’ roster through the first four weeks of the 2020 season, and they’ve found it wanting. Only one Saints player earned a mention on PFF’s first-quarter All-Pro team, and they had him playing second fiddle.

Alvin Kamara hasn’t run as often or as efficiently as his Minnesota Vikings counterpart Dalvin Cook, but he’s been the better all-around player. Kamara has averaged twice as many receiving yards per game (80.3) as Cook has gained in total (40) through four weeks, while converting the same number of first downs (27). He’s also scored one more touchdown than Cook while averaging almost a yard and a half more per touch (7.0 versus Cook’s 5.7) on a similar workload (80 combined receptions and carries against Cook’s 82).

Despite all of that, Kamara is listed on the second team while Cook gets the headlines with the first team. Ho hum.

To be fair, their play styles are very different, and Cook is a much more limited asset. He can’t run the routes or make the catches Kamara makes look mundane, and he’s also saddled with a significantly worse offensive line (not to mention the quarterback situation, with Kirk Cousins lobbing as many touchdowns as interceptions). So maybe Cook has faced a higher degree of difficulty, and he’s certainly one of the game’s best running backs.

So we’ll check back in on things at midseason, and again down the stretch. But based off what we’ve seen through the first month of the season, it’s Kamara who should be an early favorite to win Offensive Player of the Year.

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