Tag: Connor McGovern

PFF: 5 worst-graded Bills players on offense in Week 10

Not their day, according to PFF:

The Buffalo Bills lost to the Denver Broncos, 24-22, in their Week 10 matchup on Monday Night Football.

According to Pro Football Focus, here are the five worst-graded Bills players on offense during the contest:

Jets placing Connor McGovern, Wes Schweitzer on injured reserve

The Jets are placing Connor McGovern and Wes Schweitzer on injured reserve.

The injury bug hit the Jets hard on Sunday, particularly on the offensive line. A pair of interior offensive linemen are heading to injured reserve.

Head coach Robert Saleh told reporters Monday that center Connor McGovern (knee) and guard Wes Schweitzer (calf) are both being placed on injured reserve. Both will miss at least the next four games. They can return for New York’s Week 13 game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Saleh said both have a chance to return this season. On McGovern, he said McGovern isn’t “out of the woods” in regards to whether he needs surgery or not but it’s a best-case scenario based on how the injury initially seemed on Sunday.

Fortunately for the Jets, Joe Tippmann may be back this week, as well as tackle Duane Brown. The Jets will decide over the next few days on those two. Brown is still on injured reserve and the team has yet to open his practice window.

Elsewhere on the injury front, Saleh confirmed that defensive tackle Al Woods is done for the season with an Achilles injury.

Connor McGovern week-to-week with dislocated kneecap

Connor McGovern week-to-week with dislocated kneecap

Connor McGovern suffered a dislocated kneecap during Sunday’s game against the New York Giants, per NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.

McGovern reportedly has a chance of avoiding surgery but does have some damage done. McGovern is going to seek a second opinion on the injury and is considered week-to-week.

McGovern left the game during the first half and was replaced by Wes Schweitzer, who shifted over from right guard to center. Not long after, Schweitzer went down with an injury and the Jets were forced to turn to practice-squad elevation Xavier Newman at center, after he already had to replace Schweitzer at right guard. That put Billy Turner in at right guard.

Avoiding surgery would certainly be good news for McGovern and the Jets following Sunday. They’re also hopeful that Joe Tippmann will be back soon from his quad injury, maybe even being able to play next Monday against the Chargers. A positive update, nonetheless, for the Jets.

PFF: 5 worst-graded Bills players on offense in Week 8

PFF: 5 worst-graded #Bills players on offense in Week 8 vs. the #Buccaneers:

The Buffalo Bills defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-18, in their Week 8 matchup on Thursday Night Football.

The Bills (5-3) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. Particularly on offense, Buffalo had a sound game plan. However, the Bills were not perfect and in the end, the game was close.

The Bills will hope such consistency and wins will remain in their efforts throughout the rest of the 2023 season. But Buffalo will need these players to turn it around a bit.

With that, here are the five worst-graded Bills players on offense against the Buccaneers (3-4) from their Week 8 win according to Pro Football Focus‘ metrics:

PFF: 5 worst-graded Bills players on offense in Week 6

PFF: 5 worst-graded #Bills players on offense in Week 6 vs. the #Giants:

The Buffalo Bills defeated the New York Giants, 14-9, in Week 6.

Following the game that was, here are the five worst-graded Bills players on offense from the outing against the Giants according to Pro Football Focus:

Connor McGovern: Jets want to get payback for Nathaniel Hackett vs. Broncos

Connor McGovern said the Jets want to help Nathaniel Hackett get payback against his former team in the Broncos on Sunday.

Ever since Sean Payton made comments about Nathaniel Hackett back in July, everyone had the Week 5 matchup between the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos circled on their calendar. While the game had more excitement surrounding it before Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending injury, the Jets are still plenty motivated ahead of Sunday’s contest.

Connor McGovern, the starting center for the Jets, hasn’t forgotten about what was said about Hackett.

“He got thrown under the bus — and then they tried to drag him under the bus,” McGovern told ESPN. “We wanted to rally around him from the start. He’s such a good guy. I don’t know how you want to say this — the opportunity he has — but we want to make the most of him being our play caller.

The drama began when Payton called out Hackett for the coaching job he did during his tenure with the Broncos. Hackett was hired by the Broncos before the 2022 season and he didn’t even coach the entire season, producing a 4-11 record before being fired.

Payton has since walked back his comments about Hackett, but the damage had already been done. Hackett hasn’t spoken about the situation much, though, McGovern said the team wants to send a message for their offensive coordinator.

“That’s not the type of guy he is,” said McGovern, who played with the Broncos from 2016 to 2019. “He has put his head down to grind. He doesn’t let stuff affect him. But that organization did him dirty and we definitely want to allow him to get some payback.”

Many have questioned whether or not Hackett is a talented coach or if he is a product of being someone associated with Rodgers dating back to their time together on the Green Bay Packers. All that being said, it’s clear McGovern and other members of the Jets love playing for their new offensive coordinator.

PFF: 5 worst-graded Bills players on offense in Week 4

PFF: 5 worst-graded #Bills players on offense in Week 4 vs. the #Dolphins:

The Buffalo Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins, 48-20, in Week 4.

Following the game that was, here are the five worst-graded Bills players on offense from the outing against the Dolphins according to Pro Football Focus:

PFF: Bills offensive line continues to rise in weekly rankings

PFF keeps singing the praises of the #Bills offensive line:

The Buffalo Bills are slowly starting to gain a bit more respect along their offensive line.

Pro Football Focus has updated their NFL-wide power rankings among offensive lines for this week. The Bills (2-1) have moved up another spot.

Overall, Buffalo’s O-line is now ranked the 16th best grouping in the league. Last week, PFF ranked the Bills at No. 17.

While a minimal move up, the week prior saw a big one for the Bills. Buffalo previously leapt up six spots.

In terms of individuals, the football analytics outlet loves Dion Dawkins. The Bills’ left tackle and anchor of the offensive line is on pace to have a career-best season in terms of PFF’s rankings. Buffalo’s run blocking has been credited as a positive, too.

En route for the unit is the Miami Dolphins. They sport a defensive front with the likes of Christian Wilkins and Jaelan Phillips who will both be a handful.

The full and latest breakdown of the Bills offensive line from PFF can be found below:

16. BUFFALO BILLS (UP 1)
Projected Week 4 starters:
LT Dion Dawkins
LG Connor McGovern
C Mitch Morse
RG O’Cyrus Torrence
RT Spencer Brown

Despite the Bills’ dominant Week 3 win, left tackle Dion Dawkins was the only Buffalo offensive lineman who graded out above 62.0 against Washington.
Buffalo ranks third in the NFL this season with an average of 2.1 rushing yards before contact.
Best player: Dion Dawkins
The left tackle is on pace to have the highest-graded season of his career. His 80.7 overall mark ranks fourth among all offensive tackles.

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PFF: 5 highest-graded Bills players on offense in Week 2

PFF: 5 highest-graded #Bills players on offense in Week 2 vs. the #Raiders:

The Buffalo Bills defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 38-10, in Week 2.

Following the game that was, here are the five highest-graded Bills players on offense from the outing against the Raiders according to Pro Football Focus:

PFF: Where the Bills offensive line ranks after Week 1

PFF: Where the #Bills offensive line ranks after Week 1 (via @TejasVemparala):

Buffalo Bills fans expected to see improvement by the Bills offensive line from last year. Despite center Mitch Morse’s Pro Bowl nod along with Dion Dawkins and Rodger Saffold, the unit were ranked 23rd in the 2022 NFL season.

As the preseason ended, the Bills’ season opener was the first chance to see whether the offensive line had indeed progressed from last year. However, following Monday’s overtime loss to the New York Jets, the stats highlight that the Bills offensive line was more of what we have seen – not any worse but not any better.

According to Pro Football Focus, who ranked the performance of all 32 NFL teams’ offensive line units during Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season, the Bills ranked No. 23  after Week 1. PFF listed the ranking of each team in order from best to worst performing, and the Bills are sandwiched in between the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals, both of whom lost on Sunday.

Here is the full excerpt from the football analytics outlet:

Projected Week 2 starters:

LT Dion Dawkins
LG Connor McGovern
C Mitch Morse
RG O’Cyrus Torrence
RT Spencer Brown

Rookie right guard O’Cyrus Torrence was solid in his NFL debut, letting up three pressures on 50 dropbacks and earning the highest run-blocking grade on the Bills’ offensive line.
The Bills needed right tackle Spencer Brown to take a step forward in 2023; however, the third-year player gave up five pressures against the Jets, which was tied for the fourth most he has allowed since the start of the 2022 season.

Best player: Dion Dawkins
Dawkins was the only Buffalo offensive lineman not to allow either a sack or a quarterback hit against the Jets.

For each team, Pro Football Focus highlighted players that were determined to be the weakest links. The three for the Bills, Morse, Torrence, and Brown, were highlighted by PFF as the Bills’ weakest links in WEek 1.

It is only one game, but the first impressions of the offensive line seem to be more of what we saw last season. The Bills offensive line unit should have an easier time in Week 2 with a Las Vegas Raiders defense that many predict will not be good.

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