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Here are the team’s four most-underrated offensive players in 2022.
The Seattle Seahawks may have one of the NFL’s lowest-ranked rosters this year. However, there are several underrated talents scattered around on the depth chart. Yesterday we took a look at four different defensive players who are underrated on this squad.
Here are the team’s four most-underrated offensive players in 2022.
These players don’t get the recognition they deserve in the NFL.
The NFL has no shortage of superstars who are the face of the league. But there are plenty of impact players in the NFL who don’t necessarily get the recognition they deserve. Whether overlooked or ignored all together, these players are significant contributors for their respective teams.
They’ve had proven success but haven’t necessarily gotten the praise they deserve. Our NFL Wire editors examined the most underrated player for each team heading into the 2022 season, highlighting why they’re deserving of recognition.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will be among the top 100 highest-paid athletes in 2020. Still, the perception of Ryan nationally has never been as consistent as his play on the field.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will be among the top 100 highest-paid athletes in 2020. Still, the perception of Ryan nationally has never been as consistent as his play on the field.
Perhaps a different outcome in the Super Bowl would have brought more weight to Ryan’s name, but he can still redeem himself and should finish his career in elite territory statistically.
The former MVP is getting some major love from Pro Football Focus, though. Ryan was named the NFL’s most underrated quarterback by PFF. Check out the video shared by the site’s Twitter account below:
Matt Ryan: most underrated QB in the NFL pic.twitter.com/vVAvEnndkS
— PFF (@PFF) May 30, 2020
Pro Football Focus noted that Duane Brown of the Seattle Seahawks has been a top-10 tackle in the NFL since 2006.
The Seattle Seahawks’ offense is considered the team’s biggest strength heading into the 2020 season. Russell Wilson is obviously a big reason why, but the team has loaded up on weapons around him – including Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, Will Dissly, Greg Olsen, Chris Carson, and now Carlos Hyde.
However, it was a member of the offensive line, a known weakness for the Seahawks, who was selected as the team’s most underrated player by Pro Football Focus.
Duane Brown joined the team halfway through the 2017 season, and he has been a steady force at left tackle each of the last three years. He’s not only the team’s best blocker, he is a team leader and mentor – something this team will need a lot this year with so much turnover up front.
Per the article:
The Seahawks’ offensive line has been bad in recent seasons. There is no getting around that. The overall weakness of the group reflects poorly on Brown, but he has been the lone bright spot for nearly his entire tenure in Seattle after nine-plus years with the Houston Texans to begin his career. In fact, Brown (82.2 overall grade since joining the Seahawks) is the only player along the line with an overall grade above 65.0 and 1,000 or more snaps played since 2017. Per PFF WAR, he’s been the eighth-most-valuable offensive tackle in the PFF era that stretches back to 2006. There may still be a lot of questions with the group up front for Russell Wilson, but he can still rely on Brown to provide strong play at left tackle.
Brown will look to lead a unit that could have as many as four new starters next season, depending if Phil Haynes can wrestle a starting job away from Mike Iupati.
Regardless, Brown will be instrumental to this unit’s success in 2020, both on and off the field.
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