Tag: PFF All Decade Team

Jason Peters lands in the top-20 of the PFF All-Decade Top-101 list

Jason Peters lands in the top-20 of the PFF All-Decade Top-101 list

Jason Peters is a sure-fire Hall of Famer and will likely go down as the most impressive offensive linemen in Philadelphia Eagles team history.

The free-agent left tackle has interest from the Eagles, Broncos, and a few other teams around the league and while he waits, the nimble-footed giant can take solace in landing at No. 19 on Pro Football Focus’s All-Decade Top-101 list.

19. T JASON PETERS
Joe Thomas is a Hall of Fame tackle and one of the best players to ever suit up at the position, and it speaks to how good Jason Peters has been in his career that he has been right there with him for pretty much the entirety of the decade. Peters had three straight seasons with an overall PFF grade above 90.0 earlier in the decade and a top-10 pressure rate surrendered over that time (4.7%). Like Whitworth, Peters has also performed well deep into his 30s, though the age appears to have taken a toll on his durability more than it has for Whitworth, with Peters missing time in each of the last few seasons.

Peters, who has spent the last 11 years with the Eagles, is still talented and finished the 2019 NFL season as one of the highest-graded offensive linemen in football.

Mike Garafalo is reporting that the Browns, Jets, and Broncos are also in play for the future Hall of Famer.

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Eagles Brandon Graham, Fletcher Cox land on the PFF All-Decade Top 101 list

Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Graham, Fletcher Cox named to the PFF All-Decade Top 101 list

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The Philadelphia Eagles offensive line was featured early on during the PFF All-Decade release and now the defensive line gets the shine.

After announcing the All-Decade team, Pro Football Focus ranked them accordingly by quarters, with Lane Johnson landing in the first release, at No. 79 on the list.

Now edge rusher Brandon Graham and All-Pro defensive tackle, Fletcher Cox has landed on the list as well.

42. EDGE BRANDON GRAHAM
Perennially underrated because he doesn’t generate the same sack totals as some of the other pass-rushers in football, Brandon Graham has nevertheless pressured the quarterback like few other players over the past decade. He owns two of the top three pass-rush win rates of the decade, and only two edge rushers have a higher pressure rate over the past 10 years. Graham has always been the poster child for pressure mattering in and of itself, even if it comes with a lower rate of sacks than other players, and the Philadelphia Eagles have been a far better team for embracing that dynamic.

45. DI FLETCHER COX
It took him a few seasons to discover his best play, but since 2015, he has been the best interior defensive lineman in football not named Aaron Donald. Cox is the best power pass-rusher in football, with strength even dominant offensive linemen just can’t match up with. Since that 2015 season, he is second only to Donald in total pressures as a pass-rusher. His 2018 season is one of the best single-seasons we have ever seen from an interior rusher — it was just barely noticed because Donald had an even better one.

A rugged defender out of Michigan, Graham has survived two coaching changes, to become one of the unanimous leaders in the Eagles locker room. Graham plays the run exceptionally well, provides pressure off the Edge, and made the defining play in the Eagles Super Bowl win over New England.

Graham has amassed 51 career sacks in 153 games.

Cox dealt with constant double teams and a nagging injury but still was a monster down the stretch for the Eagles in 2019. During his career, Cox has started 119 of 125 games played, racking up 367 tackles, 48 sacks, 14 passes defended and 11 forced fumbles.

Cox has been named an All-Pro four times in his career and he’s a five-time Pro Bowler as well.

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