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Washington Redskins Inside the Numbers: Brandon Scherff

By Joshua Grim

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: Brandon Scherff #75 of the Washington Redskins lines up for the play during the first quarter against the Chicago Bears in the game at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: Brandon Scherff #75 of the Washington Redskins lines up for the play during the first quarter against the Chicago Bears in the game at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 15: Brandon Scherff #75 of the Washington Redskins takes the field before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on September 15, 2019, in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 15: Brandon Scherff #75 of the Washington Redskins takes the field before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on September 15, 2019, in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Beyond the Grades: Pass Blocking

When you take a look at Scherff’s pass blocking grade of 72, you might be wondering how the Redskins perennial Pro Bowl talent could only rank 25th amongst his peers. We need to take a closer look at the numbers to see what led to this score.

While he is considered one of the best run blockers in the league, Scherff has also been a strong pass blocking guard in years past, limiting the numbers of sacks on the quarterback. Here are how the numbers break down.

Sacks Allowed -1 (T-7th)

QB Hits Allowed, not resulting in a sack – 0 (T-1st)

Pressures – 9 (T-5th)

Pass Block Efficiency (minimum of 353 snaps) – 98.5 (T-4th)

According to PFF –The Pass Block Efficiency (PBE) rating measures pressure allowed on a per-snap basis with weighting towards sacks allowed.

As we go beyond the grades a few things stand out.  First, the top three numbers would be different had Scherff played all 16 games.  Even if you do the math, however, he would still have fallen in the top 10 of each category.

When you couple those grades, with the PBE rating, and the eye test that is shown week in and week out, it is shocking that PFF graded Scherff so low in this category.  It would seem that he should have been rated much closer to a top 10 grade than the 25th overall he received.

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